NATIONAL
- 3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
- 5 systems join $50M poverty and cancer program
- AHA advises Congress how to advance MACRA payment models
- Amazon delays virtual care service’s unveiling after senators raised privacy concerns
- At AHA Hill briefing, hospital leaders say site-neutral payment cuts jeopardize access to care for patients and communities
- ChatGPT and Beyond: How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping the Future of Nursing Home Operations
- CMS announces new details on plan to cover new Alzheimer’s drugs
- CMS outlines Medicaid/CHIP coverage for adult vaccines effective Oct. 1
- CMS releases new oncology model that has payment incentives and downside risk
- CMS to make shared nursing home ownership, performance clearer for consumers
- Cyberattacks on hospitals ‘should be considered a regional disaster,’ researchers find
- Déjà Blue: Blue Cross plans restructuring amid changing landscape
- FTC, DOJ propose changes to merger reviews
- HHS information blocking final rule amends monetary penalties, increases maximums
- HHS reports 57% decline in hospital maternal death rates since 2008
- Hospital finances stabilize in May
- How to account for the physician compensation gap
- Joint Commission adding health equity certification program
- Legislators urge CMS to finalize prior authorization reforms—and go further
- New research may sway physician-owned hospital debate
- Number of health systems allegedly denying care to indebted patients grows
- OIG: Medicare overpaid up to $888M for genetic tests
- Pharma group files 4th lawsuit challenging Medicare’s drug price negotiation plan
- Physician-owned hospitals’ negotiated, cash prices lower than nearby facilities, study finds
- Physicians want a noncompete ban now. Here’s why.
- Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion
- UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B after home health provider reneges on Option deal
- Will the doctor see you now? Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US.
ALABAMA
- After 988 fee bill defeat, mental health leaders reevaluate funding options
- Birmingham-based startup app for cancer patients gets funding
- Birmingham hospital gets recognition in national ranking
- Hoover announces Riverwalk Village health care mixed-use development in Riverchase
- Two Birmingham health care leaders receive national recognition
- New report: Medicaid expansion would improve maternal health in Alabama
- Mental health ER for kids one of 13 new building permits in Alabama
ALASKA
- LifeMed Alaska Adds Another King Air 200 to Medevac Fleet
- US surgeon general hears from ‘terrified’ providers about Alaska youth mental health crisis
- Federal grant will pay for Alaska nurses training program
ARIZONA
- 4 delayed hospital construction projects
- Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecution
- Phoenix metro growing quickly as hub for life sciences researchers, CBRE report finds
- Abortion access efforts continuing in Flagstaff a year after Dobbs decision
- AI platform partners with Banner Health hospital to bring AI to vascular care
- Ryan Cos. to develop medical office building in Scottsdale
- Meet the finalists for the Business Journal’s 2023 Health Care Heroes awards
- Long-term care nursing residents at risk
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas lawmaker complains of delay in distributing aid to rural hospitals
- Walmart Moves Further Into Health Care
- Windgate gift will allow UAFS to expand nursing program, address shortage of nurses
- A year without abortion in Arkansas: more sterilizations and continued struggles in maternal health
- A Growth Spurt at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Jonesboro Clinic
- Baptist Health College plans new lab, addresses nursing shortage
CALIFORNIA
- Amazon’s One Medical expands UCSF Health partnership
- ASC activity heats up in 3 surgery centers hotspots
- California hospital accused of overpaying for executive services
- California nursing home to pay $3.8 for physician referral scheme
- In Los Angeles, hospital CEO pay could be capped
- Kaiser Permanente ratings affirmed amid healthy financial profile
- Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board
- Nursing facility, management company settle physician kickback allegations for $3.8M
- California company buys Texas hospital
- California strikes huge deal unlocking billions for health care
- California Medical Association applauds introduction of bill to renew the MCO Tax
- California health plans distribute funds to address growing rates of individuals experiencing homelessness
- How one California health system is learning from Silicon Valley, using AI
- Nurses vote ‘no confidence’ in California hospital administration, board
COLORADO
- Children’s Hospital Colorado drops from top 10 ranking after ‘unprecedented’ RSV season
- Colorado campus housing SCA Health ASC sold
- Denver Health opens state’s first-ever certified facility for adolescent detox
- Denver metro digital male fertility startup partners with Mark Cuban’ company
- Colorado partners with CMS for primary care initiative
- Health care group, Colorado disagree on message conveyed by canceled hearings
- See inside the University of Colorado Hospital’s new tower
- Report: Colorado one of worst states for adult mental health
- As need for mental health care surges in Colorado Springs area, shortage of providers impacts Diversus Health
- Financiers bought up anesthesia practices, then raised prices
- Efforts underway to combat shortages of nurses, medical technicians
CONNECTICUT
- 3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
- A new wrinkle to telemedicine: virtual-care clinics
- Bristol Health reports dwindling cash on hand
- Connecticut governor signs controversial healthcare affordability bill into law
- Cornell Scott-Hill Health launches new Elm City location
- CT abortion provider sees sharp increase in out-of-state clients
- Hartford HealthCare Medical Group doctor celebrates 1500th robotic surgery
- Health care costs are rising in CT. Here’s how new laws aim to fix that.
