Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is improving access to care outside of traditional clinical settings with its Community Health Improvement Corps. The Corps is a workforce of community health workers with clinical training who are supported by a registered nurse…
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Here are 62 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…
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Wellstar Health System cut the ribbon Aug. 4 on Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in Grovetown, Ga., the first dedicated hospital in Columbia County. The facility will begin receiving patients Aug. 26, more than 12 years after Augusta University first…
While Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital and its surrounding ambulatory care clinics remain fully operational, Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency officials are evaluating the facility’s long-term plans as they consider a Jan. 1, 2030, compliance deadline that officials said could…
The Virginia Department of Health said Aug. 4 it has identified the state’s first locally acquired case of dengue. The patient lives in the Fairfax and Loudoun county area and had not traveled outside Virginia before falling ill. State officials…
Carrie Romano, DNP, RN, will become chief nurse executive of Cincinnati Children’s on Sept. 6, a role the health system has renamed from chief nursing officer to reflect nursing’s expanded enterprise leadership. Dr. Romano, who has more than 36 years…
CVS Health brought in nearly $3 billion in profit for the second quarter of 2026, up from $1 billion during the same period in 2025. Total revenue was $106.1 billion for the quarter, a 7.3% year-over-year increase. The company lifted…
U.S. nonprofit hospital systems posted their third consecutive year of operating margin improvement in 2026, according to Fitch Ratings’ annual medians report released Aug. 4. The sector’s median overall operating margin rose to 1.5%, up from 1.1% the prior year.…
Eighty percent of participants in a recent poll said they supplement staffing or heavily rely on advanced practice providers to fill care gaps. In a LinkedIn poll, Becker’s asked, “With physicians in short supply, how reliant is your organization on…