NATIONAL
- Costs for the same medical procedures show wide variation between hospitals
- CBO: HHS’ rebate rule would boost federal spending by $177B, lead to higher Part D premiums
- Trump administration announces ‘conscience rule’ for health care providers
- CMS lays out strategy to foster medical innovation in Medicare
- CVS exec: ‘We don’t discount Amazon’
- Hospitals add 8,300 jobs in April
- Cleveland Clinic, Brigham, Stanford & others name healthcare’s most promising tech
- Make hospital antibiotic stewardship programs mandatory, HHS chief urged
- FDA to halt program that hid medical device safety flaws: 4 things to know
- Pharma companies must reveal drug prices in TV ads under new Trump administration rule
- HHS exceeded authority in cutting hospitals’ drug payments, court rules
- Meet the exec team of Civica Rx
- TV pitches for prescription drugs will have to include price
- Does HIPAA need to make big changes for the digital age?
- For first time, employed physicians outnumber self-employed doctors, AMA study finds
- DOJ issues checklist for False Claims Act targets seeking cooperation credit
- Hospital CEO turnover down 35% this year, report finds
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
- Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center wants to add 2+ ORs
- MidState Medical Center seeks majority stake in Milford Surgery Center
- Report: CT is more prepared for health emergencies
MAINE
- Mercy wins key approval to leave State Street campus for $75 million hospital
- Maine hospital’s Medicare contract at risk over medical error
- Maine bill aims to address challenges facing rural hospitals
- Maine hospital building outpatient surgery center as part of consolidation effort
- Maine hospital consolidation goes ahead, build to start 2020
MASSACHUSETTS
- UMass Memorial reaches labor deal, while Nashoba Valley nurses vote to strike
- Jackson Named CEO Of Tenet Healthcare’s Massachusetts Market
- Massachusetts hospital cuts jobs
- Mercy Medical Center cutting jobs in Springfield
- Mass. nursing home staffing levels vary a lot
- Struggling to find doctors in network, Massachusetts advocates push for transparency in insurance provider directories
- Pamela Daley Whelton is Massachusetts hospital’s first female president
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Advocates highlight health care worker shortage
- 4 ‘Listening Sessions’ Scheduled for Health Systems Proposal
- Health care advocates push N.H. to address worker shortage
NEW YORK
- New York hospital to shutter maternity unit, lay off 41
- Health Care Company Moves to MetroTech in Downtown Brooklyn
- Nurses At Uptown Hospitals Ratify 4-Year Contract, Avoid Strike
- Job, service cuts will allow New York hospital to break even, CEO says
- New York hospital conflicts, perks and offshore investments detailed in tax filings
- Top New York hospital executives, doctors received $80 million in bonuses
- New York health system has more than 200 nursing openings
- Majority of NY hospitals fail to respond on executive bonuses, Medicare for All, mergers
- HCSC’s senior medical director takes CMO role at New York payer
- Mount Sinai Health System announces partnership with New Jersey-based Holy Name
RHODE ISLAND
- R.I. House passes bill to boost role of physician assistants
- Lifespan adds physician signatures to open letter against CNE-Partners merger
- Study: R.I. scores above national average in emergency preparedness
VERMONT
- Vermont legislature advances ASC fee, price transparency proposals
- Castleton nursing program partners with Southwestern Vermont Health Care
MID-ATLANTIC / EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
- Physician-assisted suicide debate comes back to Delaware with new bill
- Study shows improved health emergency preparedness in Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- The Fate Of D.C.’s Only Hospital East Of The Anacostia River Is Again A Flashpoint In Feud Between Bowser And Gray
- Inside D.C.’s Plan To Treat Opioid Addiction In Local Hospitals
- East End Hospital Deal No Longer Includes Controversial Extra Beds At GWU Hospital
- Poor timing? U of Maryland Medical Center requests $75M hike in state funding
- Two more UMMS board members and chairman resigning in wake of scandal
- UMMS scandal: Medical system board chairman, two others resign as additional contract revealed