- New Cornell Scott Hill Health Center in New Haven Dixwell ‘Q’ House ‘a blessing’
- North Haven medical office building sells for $1.5M
- The Village set to open Hartford’s first urgent crisis center for children
- Connecticut health system has ‘highly problematic’ 16 days of cash on hand
- Hearing on escalating Connecticut health care costs yields few solutions
- Decaying Hartford Hospital building sparks preservation push
DC
- Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center at St. E’s hits construction milestone
- First DC hospital in over 20 years marks milestone, nears completion
- Kurt Newman’s ‘strong handoff’ as he exits Children’s National: $638M capital haul and a top national ranking
- Still-Maturing Life Sciences Hub In Mid-Atlantic Navigates Rapid Changes
- Will a DC ambulance arrive quickly, or is it tied up dropping the last patient at the hospital?
- MedStar Transport Celebrates 40 years of service
- C. officials finish portion of Cedar Hill GW Health facility construction
DELAWARE
- New unique Wilmington call center will hire 225+
- Study claims Medicare price negotiations for drugs will lead to the loss of 3,100 jobs in Delaware
- Bill to fund 988 crisis helpline heads to Governor’s desk
- Healthcare Related Projects Bring $24M In Investment To Delaware
FLORIDA
- AdventHealth names new president and CEO for Pasco locations
- AdventHealth, Orlando Health commit $10M to nursing school
- AdventHealth Completes Exit from SNF Business; 1,000+ Bed Portfolio Trades
- ASC activity heats up in 3 surgery centers hotspots
- Mayo Clinic, Brooks partner on rehab residency program
- Mayo Clinic of Florida breaks ground on Hilton hotel
- National publication names Jax hospital tops for children
- New $42 million Daytona rehab hospital could get up to $1.5 million in property tax relief
- SNF Staffing Shortages ‘Not Relieved as Expected’ Following Florida’s Expansion of Minimum Staffing Criteria
- Tampa company to lay off hundreds, affecting special needs services across Florida
- Telehealth for medical marijuana gets the go-ahead in Florida
- ‘They depend on us’: AARP Florida says nursing home staffing levels are declining
- Vitalis Acquires Vein Center in Jacksonville, FL.
- On Saturday, Florida hospitals start asking patients’ immigration status. Advocates call requirement ‘dangerous’
- HCA Florida hospital taps chief medical officer
- Baptist Health, South Florida’s biggest healthcare provider, offers buyouts to cut costs
- Florida children’s hospital taps chief of cardiovascular surgery
- Group of doctors plan to open old Healthmark Hospital location in 2024
- Why Florida hospitals are turning to a workforce app, Amazon’s Alexa for nursing help
- Report shows that many Florida health centers are in need of emergency backup power capabilities
GEORGIA
- AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology set to open 3 Georgia locations
- Atlanta Women’s Health Group Data Breach Impacts 33,800 Patients
- Avanos Medical sells respiratory business for $110M, buys Canadian company
- AU Health, Wellstar merger subject of hearing next week
- Georgia Pathways program launches July 1. Here’s what you need to know.
