NATIONAL
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- 92% Of U.S. Healthcare Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in the Past Year
- 3 major false claims cases and what they mean for fraud crackdown
- 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health
- AHA opposes HHS interoperability rule: 6 things to know
- AHA: Nonprofit Hospitals Delivered 10 Times Their Federal Tax Exemption
- AHRQ’s new patient safety alliance: What leaders need to know
- CMS Increases Scrutiny on Nursing Home Ownership by Seeking Mandatory Medicare Revalidation
- CMS should take stronger stance on hospital pricing compliance: GAO
- CMS speeds up Medicare payments for providers affected by Helene: 3 things to know
- Court Rules False Claims Act Provisions Unconstitutional, with Implications for Hospice Cases
- Dockworkers’ strike should be a ‘wake-up call’ for healthcare supply chain
- Epic, Particle Health agree to resolution, but suit will continue
- Harris Wants Medicare to Cover Home Care for More Seniors
- Health systems’ websites still face uncertain regulatory terrain
- Healthcare groups urge federal appeals court to reverse No Surprises Act decision
- Healthcare leaders consider AI and data sharing for modernizing IT infrastructure
- Hospital-at-home nets mixed scores in CMS report
- Hospital M&A accelerates, but some ‘struggling to find a partner’: Kaufman Hall
- Hospital mergers and acquisitions rise in 3rd quarter, biggest number in 7 years
- Hospitals prepare for months-long supply disruptions after Helene, port strike
- Hospitals’ August margins stay level despite high volumes, shorter length of stay
- How stalled private equity oversight bills may sway M&A
- Hurricane Helene leads to nationwide IV fluid shortage at hospitals
- Independent Hospitals Receive One-Time Profitability Boost after System Acquisition
- Physician compensation trends: housing assistance, more bonuses
- Record Breaking M&A Activity in Seniors Housing, Skilled Nursing
- Senators demand another antitrust investigation into pharmacy middlemen like Express Scripts
- Stark law’s future in flux
- Where rural hospitals are being built
- Women’s health startup Maven Clinic closes funding at $1.7 billion valuation
ALABAMA
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- Construction underway for Homewood urgent care
- Hoover city attorney: city should bear cost of CON legal bills
- Medical Properties Trust sues Massachusetts entity due to hospital property
- Montgomery hospital seeks $27M emergency department expansion
- Several new medical facilities are being considered in Jefferson County
- Southern Research launches $25M rural health care initiative
- Why Orlando Health invested in Bham instead of Nashville, Atlanta
- Women-led ophthalmology company opens eight clinics around Birmingham
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Arizona State University taps HonorHealth as medical school partner
- HonorHealth acquires 3 Steward Arizona hospitals: 6 things to know
- How Banner Health boosts operating performance
- Phoenix Children’s retains regional ranking in latest US News pediatric hospital report
- St. Luke’s Behavioral Health to lay off more than 250 employees after suspension
- Top Valley hospital, health care execs take home big paychecks
- HonorHealth selected as new med school’s clinical affiliate: 4 notes
- Phoenix Children’s appoints 4 new division chiefs
- SMI patients at risk after St. Luke’s hospital closure
ARKANSAS
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- Rural Arkansas hospital stops maternity services
- ASMSA, CHI St. Vincent to bid farewell to old hospital
- Health care leaders want Walton partnership to improve heart health beyond NWA
- The import business: How Arkansas residential psych facilities make money on out-of-state kids
- Indiana, Arkansas join multistate lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule
- Levi Hospital Names Sherita Lee as Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health
- Saint Mary’s Regional Health System Hosts USTTI Delegation to Share Telemedicine Expertise
- UAMS launches mobile health unit for Ouachita and other counties
- University deployed mobile health unit
CALIFORNIA
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- 2 California residents charged in $54 million Medicare fraud scheme
- A major Bay Area burn center is undergoing a makeover. Here is what it will involve.
