NATIONAL
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- 5 PE moves ASC leaders are eyeing
- Academic health systems benefitting from for-profit selling spree
- Amazon’s top 10 healthcare moves in ’24
- Amazon One Medical faces lawsuit over telehealth patient death
- Bipartisan bills in Congress would force insurance companies, PBMs to sell pharmacies
- CMS rolls out 5-year plan to ‘optimize’ care delivery
- CMS taps 4 states for behavioral innovation model: 5 things to know
- Congress’ healthcare package: Key wins for hospitals, telehealth and physician pay
- Congress proposes temporary 2.5% physician pay bump in new healthcare package
- Health systems restructure operating models amid industry challenges
- Health systems join new collaborative to scale hospital-at-home care
- HHS final rule aims to boost interoperability
- HHS issues 2nd info blocking rule in 1 week
- Hospitals tried to cut labor expenses this year. Did it work?
- HRSA warns Sanofi over 340B rebate proposal
- Major health systems including Mayo Clinic, UPMC join with ATA to launch digital tech alliance
- Medicare physician pay for 2026 could be based on Medicare Economic Index
- Medline submits confidential filing for potentially huge IPO
- More HIPAA audits on the way, HHS official warns
- New CMS model could slash provider earnings: researchers
- Pilot program to help rural hospitals stanch financial bleeding
- RFK Jr. meets with senators in DC leading up to confirmation hearing
- Sanofi sues HHS to defend 340B rebate policy
- States enacting strategies to revitalize their long-term care workforces
- Telehealth and doctors win, PBMs lose as government funding deal nears
- Why 2025 will be a recovery year for providers’ finances
ALABAMA
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- ADMH mulls budget request with 23% increase to address mental health needs
- Alabama’s largest insurer proposes using Medicaid expansion funds for private health plans
- Former Bham CEO takes helm at GoodRx
- Sleepless in Alabama: UA study finds many with poor sleep health
- Report: Only 15% of hospitals in Alabama are in compliance with the federal hospital price transparency rule
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- A safety-net hospital CFO gets real about AI, cybersecurity spend
- Banner Health, Cleveland Clinic invest millions in analytics startup: 7 notes
- HonorHealth back in the black with 2.3% operating margin in Q3
- Ahead of anticipated AZ nursing shortage, NAU’s College of Nursing graduates first cohort
- IV fluid shortage still impacting southern Arizona hospitals
- Who’s Who in Arizona Healthcare for 2025
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas hospital hit with immediate jeopardy warning amid leadership turmoil
- CHI St. Vincent Names Garrett Lewis Market Chief Medical Officer
- Former executives sue Arkansas hospital after terminations
- Mercy Names John Mohart as New Chief Operating Officer
- 2024 Miracle Ball Exceeds $1M Goal for Arkansas Children’s Hospital Expansion
- Addressing Arkansas’ maternal health crisis: part 1
- Arkansas system among 1st to offer remote cardiac imaging
- Community input encouraged on future of Northwest Arkansas health care
- Cost Transparency Rules Change for Hospitals
- Health Insurance Rates Soar, Expected to Rise Again in 2025
- SCOTUS upholds Arkansas’ 340B drug pricing law
CALIFORNIA
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- Burbank medical office sells amid trending demand for outpatient buildings
- California physician sentenced for $3.2M fraud scheme
- Danville council to consider appeals on El Pintado senior housing project
- Dr. David Lubarsky to leave UC Davis Health
- Hackers claim they’ve obtained 17 million patient records at PIH Health hospitals, report says
- Illinois OKs Prime’s plan to buy 9 Ascension hospitals
- ImmunityBio Shares Plunge After Share Offering
- Kaiser could shrink headquarters in Oakland by more than half
- Kaiser Permanente digital chief moves to Mayo Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Nears Opening Of New MOB In Salinas, California
- Los Angeles deal highlights renewed investor interest in medical offices
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- Oroville Hospital to pay $10.25M in kickback, false claim settlement
- Providence’s concierge benefit aims to ease caregiver stress
- San Francisco seeks $144M to build psychiatric beds
- Sutter Health to open 1 million square feet of ambulatory space
- Sutter Health to invest $800M+ in 2 ‘flagship’ campuses
- UCSD Health, county end plans for behavioral health hub