- Georgia physician found liable for $1.1M in false claims
- Georgia ranked as one of the worst states for children’s health in 2023
- Georgia’s maternal mortality rate still one of the highest in U.S., study states
- Hearing to focus on AU Health’s merger with Wellstar
- Hospital Authority doles out over $400,000 in key leader severance pay
- Memorial Health breaks ground on children’s hospital expansion
- New Winship Cancer Institute in Midtown features patient-first design
- Northside breaks ground on new outpatient medical office in Buford
- Piedmont makes charitable clinic donations, totaling $200,000
- Public, professionals comment on AU Health and Wellstar merger at Attorney General hearing
- The Fast-Tracker: Starting early to solve the state’s nursing shortage
- UPS Healthcare poised to grow as more drugs require cold storage
- Wellstar preparing to take over new hospital, receiving scrutiny at Georgia capitol
- SGMC becomes one of 10 Ga. hospitals with new trauma center designation
- Wellstar defends AU Health merger amid pending IRS lawsuits
HAWAII
- Hawaii critical access hospitals receive national recognition for quality
- Maui Behavioral Health Resources CEO to retire after nearly 30 years
- Kupuna Care Pair revamps online platform that matches seniors to long-term care facilities
- Hawaii Health Systems to remain a part of insurance network
- The biggest challenge Hawaii’s 988 crisis hotline faces–not enough people know about it
- Meet The People Filling In The Gaps In Hawaii’s Mental Health Care System
IDAHO
- Saint Alphonsus Health System names chief nursing officer
- A look at health trends in Idaho
- What happened to the Idaho Health Data Exchange, and can other states learn from it?
- Mountain View Hospital restores clinical functions; culprit behind cyberattack still unknown
ILLINOIS
- 25 Chicago Healthtech Companies Redefining the Space
- Advocate Health Care unites South Side Chicago hospitals to address food insecurity
- Crystal Lake’s first hospital, Mercyhealth, set to open July 24
- Illinois ER physicians sue shuttered hospital
- Illinois Hospital Secures $900K Grant for Epic EHR Implementation
- Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market
- Some Glen Carbon neighbors balk at surgery center proposal
- State approves HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital unit closures
- Two Blessing Health leaders retire on July 1
- OSF: Peru hospital to be reopened in fall
- Expert panel examines policy opportunities at intersection of health and incarceration in Illinois
- Illinois health policy experts discuss Medicaid managed care and the future of dual-eligible coverage
INDIANA
- 3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
- Contract drugmaker Catalent shrinks as pandemic wanes
- Ohio health system to join Parkview Health
- RxLightning opens 8,000-square-foot New Albany headquarters
- IU Health to close Blackford ER
- Attorney General’s Office investigates health care fraud
- Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in medical privacy, malpractice cases
IOWA
- 12k-square-foot Iowa medical office building planned
- ISU, UI campuses to see $260 million in building projects
- Mercy launches robotic-assisted lung cancer care technology
- State paying $5 million University of Iowa hospital settlement, raising regent total
- Washington County repeals home health vaccine mandate
- 91% employee retention: How this CEO did it in Iowa and aims to continue in Minnesota
- Doctor seeking Iowa license has history of alleged harassing and threatening behavior
- Iowa to settle nurse overtime lawsuit for $830,000
- UnityPoint Health says their Des Moines sites currently have no COVID patients
- Feds prompt state regulators to increase fines against Davenport nursing home
- Iowa nursing home cited for four deaths had a backlog of 19 uninvestigated complaints
- Hospital data breach triggers two class-action lawsuits in Iowa
- $250 million regional medical campus planned in Urbandale
KANSAS
- 3rd physician leaves Kansas hospital amid CEO termination
- Blue KC partnership prepares to compete for $3.9B in Kansas Medicaid contracts
- More physicians leave hospital after CEO was fired
- Nonprofit hires KC health exec to lead Kansas effort for Medicaid bid
- Nurses at Wichita’s Ascension Via Christi on strike
- University of Kansas Cancer Center: $100M gift will go to building new research, care center
- What to expect as Ascension nurses go on strike Tuesday at two hospitals
- A Kansas hospital looked to foreign nurses to ease a shortage, but federal law got in the way
- Scenes from the Ascension Via Christi nurses strike
- Blue KC partnership prepares to compete for $3.9B in Kansas Medicaid contracts
KENTUCKY