- Adventist Health in Marysville lifts visitor access restrictions
- After delay, California’s healthcare workers to see minimum wage increase
- California awards $167M to community health and substance use programs
- California sues 2nd hospital in a week
- HHS settles 2 investigations under HIPAA Security Rule
- Kaiser strikes second hospital expansion deal in Denver area
- OCR fines Providence $240,000 in ransomware case
- Roseville medical staffing company FlexCare to lay off 110 workers
- Sacramento fertility clinic acquired by private-equity backed San Diego firm
- What Kaiser Permanente learned from using Apple Watch tech in Parkinson’s care
- AC out at 1 UCSF hospital, nurses warn
- California ASC sells for $6.1M
- California’s ban on toxic IV bags marks a shift for health care plastics
- California Enacts Health AI Bill and Protections for Neural Data
- California finalizes earthquake requirements for hospitals: 5 things to know
- California hospital taps chief physician enterprise officer
- California officials announce settlements with L.A. Care Health Plan over fines
- California surgical company relocates training lab
- ‘Camaraderie and connection’ act as shields, Sutter Health CEO says
- Cedars-Sinai hospital taps CNO
- Cedars-Sinai joins Asian American cancer initiative
- Foothill Cardiology buys medical office building for $11.3M
- Kaiser mental health workers say they are prepared to go on strike
- Kaiser Permanente becomes founding partner of new WNBA team
- New Minimum Wage for California Health Care Workers Takes Effect October 16, 2024
- Northern California hospital temporarily restricts visitations due to ‘safety concern’
- Progress in health sector during Marina del Pilar administration in Baja California
- Providence California hospital names chief administrative officer
- Sutter Health names 1st associate chief quality officer
- Top 2 digital health focuses at LA children’s hospital
COLORADO
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado ranks among top 10 best pediatric hospitals in U.S.
- Colorado hospitals collected $13 billion in facility fees over 6 years, new state report finds
- Denver Ballot Issue 2Q would increase sales taxes to support Denver Health
- Kaiser strikes second hospital expansion deal in Denver area
- UCHealth growing to keep Colorado hospitals healthy, CEO says
- Village Medical shutters service at physician practice
- Rose and Presbyterian St. Luke’s hospitals join Kaiser Permanente Colorado network
- Colorado patient advocates call for action on ’hidden’ hospital fees after state report’s release
- New president for Colorado’s largest doctors group prioritizes mental health, equity, advocacy
- Most Colorado counties lack access to aid-in-dying, abortion or gender-affirming care at hospitals
CONNECTICUT
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- As doctors say they’re waiting to get paid by Prospect, staffing shake-up hits Manchester Memorial
- Athena Health closing nursing home after CMS termination
- Cardiology providers allege ‘months’ wait for pay from hospital partner
- Grand Pharmacy opens in New Haven, provides lower prescription costs for patients
- Staffing shake-up hits Prospect-owned Manchester Memorial
- Waterbury nursing home property closed by the state in 2023 sells for $2M
- Your data, health care at risk as ransomware gangs target CT medical providers
- Connecticut hospital physicians report pay disruptions: 5 things to know
- Connecticut orthopedic practice to accommodate ADA patients following federal investigation: 12 notes
- CVS Health job cuts will affect 107 in Connecticut: officials
- Health care giant warns of ‘bankruptcy’ option for Danbury-based Nuvance if CT doesn’t approve deal
- HSS Orthopedics with Stamford Health Opens Westport CT Outpatient Center
- UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna want FTC chairwoman, 2 commissioners off PBM case
- Yale New Haven physician performs 1st ovarian transplant in New England
- Yale New Haven Health rebrands urgent care after acquisition
DC
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare recognized for emergency nurse excellence
- ChristianaCare to switch to Epic
- ChristianaCare buys out office on its campus
- Delaware lands in top 10 most expensive states for healthcare, study reveals
- Department of Insurance examines, fines Highmark
- Jewish Family Services offers maternal mental health care in Delaware
- Newest PAM Rehabilitation Center opens in Milford
FLORIDA
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- 2 systems, 1 mission: A CEO’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ at the helm
- Baptist Health South Florida gets approval for 100-bed hospital
- Court declares qui tam whistleblower provisions unconstitutional in Florida practice’s fraud case
- Health First to evacuate hospital due to Hurricane Milton
- Medical office space growth in Florida hemmed in by ‘pre-lease’ requirements
- Medical provider with 15 South Florida locations acquired
- New freestanding ER planned for Jacksonville’s Southside
- Orlando Health completes $910M purchase of Alabama hospitals
- Publicly traded health care firm opens I-Drive clinic
- Sacred Heart opening new $30M rehab facility on Pensacola campus
- Sunrise Okays 100-Bed, $500M Hospital
- Why Orlando Health invested in Bham instead of Nashville, Atlanta
- Why Orlando Health is spending $1.3 billion on hospital acquisitions
- Wolfson Children’s Hospital ranked among best in 4 specialties, per U.S. News rankings
GEORGIA
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- Guardian Pharmacy IPO signals potential business opportunities in ‘silver tsunami’
- Hospitals limit visitors, specialty services, in storm-damaged Augusta
- Documentary on the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in the works
- Rural hospital in South Georgia battered by Helene, but still supporting community
- Georgia Supreme Court halts lower court ruling, reinstates 6-week abortion ban
HAWAII
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- Hawaii system acquires Sutter Health behavioral hospital
- Kapiolani Medical Center nurses agree to new contract ‘with enforceable staffing ratios’
- The Queen’s Health System acquires West Oahu hospital
- This new initiative aims to improve pediatric mental health services statewide
- DOH Receives $1.475 Million Federal Grant To Help Reduce Maternal Mortality
IDAHO
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- ‘Not keeping up with population growth’: Idaho ranks lowest in the United States for number of psychiatrists per capita
- Starting January 1st, Idaho’s new law will save pharmacies and patients money
- Doctor org critiqued on pregnancy center idea. Now, it’s against funding clinics missing standards.
