Four health systems competed for an acute care bed expansion in North Carolina under the state’s certificate-of-need process, with regulators approving applications from Mission Hospital and Novant Health and not selecting applications from UNC Health and AdventHealth, according to March…
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One in 3 U.S. rural hospitals are at risk of closure, according to a January analysis. And nearly 70% of rural counties across the country are designated as health professional shortage areas, according to the National Rural Health Association. These…
Heather Ryland has been appointed vice president of human resources operations at Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health Systems. She brings experience in human resources and business leadership, including workforce development and talent acquisition, according to an April 8 LinkedIn post from…
Marcus Williams was sworn in April 7 as assistant chief of police at UT San Antonio’s Health Science Center. Mr. Williams brings more than 18 years of campus law enforcement experience, according to an April 8 UT Health San Antonio…
A federal judge in Rhode Island denied the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit regarding its termination of thousands of HHS employees in spring 2025, according to an April 7 decision. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states and the…
Epic has launched a new initiative to track health conditions at the county level and issue alerts when unusual trends emerge. The feature, called Health Alerts, uses statistical models applied to real-world medical records to identify when rates of specific…
CMS has issued operational guidance to states regarding how to implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid coverage restrictions for noncitizens, which take effect Oct. 1. On April 8, the agency outlined how states must update eligibility systems, applications, verification processes and claims…
Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., has shared plans for a $97 million construction project that will expand clinical capacity and modernize key services. The hospital is part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England. The Kent Hospital expansion project will comprise…
Thirty-six percent of providers believe payers reliably deliver on promises, according to an inaugural Aetna provider survey released April 8. The survey will run quarterly, polling representatives of U.S. healthcare providers. This round fielded responses from 827 hospital system executives,…
A proposed pharmacy distribution center tied to Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger was delayed after a zoning hearing in Hazle Township, Pa., raised concerns about hazardous materials and infrastructure, according to an April 6 report by Fox56. The project, filed by NP…