- CEOc’s Aging Innovation Fund co-leads $10 million investment in New York City-based Duos
- Jason Staats named new chief executive officer for Sun Behavioral Health Kentucky
- KY recovery center to pay $300K to resolve reported False Claims Act violations
- New pediatric Behavioral Health Unit at KCH focuses on healing, recovery
- Norton Healthcare creates research institute
- Norton Healthcare releases renderings of planned west Louisville hospital
- Vendor Pays $75,000 HIPAA Fine in Data Exfiltration Breach
- With abortion illegal in Kentucky, patients cross state lines
- Judges in Kentucky, Tennessee block parts of transgender care bans
- Kentucky allocating $2.25 million to expand state’s medical reserve corps
- American Medical Association picks Kentucky doctor as its future president
LOUISIANA
- ‘The digital health landscape has gotten crowded’: How Ochsner Digital Medicine stands out
- Joint replacement ASC opens in Louisiana
- MD Anderson Cancer Center expands into Louisiana through partnership with Ochsner Health
- New Ochsner Health, MD Anderson partnership brings integrated cancer care to Louisiana
- Ochsner Hospital for Children named No. 1 Hospital for Kids in Louisiana
- Center for Resilience Announces New CEO
MAINE
- Atlantic General Hospital Increases Ransomware Victim Count to Almost 140,000 Individuals
- Franklin Memorial Hospital prepares for transition to becoming critical access hospital
- Maine bill proposing one of country’s least restrictive abortion laws narrowly clears House vote
- Maine Hospital Association elects Lincoln hospital CEO as next chair
- Maine physician sues over firing from medical board post
- Murphy advances healthcare bills
- Southern Maine Healthcare taps associate chief nursing officer
- Maine whistleblower physician sues after termination from state medical board
- Five takeaways from an investigation into Maine’s assisted living facilities
- MaineHealth names interim hospital president
- Governor Mills Announces Another $25 Million to Maine Hospitals to Support COVID-19 Recovery
- Legislation aims to curb violence against health care workers in emergency settings
MARYLAND
- Carroll Hospital opens new medical training facility capable of running high-tech simulations
- Emergent BioSolutions CEO Bob Kramer steps down, adviser named interim replacement
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s faces backlash in wake of Netflix documentary
- MedStar Health appoints new leader of Montgomery County hospital
- Rockville’s RegenxBio sues Sarepta Therapeutics, alleging patent infringement
- Maryland health leaders discuss challenges with hospitals and workforce shortages
- Ransomware toll at Maryland hospital increases to 137,000 patients
MASSACHUSETTS
- After letting CEO go, Heywood Hospital stops construction on $29M surgical pavilion
- Boston Children’s buys 268,000 square feet in Fenway lab building under construction
- Boston Children’s will acquire Franciscan Children’s in move to increase mental health care
- Boston Medical Center Plans To Redevelop Franklin Park Hospital With 400 Housing Units
- Citing negotiations with potential partners, Heywood Hospital pauses construction on pavilion
- Conformis stock nearly doubles on acquisition news
- Former J&J sales rep indicted on charges of defrauding Boston hospital
- NY biotech to go public by merging with Boston firm that laid off 95% of staff
- With Newton nonprofit, UMass Memorial is teaching financial literacy to kids in waiting rooms
- Former Mass General Brigham CEO lands $115M for digital mental health company
- Massachusetts board votes to shut down nursing program
- Cambridge biotech shares soar 500% on Lilly acquisition news
- Mass General Brigham names inaugural infection control chief
- Former Partners CEO launches mental health company with $115M
- MetroWest Medical Center names new CFO
- As part of ongoing push for LGBTQ+ resources, Healey launches online hubs
- UMass Chan enrolling patients in $3.8M autoimmune disease clinical trial
- Saint Vincent’s parent company names new CFO
MICHIGAN
- Bills would raise penalties for assaulting health care workers
- Bronson prepares for July opening of Battle Creek psychiatric hospital
- Corewell Health transitioning to employed anesthesia model in Southeast Michigan
- Groundbreaking for MMC-D regional cancer center in IM
- Nurses reach tentative agreement with McLaren Lapeer Region Hospital
- Walgreens looks to corner Michigan primary care market, hires new CMO
- 600 additional Michigan Medicine workers join health professionals union
- These Michigan hospitals are the best for children, U.S. News ranking says
- Bills creating harsher penalties for assaulting health workers pass the Michigan House