- New mental health clinic in Rexburg accepts Medicaid and Medicare
ILLINOIS
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- 3 IL Children’s Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Rankings
- Capital Healthcare Properties, HSG Medical to open cardiology ASC in Illinois
- CommonSpirit doubles down on ‘high-growth markets,’ CFO says
- ‘Devastating mental health crisis’: Illinois attorney general sues TikTok
- Illinois system seeks approval for $50M ASC
- Payer relationships need to change, CommonSpirit CFO says
- Sinai Chicago brings on 2nd CFO in 10 months
- St. Elizabeth’s announces $50 million expansion at O’Fallon campus. What’s included?
- Trinity vs. CommonSpirit vs. Ascension: How 3 of the largest nonprofit systems performed in FY 2024
- ‘AI is like tuition’: CommonSpirit CIO’s approach to AI hype
- Chicago system taps 2nd CFO in 10 months
- Deaconess hospital names CEO
- HSHS names system VP of facilities
- Lurie ranked No. 1 pediatric hospital in Illinois, among top 10 in the U.S.
- Walgreens taps Optum leader as new chief commercial officer
INDIANA
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- Carmel physician wins $2M from Ascension for breach of contract, interference
- Community Health planning major expansion of north side cancer center
- Eli Lilly snags chief AI officer from Mount Sinai
- Indiana joins multi-state lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule
- Indiana physician sentenced to prison for fraud scheme
- IU Health picks Epic for EHR: 6 things to know
- Noblesville senior living development raises council concerns
- ‘Treated like an animal’: More troubling stories at Indy mental health facility
- Indiana Hospital Association pledges to partner with local health departments
- Hospitals in Indiana brace for IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene closes N.C. manufacturing plant
- Riley Hospital for Children turns 100 years old
- Riley ranked among ‘Best Children’s Hospitals’
- HealthLinc to take over two northwest Indiana pediatric offices
- Franciscan Health ER awarded accreditation
IOWA
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- More than 50 Iowa nursing homes have agreed to repay taxpayers $13.9 million
- Mulberry Health Clinic opens in Muscatine to address rural healthcare crisis
- New agreement between UI Health Care and Mission Cancer enhances care statewide
- U of Iowa Health Care Seeks to Create Comprehensive Cancer Care Network
- US News & World Report ranks UI Health Care for best children’s hospital in Iowa
- Washington County Hospitals & Clinics recognized as Top 20 Critical Access Hospital at National Rural Health Conference
- Attorney General Bird sues to block rules requiring more nursing staff in nursing homes
- Des Moines will soon have Iowa’s 2nd ‘baby box’
- Former U of Iowa Health Care COO dies
- Iowa hospitals facing shortage of IV fluid due to Hurricane Helene
- Mission Cancer + Blood, UI Health Care partner to launch statewide cancer care network
- UI $280M cancer care acquisition ‘not a play’ for more patients in Iowa City
- University of Iowa Health Care sees ‘organic growth’ with ambient AI
- US News & World Report ranks UI Health Care for best children’s hospital in Iowa
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
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- CHI Saint Joseph, UK HealthCare expand NICU coverage
- Christ Hospital, St. E. Healthcare partner to put lifesaving AEDs in every sheriff cruiser in NKY
- Humana Foundation moving headquarters
- Officials: 3 people dead after medical helicopter crashes in northern Kentucky
- St. Elizabeth receives its largest donation in its history toward its cancer center
- Yung Family gifts $10M to St. Elizabeth Cancer Center to boost care in NKy
- Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville named best in Kentucky, new report says
- Group opposes Deaconess’ Kentucky hospital acquisition: 7 things to know
- Kentucky hospitals face shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene
- Kentucky AG challenges Biden’s minimum staffing rule for nursing homes
LOUISIANA
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- Bob Dean to pay $8.2 million judgment to settle federal nursing home embezzlement case
- Louisiana ASC $421M court win highlights out-of network conundrum
- Doctors seek more guidance from Louisiana officials as new maternal care drug law takes effect