- After Maryland hospital system board scandal, Gov. Hogan wants to ‘clean house’ with new appointments
NEW JERSEY
- Panel raises questions about $13M in tax credits to hospital
- The Latest: Hospital Says It Had No Plans Relocate Jobs
- Hackensack Meridian Health names 2 hospital chiefs
- Panel raises questions about $13M in tax credits to Cooper hospital
- Governor signs 4 bills aimed at improving maternity care
- Integrated Project Delivery Powers Up Inspira Health’s Newest NJ Hospital
- New Jersey hospital uses FaceTime to connect parents with babies in NICU
- Mount Sinai Health System announces partnership with New Jersey-based Holy Name
PENNSYLVANIA
- UPMC says it won’t deny access to Children’s Hospital
- Reading Hospital names Dawn Anuszkiewicz COO
- Hahnemann University Hospital sued by union funds over nearly $2 million in unpaid bills
- Geisinger Health Plan sees benefits from HIE participation
- UPMC revenue, expenses up in Q1
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Build New Specialty Care and Urgent Care Center in Abington
- Carlisle nurse looks to answer shortage of primary care providers
- UPMC hits back at Pennsylvania AG in consent decree litigation
- Uniontown Hospital to stop delivering babies, putting rural mothers-to-be in a bind
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q1
- Astarte gets $5M to build technology for gut health in the NICU
- Penn Highlands Clearfield rolls out plans for ED expansion
- Sacred Heart Hospital gets $31M investment under St. Luke’s deal
- Coordinated Health holds grand opening for women’s center in Bethlehem
- Nurse practitioners say they could bring needed care to rural areas, if only Pennsylvania would let them
- St. Luke’s has spent $31M renovating Sacred Heart Hospital. Here’s what’s been done
VIRGINIA
- Healthcare company to add 100 jobs, invest $1 billion in Rockingham County facility expansion
- VHI publishes 2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency Report
- UVA Medical Center named to ‘100 great hospitals in America’ list
- Editorial: Virginia’s looming doctor shortage
WEST VIRGINIA
- Davis Health System enters partnership with WVU
- Irving-based McKesson agrees to pay $37M to West Virginia over opioid shipments
- Feds announce $17M settlement with health care firm in W.Va.
- WVU Health System’s acquisition to make it an integrated financing/delivery network
- Camden Clark Health System names Smith VP of physician enterprises
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
- Reynolds signs bill creating children’s mental health system in Iowa
- Iowa eye clinic merger aims to expand access for kids
- MercyOne, UHS break ground for Clive 100-bed behavioral health hospital
- Medicaid director meets with Iowans worried about UnitedHealthcare’s exit
KANSAS
- Kansas senators reject Medicaid expansion in narrow vote
- As Nurse Practitioners Try To Shake Free Of Doctors, Kansas Physicians Resist
- Kansas budget blocked in Medicaid fight again
- GOP thwarts governor’s push to expand Medicaid in Kansas
MINNESOTA
- Allina Health, Hayward Area Memorial partner for telemedicine stroke treatment
- Senior care facility closed by the state under investigation again
- Hennepin Healthcare’s $10 Million Gift Delivers a Healing Haven for New Moms
- Charges: Mayo Clinic staffer’s mileage swindle cost the hospital $72,000
- Minnesota’s rural hospitals are hanging on — for now
MISSOURI
- LHC Group to take over SSM Health home care and hospice
- St. Mary’s home health sold; no word on hospital yet
- SSM Health is offering $25 virtual visits to all Wisconsin, Missouri residents
- BJC HealthCare more than doubles net income year-to-date
- SSM opens pediatric specialty center in North County
- CoxHealth breaks ground on Missouri replacement hospital
NEBRASKA
- OrthoNebraska ranks No. 1 one for hip and knee replacements on patient surveys
- FHSU grad, Norton native named CEO of Nebraska hospital
- Methodist Fremont Health receives recognition
- Patient surveys, outcomes rank OrthoNebraska tops for new hips and knees
NORTH DAKOTA
- North Dakota’s ‘grow our own’ strategy aims to tackle doctor demand
- Essentia contacts state of ND regarding concerns with Sanford-owned F-M ambulance
- North Dakota scores well on national index measuring health emergency preparedness
SOUTH DAKOTA
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- Illinois hospitals end merger talks