- Allowing Michigan nurse practitioners to have full practice authority could improve access to care in rural areas, MNA says
MINNESOTA
- 3 new, upcoming Midwestern ASCs
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota taps Medtronic executive as chief legal officer
- Davis Opens 16,147 SF Medical Office Building in Wayzata, Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic, Brooks partner on rehab residency program
- Francis breaks ground on surgery center campus
- Tonya Jackman Hampton leaves Hennepin Healthcare for HR job at UC San Diego Health
- Mayo to add 24 more beds than expected at new hospital
- Mayo Clinic: Genetic testing access will improve rare disease research
- Optum’s leadership shakeup: 14 recent exec moves
- 91% employee retention: How this CEO did it in Iowa and aims to continue in Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic using AI to test kidney stones
- DiaMedica Therapeutics raises $37.5M for stroke and kidney treatment
- Optum wins $3.2B spoiler bid for home health care company
- Thousands of Minnesotans at risk of losing health insurance get a one-month reprieve
MISSISSIPPI
- $5.3M ASC proposed in Mississippi
- Mississippi hospital cuts behavioral services as state grapples with mental health crisis
- Hospital CEO turnover in Mississippi could reach highest ever
- Former Ochsner exec named CFO of Mississippi system
- Mississippi hospital taps 2 nursing leaders
- UMMC holds groundbreaking for School of Nursing in Jackson
MISSOURI
- Children’s Mercy and KVC Health Systems Form Joint Venture to Build New $53 Million Mental Wellness Campus
- Critical Access at Risk: Missouri’s rural hospitals face closure, proposed solution awaits Missouri Governor’s decision
- Merger of BJC and Saint Luke’s will likely raise hospital prices in Missouri, analysts say
- Parson could sign off on providing critical funding for rural Missouri hospitals
- SSM Health names president, COO to children’s hospital
- A year since the Dobbs decision, Missouri’s abortion ban has far-reaching effects on health care
- Missouri health system caught in Fortra breach
- Ascension faces strike at 3 of its hospitals
MONTANA
- Shelby welcomes Marias Healthcare Facility
- 22 new certified nursing assistants coming to Browning
- Billings Clinic’s commitment to mental health care
- Rate increase imminent for Montana nursing homes, future uncertain
- Montana medical professionals unite against state’s abortion laws on Roe v. Wade anniversary
NEBRASKA
- Celebration marks construction of Nebraska Medicine Kearney Cancer Center
- CHI Health Good Samaritan hospital staff undergoes decontamination training
- New program looks to address healthcare worker shortage in Nebraska
NEVADA
- Mixed-use development offers options for health professionals, Las Vegas community
- What you need to know about Nevada Medicaid’s pandemic-era protection ending
- One-sixth of vetoes by Nevada governor were health care related
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Cheshire Medical Center reaches settlement for drug violations
- Plans for New Hampshire ASC gain approval
- Speare Memorial Hospital donates $8,000 to The Bridge Project in Lincoln
- New externship program aims to get more nurses in New Hampshire hospitals
- Dartmouth Health doctors help to launch emergency medicine in remote Bhutan
- New Hampshire hospitals launch externship nursing program
NEW JERSEY
- 4 delayed hospital construction projects
- New Jersey hospital breaks ground on $200M cancer center
- Nursing homes out of compliance with state’s staffing minimums to be fined
- RWJBarnabas outpatient center breaks ground
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center is 2nd N.J. hospital to implant HAI pump
- New Jersey cancer center 1st to dose patient with new tumor treatment
- Ribbon-Cutting Held for Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico psychiatric nurse says short staffing can lead to ‘dangerous situations’
- New Mexico governor announces new hotline for reproductive health options
- Presbyterian rolls out ‘Health Plan Place’ concept at Winrock
- Executives take pay cut at New Mexico hospital
- Nutex Health opens second micro-hospital in Northeast Albuquerque
- This New Mexico entrepreneur wants to use her experience to help other health-tech founders
NEW YORK
- 3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
- 2 medical office buildings in NYC area acquired
- Long Island hospital rankings: What they mean to you
- NewYork-Presbyterian to use $25M gift for residency program
- Nursing Homes Allegedly Neglected Residents, Misused $83M In Funds: NY Attorney General
- Wyoming County Community Hospital to decertify beds in bid for new designation
- 14 Mount Sinai-supported startups
- End-of-life predictions, referral chatbots: How 3 New York City health systems use AI