- IV fluid shortage reaches Louisiana hospitals
- LCMC offering help to hospitals in the path of Milton
- St. Charles Parish Hospital commemorates 10th anniversary of Ochsner Health partnership
- US Sens. Cassidy, Kennedy want answers after protocol failure at Louisiana veteran hospital
- ‘Louisiana can be proud’ of new mental health unit for pregnant, postpartum women
- Louisiana health officials fly on hospital owner’s plane to meet federal health care regulators
MAINE
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- Maine launches all-physician EMS unit
- Maine has more fake reproductive health clinics than real
- Maine Health, Northern Light Health have adequate IV fluid supplies amidst national shortage
- New enrollment period requested for affected patients after Northern Light Health contract change
- Nurses criticize Northern Maine Medical Center for lack of transparency over unit closure
MARYLAND
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- Holy Cross Health taps Andre Boyd as new CEO
- Johns Hopkins gets $10M gift
- Johns Hopkins’ leadership team champions inclusivity
- Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Nadia Hansel on shaping the future of medicine
- LifeBridge Health secures $100K grant to combat gun violence in Baltimore
- Maryland women’s health disparities are above national average, study says
- Maryland hospitals dealing with IV fluid shortage after hurricane damaged N.C. facility
- MedStar Health Opens New Outpatient Surgery Center in Annapolis
- Maryland’s main psychiatric hospital to undergo third-party evaluation
MASSACHUSETTS
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- 5 Massachusetts nursing homes/rehab centers placed in receivership, employees say they weren’t paid Friday
- After hospital closure, Healey assembles group to address Nashoba Valley health care
- Beth Israel hospital receives largest gift in history
- CHIA report: Most hospitals are operating in the red
- Elevating physician leaders: 3-must do strategies from Tufts Medicine
- Healey Signs Long-Term Care Bill Into Law
- Mass. to play a key role as Novo Nordisk grows beyond Ozempic
- Medical Properties Trust sues Massachusetts entity due to hospital property
- MGH surgeon performs first ‘complete’ skin graft
- MPT sues state DPH over Steward’s abandoned Norwood hospital
- Steward Health Care abandons Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts
- Winners of 2024 Nobel Prize in medicine hail from UMass, MGH
- Atlas-founded, kidney-focused biotech launches with $100M
- Draper researchers are developing wearables to track mental health
- Exeter Hospital’s claim it has paused cuts blasted as ‘disingenuous’
- Heavily fined and cited Northampton nursing home will close
- Layoffs at local cancer drug developer; Flagship names new managing partner
- Massachusetts Alleges Steward Health’s Malpractice Insurer Leaves Doctors Exposed
- Massachusetts boosts healthcare workforce: 5 things to know
- Massachusetts Life Sciences Center names new CEO
- New ConvenientMD urgent care opens in Worcester
- New report shines light on ‘troubling trend’ at Massachusetts hospitals
- Relay Therapeutics cuts 10% of staff after positive trial data
- These 6 Mass. ‘unicorns’ are likely to IPO
- Two biotechs detail IPO plans to raise combined $275M this week
- Two Cambridge biotechs merge
- Worcester midwifery center splits $1M in state funding
MICHIGAN
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- BAMF Health’s statewide ad campaign aims to simplify complex cancer-fighting treatment
- Grand Rapids charter schools tap national health sciences program to boost talent pipeline
- Health system joins network that contracts directly with employers for care
- Henry Ford Health unveils Populance, its 600,000-patient population health spinoff
- Michigan physician pleads guilty to $400K insurance fraud scheme
- New $70M senior living center unveiled near downtown Holland
- Primary-care doctor shortages cut deep in Michigan’s underserved areas
- Trinity vs. CommonSpirit vs. Ascension: How 3 of the largest nonprofit systems performed in FY 2024
- Trinity cuts contract labor by 25%, revenue grows to $23.9B: 6 things to know
- Michigan Medicine union leader: ‘Message must be loud and clear’ as 2,700 plan to strike
- Michigan Medicine health care workers issue strike notice
- These are Michigan’s highest-paid nonprofit hospital executives