- U.S. News lists these Bay Area hospitals among best for maternity care
- Adventist Health closes California urgent care facility
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles uses VR to reduce pain: 5 notes
- Los Angeles County’s $2B medical debt relief program: 6 things to know
- Mental health startup Amae Health picks up $6M from Cedars-Sinai
- Stanford Medicine names chief of child neurology
- To settle Medicare overbilling case, Northern California hospital to pay out more than $10M
- Inpatient behavioral facility opens in California
COLORADO
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado moving to non-network provider for TRICARE patients in new year
- Medics in more Colorado counties will soon provide lifesaving on-site blood transfusions
- UCHealth announces major $407M expansion to Memorial Hospital North
- New health clinic for children may reduce barriers to services for some Denver metro area residents
- Colorado’s COVID trends just broke a pattern that had occurred every fall since 2020
CONNECTICUT
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- CHA report: CT hospitals continue to face financial challenges
- CT hospitals say their financial recovery after COVID lags national trend
- Dementia care accreditation program expands to assisted living, home care, hospice
- Fairfield University recruiting more men into nursing profession
- HHC, UConn School of Law partner to open health equity clinic
- ‘Little evidence’ managed care would reduce CT Medicaid costs, report finds
- Report: Connecticut Hospitals Struggle With Rising Costs, Medicare Reimbursements
- Squatter living at Yale New Haven Health clinic found dead: police
- Stamford’s Cara Therapeutics to merge with Houston biopharma firm
- UConn Health joins the Value Care Alliance
- Westport-based Portage Biotech faces delisting from Nasdaq
- Yale New Haven Health to open retail pharmacy at Bridgeport Hospital
- Connecticut erases medical debt for 23,000 residents: 4 things to know
DC
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare names new VP of IT
- ChristianaCare names chief clinical effectiveness officer
- Delaware’s hospital review board, at center of lawsuit, sees first members approved
- Despite questions, Senate confirms hospital cost review board nominees
- Inside the Rise in Children’s Mental Health Issues in Delaware
- Inside Nemours Children’s $430M investment in Florida and Delaware
- Nemours Children’s Health plans $130 million investment at Wilmington campus
- Potential board members named to Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board
- Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth CEO to retire
- BayCare acquires pediatric group from South Florida medical network
- Build-out approved for medical marijuana company
- Jupiter Medical Center is First in Northern Palm Beach County to Implant the World’s First Neuromodulation Device for Heart Failure
- Lee Health Imaging at Southwest Florida Proton Center Now Open
- Lee Health Selects Skanska to Construct $435M Healthcare Campus in Fort Myers, Florida
- Nemours Children’s Health reveals $300M expansion for Lake Nona hospital campus
- Ocala pharma firm embroiled in multimillion-dollar proxy fight
- Orlando pharmaceutical company to launch new brand, add 100 jobs here
- Skanska Constructing $435M Ft. Myers Medical Complex
- Tampa General Hospital matches $500K grant for USF nursing education
- What 1 Florida hospital CEO learned from Southwest Airlines
- When acquiring a hospital means navigating a hurricane
- Wolfson Children’s Hospital earns top rating from Leapfrog Group
- Year in Review: Freestanding ERs dominate North Florida healthcare construction
- HCA Florida Doctors Hospital to open free-standing ER to serve patients in Venice
GEORGIA
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- Georgia physician practice to close
- Metro Atlanta food-as-medicine startup raises millions in funding
- Memorial Health named as top teaching hospital in Georgia
- Georgia gives extension to sign for Affordable Care Act health plans
- Dozens of patients reported missing from this metro Atlanta hospital
- Telehealth changes coming to Georgia Medicare recipients
- Hospital completes E.R. expansion
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- $375 Million Sale Of 11 Ascension Hospitals Approved By Illinois Health Regulators
- 23 Central IL nursing homes, rehab facilities fined by IDPH
- Advocate Health Care announces plans for $300 million hospital on Chicago’s South Side
- Advocate Health Care will invest $1B on Chicago’s South Side