- Another western New York hospital is scaling back its bed count
- Albany Med Health System making headway in Epic EHR rollout
- Bronx hospital breaks barriers on providing primary care for LGBTQ+ community
NORTH CAROLINA
- Advocate Health’s Gene Woods performs at Milwaukee music festival Summerfest
- Cone Health partners with city of Greensboro to improve life expectancy in east Greensboro with new health and wellness services
- Haywood Regional Medical Center impacts the community outside hospital walls in benefit report
- Liquidia inks $200M+ deal to expand drug portfolio
- NC regulators place struggling insurer in receivership
- New UNC group wants to land larger clinical studies
- North Carolina HCA hospital criticized for allegedly having only 1 oncologist on staff
- Novant Health names longtime physician Pam Oliver as chief medical officer
- Physician sues HCA for libel
- San Diego biopharma acquires Duke oncology spin-out
- UNC Health wins approval for huge expansion plans in Chapel Hill
- North Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for minors
- Most NC legislators back medical marijuana, but procedural hurdle could block it
NORTH DAKOTA
- Williston State College to build $37 million healthcare training facility
- Rx for North Dakota’s health care workforce
- Sanford invites public to open house for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine clinic
OHIO
- 3 new, upcoming Midwestern ASCs
- Akron Children’s Hospital CEO Chris Gessner: Game Changers conversation with 3News’ Dave Chudowsky
- CareSource inks new deal with group of Ohio-based nonprofits
- Central Ohio’s growing biotech industry celebrates Nationwide Children’s gene therapy win
- MetroHealth hires two key executives
- Nationwide Children’s spinoff Andelyn completes biotech factory to fight genetic disease
- OhioHealth and Columbus State Community College partner in $120 million healthcare workforce investment
- OhioHealth plans to close part of 6th Street downtown as part of Grant Medical Center expansion
- Ohio health system to join Parkview Health
- Ohio hospital price transparency bill easily passes House
- Ohio physician sentenced to 2 years for assault
- Physician selected to be Premier Health COO, will also lead Miami Valley Hospital
- Senior housing nonprofit appoints new leader
- Sotera Health hires Jon Lyons as CFO
- Summa Health names leader to new hospital oversight role
- UC Medical Center to debut new emergency department, last leg of $221M campus overhaul begins
- Ohio Nursing Home Workers Say They’re Pushed Past Their Limit
- Ohio HIE Expands Partnership to Drive Interoperability, Data Usability
- Expanded and new access to healthcare on its way to Northeast Ohio
- Mercy Health Welcoming 50 Residents, Expanding Training Program
OKLAHOMA
- of Labor recovers $142K in overtime wages for OK healthcare workers
- Vitalis Acquires Ardent Health Cardio Facility in Tulsa
- Griffin Memorial Hospital could be moving from Norman to Oklahoma City
- Iconic Mercy Hospital cross lifted back onto tower building after severe storms caused damage
- Questions linger about Oklahoma health information exchange as mandate nears
OREGON
- Abortion, fentanyl bills highlight flurry of 2023 Oregon health measures
- As nurses face heavy patient loads, Oregon Senate passes groundbreaking staffing bill
- Baker City hospital — owned by large health system — to close only maternity ward for miles
- Kaiser Permanente unions turn up the heat on the health care giant
- Legacy Health names president of Willamette Valley region
- Massive picket set for this week as OHSU nurses contract expires, but talks continue
- Nurses union ends strike, asks Attorney General Rosenblum to investigate Providence
- Oregon critical access hospital adds 19 beds, creating 80 positions
- Oregon Nurses Association files complaint over Providence’s alleged use of ‘professional strikebreakers’
- Providence fires back about nurses’ allegations of professional strikebreakers
- Reaching Priorities: $153M to address behavioral health crisis
- Saint Alphonsus to close birth center at Baker City hospital July 30
- Summit Health announces partnership with Northwest Permanente to serve more patients in C. Oregon
- The Providence nurse strike has ended, but the fight over health care working conditions roars on
- Oregon universal health plan board nears approval
- Search launches for new head of Oregon Health Authority
PENNSYLVANIA
- 2 ASCs hit with cyberattacks in 2 months
- 4 delayed hospital construction projects
- 6 ways Philadelphia’s medical marijuana industry has changed since city’s first dispensary opened
- Bill to mandate nurse staffing levels at hospitals moves closer to reality in Pa.