- Michigan hospitals brace for IV fluid, dialysis solution shortage after hurricane fallout
- These 3 Michigan children’s hospitals are best in Midwest, U.S. News ranking says
- Michigan needs doctors more than ever. More medical schools haven’t helped
- First patient receives new non-invasive cancer treatment in West Michigan
MINNESOTA
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- AHA files amicus brief in Minnesota defending its 340B contract pharmacy law
- CentraCare to purchase Minnesota hospital for $2M: 3 things to know
- How role-playing led to Minnesota system’s Epic decision
- $25M gift from former IBM CEO launches Mayo’s AI scholars program
- Bethel U launches health sciences college through $20M donation: 5 things to know
- DiMe partners with Google, Mayo Clinic to help health systems find lasting benefit in AI
- Healthcare organizations file brief defending Minnesota 340B law: 4 notes
- Mayo Clinic tells hundreds of Medicare Advantage patients to obtain new insurance to keep getting care
- Minnesota hospitals scramble to conserve IV fluid during nationwide shortage
- Minnesota seniors face Medicare dilemma: Stick with doctors or health plans?
- Optum CEO named one of country’s most powerful women
- Surgery delays continue as Minnesota hospitals grapple with IV solution shortage
- Telehealth remains popular in Minnesota, does not lower quality of care: MDH report
- UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna want FTC chairwoman, 2 commissioners off PBM case
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi orthopedic practice suffers data breach
- ‘Desperate times’: Independent pharmacies fear closure, due in part to pharmacy benefit managers
- Forrest Health CEO Andy Woodard steps down from lead role. ‘The Board wishes Andy well’
- Mississippi facility becomes designated rural emergency hospital
- Mississippi’s Medicaid director is leaving for a private-sector job
- Renovations begin on new MSU-Meridian mental health clinic
MISSOURI
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- Ascension’s environmental, sustainability report: 6 things to know
- Children’s Mercy offers in-house genetics testing to guide treatment
- Former Cerner employees go on to help KC’s health tech industry grow
- Hannibal Regional Healthcare System CEO reacts to Certificate of Need approval
- Planned Parenthood to close 2 St. Louis-area clinics, expand telehealth services
- Trinity vs. CommonSpirit vs. Ascension: How 3 of the largest nonprofit systems performed in FY 2024
- UMKC’s $145M building in Health Sciences District will inject growth in metro, chancellor says
- Ascension makes 18 executive moves in 2024
- C2N Diagnostics gets $22M for Alzheimer’s tests
- Elderly and disabled Missourians could lose at-home care after state eligibility change
- Kansas City-area hospitals impacted by shortage in IV fluid supply after Hurricane Helene’s destruction
- Local Officials And Boone Health To Sign Letter Of Intent For New Critical Access Hospital In Mexico, Missouri
- Long-awaited Kansas City psychiatric hospital sparks resistance among Northeast residents
- Missouri hospital president to resign
- New federal rules force Missouri to hire more nurses at state veterans homes
- Senators demand another antitrust investigation into pharmacy middlemen like Express Scripts
- SSM Health opens new outpatient center in O’Fallon, Missouri
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- Avera Nebraska hospital temporarily closed after nearby explosion: 5 things to know
- CHI Health opening orthopedic center in 2026: 4 notes
- Cherry County Hospital cancels elective surgeries amid nationwide IV fluid shortage
- Employees waiting on paycheck after Omaha living care facility closes
- Iowa, Nebraska, 18 other states sue feds to block staffing mandates for nursing homes
- O’Neill hospital damaged in explosion remains closed Tuesday
NEVADA
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- Acadia Healthcare Company pays settlement after whistleblower investigation
- How medical services in southern Nevada fight to meet community needs
- Nevada’s chief medical officer doesn’t have doctor license
- Southern Hills Hospital conducts mass casualty drill in Mountain’s Edge
- Renown Health launches transplant institute
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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- Healthcare costs in N.J. are among the nation’s highest. What’s the state doing to help?