- Passavant Area Hospital selects Dr. Scott Boston as CEO
- Titus Daniels named CMO for Community Health and Hospital Division
- DuPage Medical CEO Michael Kasper dies at 46
- Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Deaconess Illinois form affiliation
- Hospital taps chief medical officer as its next CEO
- Advocate cuts annual bonuses post-Aurora merger
- Health System Relocates to Former Navistar HQ
- Illinois hospital remains open — for now
- New regional CEO of OSF HealthCare plans to focus on growth
- Illinois hospital to end inpatient labor, delivery services May 31
- Human services providers push Illinois lawmakers to approve higher reimbursements
INDIANA
- Lutheran Health Network Announces Leadership Change
- High health care costs leave some businesses saying anywhere but Indiana
- Indiana Nurses Can Practice In Kentucky Beginning July 1
- OurHealth continues growth surge, opens more clinics in Cincinnati
- Lutheran regional president announces resignation
- Parkview Noble one of Indiana Chamber’s best places to work
- Lutheran Finalizes Exterior Design For New Hospital
- Times names Northwest Indiana’s best nurses
- IU Health bolsters its ‘green side’
- Spero Health Opens Greenwood Location
- St. Vincent selects Erica Wehrmeister as central region president
KENTUCKY
- Former Ky. cardiologist sentenced to 5 years, ordered to pay $1M
- 132 positions to be eliminated at Pulaski County healthcare clinic
- Indiana Nurses Can Practice In Kentucky Beginning July 1
- Good news for Kentucky’s registered nurses, but work needs to continue
- University of Louisville could soon take control of Jewish Hospital, CEO email suggests
- ‘Positive progress’ toward KentuckyOne-U of L hospital deal, official says
- Humana deal rumors brew (again) as hedge funds consider fighting mega deal
- Baptist Healthcare income increases, investments a drag on profitability
MICHIGAN
- State officials investigating Michigan health care data breach
- Henry Ford CFO Robin Damschroder on the importance of engaging with colleagues
- Data breach at healthcare billing provider affects unknown number of Michigan patients
- ER nurses allowed to combine rest breaks, US labor board rules
- MSU Health Care and Advanced Radiology Services form first joint venture
- Health care company laying off employees
- Beaumont, UnitedHealthcare enter into contract — New plan offers access to 145 outpatient sites
OHIO
- Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center names Ronda Lehman president
- St. Vincent nurses to strike Monday if bargaining issues unresolved
- New Cedarville initiative moving the needle on collaborative health care
- Bon Secours Mercy Health Eyes International Hospital Merger Deal
- OurHealth continues growth surge, opens more clinics in Cincinnati
- Mercy Heath, nurses union remain at odds before possible strike
- Ohio backlog in processing Medicaid applications draws federal scrutiny
- Doctor group opens sixth Greater Cincinnati office
- What will happen with the trust fund for the now-closed Belmont Community Hospital?
- Unions for Mercy Health St. Vincent workers file unfair labor practice charge
- Urgent care versus emergency room: Mercy chief medical officer details differences
- Dayton startup wins $50K grant for pediatric medical device
- Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomes Christopher Soska as COO
- Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth, UH building boom driven by competition, aging population
- Aultman, Akron Children’s broadening their collaboration
WISCONSIN
- Allina Health, Hayward Area Memorial partner for telemedicine stroke treatment
- SSM Health is offering $25 virtual visits to all Wisconsin, Missouri residents
- Marshfield Clinic, Gundersen discuss possible merger
- No layoffs planned in possible Marshfield Clinic, Gundersen merger, CEO says
- Gundersen Health CEO: ‘Soul’ of providers would remain, patients to benefit if proposed merger with Marshfield Clinic goes through
- Marshfield Clinic CEO Dr. Susan Turney Interview: Possible merger with Gundersen
- Advocate cuts annual bonuses post-Aurora merger
SOUTH / SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
- Changes to Medicare could result in more money for Alabama hospitals
- UAB Hospital lauded for the seventh year in a row as one of America’s great hospitals
- How prepared is Alabama for health emergencies?