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $1 Million Grant from Pediatric Cancer Foundation
- Einstein Medical Center nurses avoid strike, approve three-year contract
- Fitch revises Redeemer Health’s outlook to negative as health system explores selling real estate
- Geisinger hospital nurses, tech workers vote to unionize
- Here’s the latest in the battle between AHN and Cigna over a new contract
- ‘Innovation for pediatric care’: Why CHOP is joining digital health consortium
- KOP company in talks to take over ABA2Day’s Delco autism care clinics, saving 94 jobs
- will require hospitals to track pregnancy and birth-related health complications
- Penn Medicine exits US News rankings, plans its own dashboard
- Penn Medicine intends to buy shuttered Brandywine Hospital
- Penn Medicine to use Brandywine Hospital as part of an ambitious plan to replace, reconfigure VA medical centers
- Pennsylvania lawmaker pushes Medical Debt Repayment Program
- Pennsylvania’s health system is among the nation’s best, according to latest scorecard ranking
- Pittsburgh Business Group on Health, PeopleOne Health launch strategic partnership
- Riddle Hospital opens new Pavilion to enhance care and patient experience
- UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh looks to expand in Lawrenceville
- UPMC Hillman chair named to precision-medicine firm’s board
- UPMC faces fight with labor, federal regulators in new acquisition
RHODE ISLAND
- Report: R.I.’s health system 4th best in the nation
- Nursing home resident charged with sexually assaulting staffer
- Two Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership. What does it mean for patients, staff?
SOUTH CAROLINA
- $45.5 million awarded to 13 area hospitals for specialized behavioral health crisis units amid mental health epidemic
- Indian Land’s newest clinic is a sign the area is closer to having a nearby hospital
- Rock Hill region offering new options to become nurses, work in health related jobs
- SENTA to open 21K-square-foot facility with ASC in South Carolina
- This SC children’s hospital among best in nation, US News & World Report says. Here’s why
- MUSC pediatric heart program retains top national ranking
- The 4 best hospitals in South Carolina for orthopedic surgery
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Pediatrics is growing at Avera — here’s why
- South Dakota Moves to Streamline Nurse Education
- ‘A human torso concealed in a plastic container’: Sanford Health sued for inappropriate handling of medical waste
- Avera Health looking at restructuring about $80M of its bonds
TENNESSEE
- 2 ASCs hit with cyberattacks in 2 months
- Community Health Systems sued again over data breach affecting 1 million patients
- C. attorney general settles lawsuit against SmileDirectClub
- Embattled board chair resigns from struggling Tennessee hospital
- HCA buys Nolensville site eyed for satellite facility
- Memphis nursing home under investigation for allegations of elder abuse
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named best in Southeast by U.S. News & World Report
- Regional One CEO Coopwood’s vision: Campus overhaul; create academic medical center with UTHSC
- Two hospital systems saved a collective $10 million through revenue cycle vendor management
- Two Tennessee hospitals named among Top in the World by Newsweek
- Humana plans 7 new CenterWell locations in Tennessee
- UT Medical opening new emergency room in Fentress County
- Tennessee law lets international medical grads skip US residency
TEXAS
- 900 Austin nurses walk out in what is expected to be the largest nurses strike in Texas history
- ASC activity heats up in 3 surgery centers hotspots
- Ascension Seton Medical Center nurses start one-day strike
- Bay Area colleges fighting nursing shortage
- Irving’s Biote launches new division for men’s hormone health
- McKesson launching new over-the-counter pharmacy products
- MD Anderson Cancer Center expands into Louisiana through partnership with Ochsner Health