- Inspira Health set to open $71 million Woodbury Pavilion
- Moulick out as CEO of struggling NJ hospital system as new managers move forward
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cardiologist accused of negligence following failed heart transplant
- RWJBarnabas CFO’s magic word for improving margins
- Inspira Health begins $240 million expansion project in New Jersey
- New ER coming to North Jersey as hospitals deal with population boom
- New Jersey ASC completes 300th total joint replacement
- New Jersey system upgrades NICU to level 3
- University Hospital and HPAE union conspiring against nurses in Newark, New Jersey
NEW MEXICO
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- Presbyterian Healthcare Services taps physician as new CEO
- Covenant Health recieves $4.1 million to expand pediatric mental health services
- The Growing Need for Mental Health Care Being Addressed at Artesia General Hospital
- Hurricane Helene’s ripple effect: IV supplies dwindle in national, New Mexico hospitals
- New Mexico hospital responds to notice of breach from city
NEW YORK
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- Albany Med sues health insurer, says it’s owed $45M
- From lifeguard to CEO: How a first job sparked a passion for safety
- Nursing home’s financial situation ‘dire’ amid lawsuits, union woes
- One WNY county stands out when we look at cancer trends by gender
- Private equity firm with nursing home holdings files for bankruptcy, claims it was duped by lender
- The power of pause, per 1 Northwell hospital president
- A number of NYC hospitals are facing a maternal health crisis, city officials say
- Buffalo’s superstar surgeon dies at age 81
- Catholic Health hospital taps new clinical executives
- Fitch downgrades Mount Sinai: 4 things to know
- Local hospitals see a bump in their bottom lines as inflation cools
- Med school accreditation is outdated, NYU Langone leaders say
- New York hospital COO exits
- New York hospital improves radiology workflow, boosts revenue by $1.6M: 10 study takeaways
- New York hospital names COO, chief nursing officer
- Northwell hospital taps chief nursing officer
- NY requires hospitals to have CISOs: 8 things to know
- NYU Langone moves beyond AI ‘at the edges’
- ‘This is very serious’: Catholic Health postpones elective surgeries due to IV fluid shortage caused by Helene
- WNY’s aging workforce: “an opportunity, not a disaster”
NORTH CAROLINA
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- 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health
- Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital earns top rank in NC, Southeast
- Cone Health promotes veteran leader to oversee Greensboro market
- Duke Health CEO’s ‘significant concerns’ about UnitedHealthcare contract
- Health care staffing company plans to add high-paying 155 jobs in Raleigh’s North Hills
- Mission Hospital nurses in Asheville agree to new contract with HCA management
- Multibillion-dollar firm names new CEO
- NC physician, medical practice agree to pay $625K to settle kickback allegations
- Novant exec named president of UNC Health Rex
- Novant Health wraps up 20-property transaction: 5 things to know
- Novant Health’s Triad leader Chad Setliff will join UNC Health Rex
- Physician assistant sentenced to 6 years for $10M fraud scheme
- Syneos names former Iqvia exec as CEO to lead $5 billion company
- UNC Health Johnston wins appeal to add 12 beds
- UNC Health satellite campus to close wellness center
- Weatherby Healthcare pledges 155 Raleigh jobs with six-figure salaries
- North Carolina, Tennessee associations establish relief funds for hospital employees affected by Helene
- Docs who ditched Atrium now partnering with private equity
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Central Ohio hospitals, ranked by FY23 financial performance
- Christ Hospital taps former Kettering Health executive to serve as chief medical officer
- Cleveland Clinic’s AI task force: 3 takeaways for ASCs
- How University Hospitals sold a $400M EHR project to the board
- How U.S. News ranks Cincinnati Children’s on its Best Children’s Hospitals 2024-2025 list
- Kettering Health receives $1.4 million federal grant to expand opioid-free healthcare efforts
- Memorial Health System breaks ground in Belpre for new hospital
- MetroHealth names CEO through 2025
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital opens new affordable housing in east Columbus
- National senior care brand hits Dayton market, 7th in state
- NeuroTherapia led Q3 venture funding among NE Ohio startups
- The ‘infectious energy’ for zero harm at University Hospitals
- TriHealth adds Indianapolis health care executive to C-suite
- UC Health’s leadership is shifting with a C-suite shakeup, including new CFO
- Northeast Ohio hospital systems impacted by IV fluid shortage due to Hurricane Helene