- Advocate’s $1B investment in Chicago: 5 funding details
- Big health insurance coverage changes set for Illinois in 2025 under these new laws
- How 3 of the largest health systems are using AI
- Illinois OKs Prime’s plan to buy 9 Ascension hospitals
- Inside an Illinois system’s AI-powered playbook for leadership, culture
- Managed care company agrees to pay up in dispute over SNFist care
- More than 100 former patients file major lawsuit against Universal Health Services for alleged abuse
- Springfield Clinic disrupts area health care industry
- SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital introduces security upgrades to the emergency room
- CommonSpirit makes 32 executive moves in 2024
- Thyme Care announces EmblemHealth, Oak Street Health as partners
INDIANA
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- Ascension St. Vincent delays opening of $200M Women and Infants Hospital
- Court rules ASC was within rights to fire employee
- Daviess Community Hospital accepting patients at new clinic in Jasper
- Former American Senior Communities CEO, Guilty of Fraud, Granted Clemency By Biden
- Indiana ranks 11th highest state for medical debt
- IU Health reports security incident after employee’s email was compromised
- Gov.-elect Braun selects pharmacy leader as health secretary
- Marion County to start visitor restrictions at hospitals amid surge in respiratory viruses
- Baptist Health Floyd unveils 8 new operating rooms at southern Indiana hospital
- Reid Health makes progress on $100 million Connersville campus
IOWA
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- Linn County Anesthesiologists partner with UnityPoint Health; Mercy to launch its own anesthesiology team
- MercyOne launches program to transport expecting mothers needing maternal care
- UnityPoint Health’s operating margin improved to 4.2% in Q3
- University of Iowa Health Care tackles growing demand for emergency care
- Why spending $35M on Epic was an ‘easy’ decision for a CFO
- Eastern Iowa emergency room access to increase with growing demand
- Hospital CEO: ORHC is safe, stable
- Iowa picks association to manage new behavioral health system
- Patients in limbo over stalled MercyOne, Aetna negotiations. How that could affect care
KANSAS
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- Menorah Medical Center taps Texas executive as CEO
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- ‘Tell them go to nursing school’: Panelists ponder future of health care in Wichita
- WSU looks at opening state’s first dental school on downtown biomedical campus
- BizTalk 393: Hospital system CEOs talk transforming health care in Kansas
- Children’s Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO
- Kansas audit sounds alarm on security flaws at Osawatomie State Hospital
- NRH noted by COMPASS for commitments to patient safety, healthcare quality
KENTUCKY
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- Baptist Health Paducah top 10 in U.S. for low readmissions after heart bypass
- Kentucky nurse pleads guilty in connection with nursing home case
- Norton Heart & Vascular implants Louisville’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker
- Norton West Louisville Hospital sees more than 2,500 patients in first month
- Signature HealthCARE Appoints Tim Lehner as New COO
- St. Elizabeth Physicians to partner with Covington, Florence for new community paramedicine program
- More Kentuckians are signing up for state-based healthcare coverage
- People in rural Kentucky will soon have greater access to health screenings
- Tennessee, Kentucky ranked among top 10 health crisis hotspots in US, report says
- Gov. Beshear proposes paid leave for state employees welcoming children, facing serious health conditions
- Kentucky Kingdom donates $10,000 to Norton Children’s Hospital
- Search to renew for CEO at Murray-Calloway County Hospital
LOUISIANA
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- Children’s Hospital New Orleans Announces Louisiana Legacy Fundraising Event, Honors Manning Family
- Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US
- Limited X-ray operators now permitted in Louisiana
- Louisiana health department outlines new physician reimbursement rates
- Louisiana long-term acute care hospital to close
- Louisiana ranks No. 1 for flu in the U.S., expert says RSV is ‘off the charts’
- Ochsner Health named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
- These New Orleans nurses voted to unionize—but say they can’t get a contract without a strike
MAINE
