Memphis-based Regional One Health has revealed the first renderings of its plan for a $900 million hospital campus in Memphis. While the current project cost is $900 million, that figure could change as the system moves through the design process,…
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St. Louis-based SSM Health filed a request for review with the National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 5, seeking to appeal the certification of a June 11 union election in which registered nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wis.,…
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Daisy Rodriguez, MSN, RN, has been named CEO and chief nursing officer of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System, according to an Aug. 5 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Rodriguez succeeds Kim Needham as CEO. A Vista Health spokesperson confirmed…
Payers and for-profit health systems alike are feeling the fallout from changes to the ACA environment, according to second-quarter 2026 earnings. Centene’s exchange membership fell by more than 2 million, Cigna announced plans to exit ACA exchanges entirely in 2027,…
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Kristy Carrington, BSN, RN, was appointed chief executive of Providence’s North Division, effective Aug. 24, according to an Aug. 5 health system news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Carrington succeeds Kevin Brooks, who transitions to chief executive of Providence Clinical…
The FDA has approved Moderna’s mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010), the first mRNA-based influenza vaccine in the U.S., for the prevention of seasonal influenza in adults ages 50 and older. The decision follows a monthslong regulatory process that included the agency’s initial refusal…
The Emergency Nurses Association awarded a record-breaking 126 emergency departments with the 2026 Lantern Award. To receive a Lantern Award, EDs must submit a comprehensive application which measures how they excel in meeting challenges, including ED boarding, improving pediatric readiness…
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the Stop Superbugs Act on Aug. 4 alongside a Joint Economic Committee-Minority report estimating antimicrobial resistance costs the U.S. healthcare system at least $5.7 billion annually. Here are five things to…