- New Keller Hospital leader chased dream back home
FLORIDA
- West Florida Hospital introduces new pediatric ambulance
- Florida Senate signs off on disputed hospital
- HCA hospitals won’t get full $150M in Aetna arbitration case
- On National Nursing Week, Florida is still dealing with nurse shortage
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America appoints hospitals and clinics president
- Halifax halts legal fight over new hospital
- Florida Shriners hospital to lay off 60 employees
- Nurse practitioner reform doesn’t make the cut
- Florida Legislature removes long-time healthcare rules
GEORGIA
- Metro Atlanta among nation’s top third in health care costs
- New health facility under construction on the Westside
- Gas leak forces ambulances to reroute from 1 of Georgia’s busiest Eds
- Emory plans huge medical development in Brookhaven
- Gwinnett Medical Center partners with MDsave to help patients save money
- Opinion: Ga. hospitals are financial pillars for communities
- Georgia hospital gives OK for South Carolina government to act as debt collector
- Health campus coming to Columbia County with or without disputed new hospital
- The Medical College of Georgia is trying to cure the doctor shortage in rural areas
- Georgia Southern works to fill spots as US experiences nursing shortage
- Emory files plan for $1B ‘health innovation district’
MISSISSIPPI
- Covington Hospital CEO also administrator of Magee General
- 14,000 patient files stolen from Mississippi physician practice
- ‘He’s my world’: With nearly half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals at risk of closing, families share the human side of what’s at stake
NORTH CAROLINA
- Nursing homes in the Carolinas well below recommended staffing average
- Outsiders help solve health care access problems in Charlotte
- Baptist looks to expand medical services at Hendersonville hospital
- AdventHealth, Wake Forest Baptist talk expanded partnership
- North Carolina health system implements Epic EHR
- First-of-its-kind drone program in North Carolina is helping diagnose patients faster
- CarolinaEast Medical Center among best hospitals in state
- Novant Health announces Vicky L. Free as new senior vice president and chief marketing officer
- CaroMont Health surgeons perform landmark heart surgery
- Duke Raleigh Hospital Begins Construction Project Joining Buildings
- Campbell medical school, Fayetteville health center, make deal to boost medical care
- Health Systems Are Taking a More Mature Look at Digital Health
- Triad medical properties leased by Novant Health sell for $32.8 million
- Atrium Health Pineville celebrates cardiovascular ranking
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Georgia hospital gives OK for South Carolina government to act as debt collector
- MUSC Health to expand telehealth services for transplant patients
- S.C. Telehealth Alliance earns national award
TENNESSEE
- Ballad Health hospital leaders discuss transition for NICU care
- Unicoi County Hospital adds primary care services, accepting new patients
- Former Southwind CEO nominated to Surgery Partners board
- Medical imaging company to pay $3M to settle HIPAA breach impacting 300K patients
- HCA hospitals won’t get full $150M in Aetna arbitration case
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q1
- Nashville General Hospital celebrates 129 years of service and recognizes employees
- Brentwood health care firm reaches $17 million settlement in fraud case
- Gov. Bill Lee poised to sign bill that may overhaul health care for low-income citizens
- St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett names Marty Keith chief HR officer
- Anchor Health Properties acquires Tennessee outpatient medical office building
- Struggling rural Tennessee hospitals to get restructuring help from state
SOUTH-CENTRAL / SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas hospital unveils robotic technology for total knee replacements
- Sevier County may consider sales tax hike to build hospital
- De Queen Medical Center set to close next week
- Arkansas hospital to close May 7
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital reveals Jonesboro clinic’s new name at charity event
- Doctor shortage raises wait times for rural areas
ARIZONA
- Magellan Health falls far short of analysts’ Q1 estimates
- WalletHub ranks Arizona the seventh best state for prospective nurses
- Investing in new technology is high stakes. Here’s how a Banner CEO tackles the challenge
- Arizona changes medical records law after Republic’s story about student’s fight
- Pinal County hospital expected to reopen in mid-June
- La Paz Hospital to add new urgent care facility
- Arizona changes medical records law to ensure patient access
LOUISIANA