- Medical center curates art collection designed to inspire, uplift cancer patients
- Methodist Southlake medical office building sold
- Optum, Tenet further consolidate
- Portal Innovations CEO wants to elevate Houston’s life sciences ecosystem with TMC Helix Park move
- Tenet Healthcare hires Sun Park as new CFO
- HCA-affiliated hospital selects COO
- Memorial Hermann invests in AI care delivery platform
- Ascension nurses locked out after largest nurse strikes in Texas and Kansas history
- Dallas-based health care company appoints new CFO
- Texas A&M Health taps new telehealth partner
- Texas heat wave responsible for at least 13 fatalities and hundreds of hospitalizations
- Texas Children’s Hospital named best hospital for pediatric pulmonology, lung surgery
- California company buys Texas hospital
UTAH
- Regence, University of Utah Health reach agreement allowing thousands to continue care
- Utah long-term care facilities face renewed calls for state oversight after resident death
- Utah officials respond to criticism over long-term care facilities’ conditions, oversight
- Intermountain Health announces 38-acre campus in Desert Color, continued growth community-wide
- Utah clinic offers new treatment for patients dealing with Long COVID
VERMONT
- Union, UVMMC reach agreement on contract for resident physicians
- Vermont hospital promotes CFO to CEO
- Rutland Regional Medical Center names Judi Fox as President & CEO
- Unique program attracts new nurses to CVPH
- UVM Health Network initiatives address workforce shortage
- Green Mountain Care Board subpoenas OneCare for salary details
- Home-care union says at least $1 million in bonuses were not paid
VIRGINIA
- 4 delayed hospital construction projects
- Va Health to waive COVID-19 vaccine requirement for team members
- LewisGale receives Level 2 trauma center status
- Bon Secours taps Mary Immaculate Hospital president
- Virginia Mason, Northern Light and Owensboro Health — 3 systems partnering with Optum
- Survey: Va. health care workers increasingly confident about telehealth use
- More patients in crisis falling through cracks of state psychiatric commitment system
- VCU Health begins costly demolition at abandoned $325M project site
WASHINGTON
- Fred Hutch appoints vice president of clinical research
- MultiCare Good Samaritan nurses to get up to 24% raise as part of contract agreement
- MultiCare nurses reach tentative agreement after overnight bargaining session
- UW Medicine warns patients they may be billed for some MyChart messages
- U of Washington snags $20M to analyze cardio health in rural areas
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health partners with Optum
- Washington’s long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
- MultiCare to lay off 200+ workers
WEST VIRGINIA
- CAMC parent company announces deal to acquire Davis Health System
- Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new behavioral health facility
- Vandalia Health takes out $80M loan for acquisitions
- Coben Steps Down From DHHR
- Healthcare paces West Virginia economy, which saw employment gains in May
WISCONSIN
- 3 new, upcoming Midwestern ASCs
- Froedtert Hospital running at full capacity, CEO eyes expansion project
- Marshfield Clinic hospital completes 45,000-square-foot expansion
- Vivent Health opens new downtown Milwaukee clinic
- Western Wisconsin’s first ambulatory surgery center to open soon
- Carbone Cancer Center recognized as best cancer hospital in Wisconsin by Newsweek
- New replacement hospital construction begins, serving southwest Wisconsin
- Wisconsin health system, Nvidia back healthcare AI company in $54M round
- Wisconsin health care system using artificial intelligence
WYOMING
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s marketing and communications department wins seven national awards for excellence in healthcare marketing
- Court halts medication abortion ban
- New Saratoga hospital a monumental shift in health care access
- Wyoming ASC acquires 1st surgical robot
- Wyoming health system prepares new budget after $12M loss