- UToledo Health cancels elective surgeries amid shortage of IV fluids
- U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals list includes six from Ohio
- Southeast Ohio will soon have its first women and children’s hospital
- Ohio’s mobile health clinic in Springfield exceeds expectations, health department says
OKLAHOMA
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- Amanda Laughlin honored as Oklahoma’s Physician Assistant of the Year
- Integris Health and Francis Tuttle strengthen health care workforce
- Lawmakers examine high medical debt in Oklahoma
- This Oklahoma children’s hospital named best in the state, top 10 in region by US News
- Iowa, Oklahoma, 18 other states sue feds to block staffing mandates for nursing homes
OREGON
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- After delay, Multnomah County says its drug treatment center will open next week
- Investors acquire Lake Oswego medical offices
- Legacy leaders allege better post-merger protections for OHSU workers
- Michael Jordan donates $1M to Portland hospital
- Oregon health care worker mental health program desperate for funds
- Oregon lawmakers preview health care priorities for 2025 session
PENNSYLVANIA
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- CHOP once again ranks among 10 best children’s hospitals in the nation, according to U.S. News
- For-profit M&A: 26 hospital deals involving HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS
- Here’s how UPMC Children’s Hospital did in latest U.S. News ranking
- How to make EHRs more like Amazon, per Penn Medicine’s CIO
- Jefferson Health CEO on 76ers arena plans: Market East ‘will only get worse if left to its own devices’
- Main Line Health cuts operating loss in half, sees potential for more outpatient facilities
- Nurses authorize potential strike at UPMC Western Psych
- St. Luke’s expanding Upper Bucks ER, buys land in Montco for development
- Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic names its next CEO
- UHS faces $895M in damages from patient abuse cases: 7 things to know
- Western Psych nurses unanimously authorize strike amid negotiations with UPMC
- 3 PA Children’s Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Rankings
- Dr. Jim Wilson launches Franklin Biolabs with a staff of 130 and a single investor
- Jefferson Health taps seasoned nurse executive
- Justice Department supports UPMC workers in lawsuit alleging health care monopoly
- Pennsylvania Health Care Workers Unite in Call for Stronger Gun Policies
- Philly-area hospitals affected by IV fluid shortage related to Hurricane Helene
- Select Medical to run Texas hospital
RHODE ISLAND
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- Blue Cross & Blue Shield announce 22 new LGBTQ+ Safe Zone sites
- Brown to expand research on substance misuse, chronic disease with $12.3M federal grant
- Car crashes into Rhode Island medical building, 4 injured
- CVS to lay off 632 workers tied to R.I. headquarters
- Dr. Aurora Pryor named president of Brown Surgical Associates
- Lifespan paid ex-CEO $6.8 million in his last year leading hospital group
- Lifespan Sickle Cell Program receives $1M grant
- R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $267K in innovation vouchers
- Thundermist asking for $8M bailout to avoid receivership
- Thundermist interim CEO Montanaro optimistic about future, but bailout is needed
- UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna want FTC chairwoman, 2 commissioners off PBM case
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Judge says Prisma Health overbilling lawsuit can proceed: 4 things to know
- Prisma Health exec on rounding tech’s ability to find gaps in care
- South Carolina sues federal agency over new nursing home staffing rule
- Trident Medical Center in Charleston names new COO
- West Ashley nursing home resident had $100K stolen. Investigating such cases requires special touch
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford Health orthopedic surgeon wins competition for hip arthroscopy film
- Heart Association launches SD stroke care improvement project with $4.4M grant
- Sanford Health to build pediatric emergency department with lead gift from David H. and Christine Billion
- South Dakota joins multi-state lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing home staffing rule
- ‘Unattainable’ staffing mandate on South Dakota nursing homes sparks federal lawsuit
TENNESSEE
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- 10 things to know about investor interest in Surgery Partners
- Ballad Health CEO on navigating a 1-in-5,000-year event
- Belmont University takes nursing program virtual
- CHS may not be acquiring hospitals anytime soon
- CHS partners with AI company to manage call center
- For-profit M&A: 26 hospital deals involving HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS
- HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen: Hospital industry ‘not producing enough value’
- Nashville nurses help with HCA hospital relief efforts in Asheville, North Carolina
- North Carolina, Tennessee associations establish relief funds for hospital employees affected by Helene
- Shearwater Health picks Laguna AI as new partner
- State agrees to pay $1.6 million to cover costs after Nashville fertility clinic closes
TEXAS
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- 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health
- 2 affiliated Texas health systems hit with IT outages
- Brian Scott to return to AMN Healthcare as current CFO departs
- Dallas public company snags trio of properties as a part of $103M deal
- For-profit M&A: 26 hospital deals involving HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS
- HCA Houston Healthcare, major insurer reach new deal to stay in-network
- Houston Methodist taps former Advocate Health CFO
- Judge halts Texas Medicaid shakeup
- Judge pauses new contract awards in Texas Children’s lawsuit
- Local emergency hospital system files for bankruptcy protection, names managers in lawsuit
- Men’s health company MangoRx launches weight loss drugs
- Sonida to expand Southeast footprint with $29M acquisition
- Supreme Court won’t decide Texas dispute over emergency abortions
- Tenet Health completes $910M sale of Alabama hospitals
- Texas Children’s remains state’s top pediatric hospital in new U.S. News rankings
- Texas sues major PBMs, pharma companies over high insulin prices
- Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Land $100 Million for New Pediatric Medical Center
- Christus promotes 2 leaders to CEO Cabinet
- HCA taps Texas hospital CEO
- Pediatric Rankings: Children’s Health Now Has Two Top-10 Specialties
- Select Medical to run Texas hospital
- Shattuck Labs cuts staff, shifts priorities
- Texas hospital keeps diverting patients after cyberattack: 5 updates
- UT Health East Texas appoints CEO of 2 hospitals
UTAH
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- Eye drops may offer alternative to cataract surgery
- Intermountain: Slashing the 17 Years for Research to Become Standard Practice
- Utah County surgeon credits robotics for making him better in the operating room
- Intermountain Cedar City Hospital Will See Jamison Robinett Succeed Eric Packer as President
- Intermountain Health is striving to improve access to mammogram screenings
VERMONT
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- Construction on UVM Outpatient Surgery Center paused after health network budget reduction
- ‘This is not the step we wanted to take’: UVM halts construction of $129M facility
- Gaspar joins primary care team at Gifford’s Bethel Health Center
- UVM Medical Center prices going down after regulators’ budgeting constrictions
VIRGINIA
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- Bon Secours Mercy Health, Aligned Cardo, Compass Surgical Partners team up for ASC
- Inova taps president and chief of clinical enterprise
- Mary Washington Healthcare latest to outsource revenue cycle
- Medical Office Building Sold in Virginia Beach for $1.5M
- New heart surgery center coming to Short Pump
- US Department of Labor recovers $24K in fringe benefits, paid sick leave for 13 employees of Virginia rehabilitation, nursing care center
- Virginia hospitals conserve IV fluids, postpone some procedures
- UVA Health ranked number one in Virginia
- UVA Health Children’s ranked No. 1 in Virginia by magazine
WASHINGTON
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- 4 Providence clinics in Vancouver to be acquired by PeaceHealth
- 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health
- HHS settles 2 investigations under HIPAA Security Rule
- How Providence aims to make gains in diversity sustainable
- Overlake’s Michael Marsh to retire as CEO, successor named
- Seattle Children’s Hospital opens first mental health urgent care clinic in Washington
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- UW Health: Eastpark Medical Center integrates clinical trials into patient care
- Wisconsin will need almost 10K more elder care workers to keep up with aging baby boomers
- Aspirus Health taps new chief human resources officer
- Carequality releases findings in Epic, startup dispute: 12 notes
- Children’s Wisconsin named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report
- Epic claims trademark infringement in lawsuit
- FTC chair: Agency could weigh in on Epic lawsuit
- Microsoft, Epic deepen partnership: 3 notes
- Particle Health: 7 things to know about the startup taking on Epic
- Western Wisconsin Health names Ellen Thompson as Chief Operating Officer
- Wisconsin hospitals monitoring IV fluid supply after hurricane damages manufacturer
WYOMING