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- Health on Wheels brings care services to Mainers who have limited access
- Maine health system to end employee pension benefits
- MaineHealth names new chief financial officer
- Medical interpreters picket for fair wages outside Portland hospital
- Mount Desert Island Hospital announces $42 million expansion
- Northern Light is ending employee pensions
MARYLAND
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- Bladensburg’s mayor stands firm on annexation for ‘Hospital Hill’
- Johns Hopkins Medicine inks AI deal with Abridge
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute Relocating Harford County Location with 15,000 SF Lease at Water’s Edge Corporate Campus
- Two of Maryland’s top health insurers deny claims at high rates
- Maryland Department of Health to expand elderly care to serve 800 seniors by 2025
- Some Maryland nursing homes haven’t been inspected since 2020
- Report: MD must address behavioral health specialist shortages
MASSACHUSETTS
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- AstraZeneca is expanding in Cambridge as it plans to grow Mass. presence
- Beth Israel Lahey Health reports $249M operating loss, -2.8% margin in FY 2024
- Brown University Health, formerly Lifespan, eyes expansion into Mass. to boost bottom line
- Cambridge drugmaker wins city approval to put its sign above the treeline
- Fairlawn Rehab Hospital promotes risk director to chief nursing officer
- Federal audit of 20 Massachusetts nursing homes finds host of dangers to residents
- Here’s why local hospitals and organizations are partnering with Boston to buy apartment buildings
- How Mass General Brigham cut spending by $197M in 18 months: 7 things to know
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- MGB’s full-year financial loss widens in 2024
- Patients couldn’t pay their utility bills. One hospital turned to solar power for help.
- U of Utah Health taps Mass General surgeon as CEO
- After losing AstraZeneca collab, Boston biotech opts for reverse merger
- Broken promises, lax scrutiny: Inside Massachusetts’s failure to regulate Steward Health
- Central Mass. universities split $1M to bolster behavioral health workforce
- Mass General Brigham hospital nurses reach labor deal
- ‘Not the safest protocol.’ What nurses say must improve at Framingham hospital
- Southcoast Health named a Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI
- Tufts Medicine names SVP of revenue cycle
- Tufts Medicine reports $68.2M operating loss, -10.2% margin in Q3
MICHIGAN
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- Health plan closure will lead to 192 job losses in Lansing area
- Trinity Health drops plans for long-term care unit at lakeshore hospital
- Fire outside University of Michigan Health-West ‘quickly extinguished,’ hospital says
- 19 Michigan hospitals are ‘best-in-state’ for 2025, per Newsweek
- Mid-Michigan families say they’re going into debt to pay for mental health care
- Michigan reports 1,500+ whooping cough cases, up from 110 in 2023
- Why more medical professionals are focusing on Michigan babies’ mental health
- MDHHS launches Capacity Building Center to improve behavioral health providers’ training
- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow nurses authorize strike as contract negotiations continue
- Grand Rapids healthcare company to open Detroit center
MINNESOTA
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- FBI raids 2 Minnesota autism treatment centers
- Kaiser Permanente digital chief moves to Mayo Clinic
- Major health systems including Mayo Clinic, UPMC join with ATA to launch digital tech alliance
- McKesson closing Rogers distribution center, laying off 83
- UnitedHealth agrees to $69M settlement in lawsuit over 401(k) plan
- Workers at New Hope nursing home begin 5-day strike
- After problems with health care access, Albert Lea residents are getting a better ride
- Essentia Health-Deer River workers’ strike enters 10th day
- M State opens new health sciences simulation center
- Minnesota Department of Health probe finds maltreatment at St. Cloud care facility
- Optum AI chatbot was left publicly accessible
- UCare says 8,400 patients can’t visit HealthPartners clinics next year
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
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- 6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024
- Ascension’s big organizational realignment
- Homer G. Phillips hospital cites blood shortage as temporary closure begins, city says it will help workers