- Jefferson Parish is spending $8 million for this building and there are no plans to use it
- UHC, LCMC Health partner on physician assistant program
- Ochsner’s aggressive Baton Rouge play
NEW MEXICO
- Southeast New Mexico has top rate of emergency room visits
- Morales: Hospital could have avoided $9.5M shortfall
- Seven New Mexico counties join opioid lawsuits
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma hospital to install Evident EHR
- Index shows improvement in Oklahoma health emergency readiness
- OK Specialty Hospital to Begin CPSI Evident EHR Implementation
TEXAS
- Irving-based McKesson agrees to pay $37M to West Virginia over opioid shipments
- Texas Health Is Reorganizing Its Leadership Structure
- Local ERs eye legislation to address fee transparency
- Texas health system settles false billing case
- Texas Ranks 49th in the Country for Children’s Healthcare
- Texas Health Resources restructures operations
- Baylor Scott & White opens automated pharmacy in Central Texas
- Texas House OKs greater billing transparency at freestanding ERs
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q1
- Catalyst Health Network Expands to East Texas, Adding More Than 100 Physicians
- New LifeCare Hospitals files for Ch. 11 to press sale
- Texas VA clinic adds telehealth services for mental healthcare
- Killeen cancer clinic gets renovation
- CHI St. Luke’s Health – Lakeside Hospital Recognized for High-Quality Care
- St. Luke’s directed to fix issues or lose Medicare subsidies
- Parkland celebrates 125 years of service to Dallas community
- NICU expansion opens at Christus Mother Frances
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
- Legislature passes bill to address healthcare provider shortage
- For more than 7,000 Alaska healthcare professionals, attacks by patients are a daily concern
IDAHO
- Construction to begin on nursing facility at State Hospital South
- Hospitals say Medicaid expansion will help them, patients
- Work on new State Hospital South facility to begin
- State Hospital South holds groundbreaking for new multimillion dollar facility
- New skilled nursing facility planned at State Hospital South
MONTANA
- Montana Native American health center given $1.65M in grants
- New law allows emergency care providers to offer other aid
- A look at the numbers: How many doctors get in trouble in Montana
- Report: Despite Strong Gains In Emergency Prep, Montana Still Below Average
OREGON
- New law will allow Oregon dentists to vaccinate patients
- Oregon oncologist hopes to offer broader access to new cancer therapy
- OHSU researcher unlocks clues to Oregon’s high health care prices
WASHINGTON
- Valley View Health Center Welcomes New CEO
- Astria Health files for bankruptcy protection
- CHI Franciscan hospital in Tacoma sells for $38M
- Washington health system files for bankruptcy, cites issues with revenue cycle vendor
- This Univ. of Washington spinout just raised $5.8M to reimagine how doctors work with health records
- Yakima hospital facing significant financial challenges, Astria Health bankruptcy filings show
WYOMING
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
- Hospital board revises, but sticks with, RFP
- UC’s planned partnership with a Catholic hospital chain could be unconstitutional
- California medical office building to house surgery center, owner residence
- Commentary: Here’s how to overcome California’s health care workforce crisis
- San Francisco startup secures $20M for nursing jobs platform
- Washington Hospital Healthcare System CEO to retire, ending 25-year tenure
- California ambulances connected to HIE speed care
- Santa Clara County approves $325 million in bonds to finance hospital purchases
COLORADO
- Colorado surprise-billing legislation advances
- Emergency room at Mercy hospital cuts back on opioids
- Colorado To Join Other States In Increased Consumer Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills
- Longs Peak Hospital establishes 24-hour drug disposal
- Telemedicine startup CirrusMD raises $15M
- Patient falls off OR table at Colorado hospital, lawsuit claims
- Tyrrell named CEO of hospital
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Health System posts $91.4M profit in first three months of year
HAWAII
- Nurses at North Hawaii Community Hospital to picket, highlighting various concerns
- Queen’s chooses longtime health care executive to replace Art Ushijima as CEO
- Legislature fails to pass Ka‘u Hospital funding measure
- To shore up finances, Wahiawa General will stop doing surgeries
- Hawaii’s health preparedness improves, but is still below national average
NEVADA
- Sunrise Hospital: NICU reimbursement rates put services in danger
- Nurses, health care workers push for better protections from violence
- Lawmakers Could Offer Incentive to Recruit More Rural Doctors
UTAH