- How 3 of the largest health systems are using AI
- In a first, Mercy names physician as COO
- Metro East hospital, parent company announce new leaders
- Missouri hospitals move toward merger
- Missouri’s rural hospitals continue to struggle despite projected industry growth
- New teen behavioral health hospital proposed for Webster Groves
- NorthSide hospital, facing payroll issues, shuts down
- Physician charged in $31M fraud scheme
- Children’s Mercy Kansas City names Dr. Alejandro Quiroga as president and CEO
- Missouri invests in next generation of nurses amid shortage
- Missouri nursing shortage on the decline
- New community health center planned for Dutchtown at former site of St. Anthony’s Hospital
- St. Louis hospital closure leaves staff in limbo, mayor steps in
- U.S. News & World Report gives KC-area hospital award for maternity care
- Webster Groves pediatric facility project leaders: ‘We want kids to have a sense of normalcy’
MONTANA
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- Former Montana health staffer rebukes oversight rules
- Kalispell’s Bob Lopp to lead Western Montana Mental Health Center
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- Montana Healthcare Foundation highlights Medicaid impact on health, economy, rural care
- Montana Supreme Court Halts Ban on Transgender Health Care
- Butte receives $20M EPA grant to create community hub for health and culture
NEBRASKA
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- AG sues Change Healthcare, two other companies after data breach hits at least 575,000 Nebraskans
- Bryan Health partners with South Dakota health group to develop Medicare Advantage Plan
- Lawmakers look to address state’s rural healthcare shortage
- Lincoln men sue Bryan Health over alleged use of Meta tool to track health info
- Sanford to develop new Medicare plan for NE
- Buffett Cancer Center opens new $52M location
- NCI-designated cancer center leader dies
NEVADA
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- 1 chief nursing officer’s business case for $1M tech investment
- Assessment sheds light on the state of Nevada’s public health infrastructure
- C. auris ‘superbug’ persists in Nevada hospitals, with about 13% of nation’s cases found here
- Greater Nevada Credit Union donates $100K to benefit Renown Children’s Hospital
- New developments in healthcare in Northern Nevada
- Northern Nevada Medical Center earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade
- One of first hospitals in the world to utilize new spine robot
- UNR Report: Nevada’s public health system faces serious challenges
- Legislation approved to fund new Reno VA medical center
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- All New Hampshire hospitals affected by nationwide IV fluid shortage, officials say
- Health group concerned with NH legislative proposals
- New Hampshire Executive Council OKs plan for Dartmouth Health to take over operations at Hampstead Hospital
- NH Business: The drivers of health in NH: What are they? Are NH health care providers & public policy leaders addressing them?
- United Therapeutics ‘no longer pursuing’ nearly 350 acres in Hackett Hill area
NEW JERSEY
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- 4 N.J. teaching hospitals earn competitive ‘Top Hospital’ award for quality, safety
- Hackensack Meridian names VP of revenue cycle integration
- Hudson Regional gets initial approval to operate CarePoint hospital
- Inspira Health’s operating margin drops to -5.2% in Q3
- Mergers give hospitals new EHR systems
- N.J. nursing home ‘scam’ highlights host of problems | Editorial
- North Jersey Physical Therapy takes 1,800 sq. ft. near Morristown, Sheldon Gross says
- NJ hospitals contribute $31.4B to state economy, report finds
- N.J.’s largest hospital system mandates masks again as infections rise
- Nursing home must pay $400K for walking back COVID bonuses without negotiations
- State watchdog finds millions of dollars in fraud at ‘New Jersey’s worst nursing home’
- Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025
- Trio of NJ Nursing Home Owners Defrauded Medicaid Out of Millions
- Virtua Health launches virtual care programs at multiple hospitals
- RWJUH Rahway taps chief administrative officer
- Newark Hospital Named One of America’s Top Teaching Hospitals
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- Former SUNY Downstate CEO under investigation: Politico
- New York physician pleads guilty to kickbacks
- NewYork-Presbyterian posts 4.5% operating margin in Q3
- Operations manager charged for role in $70.6M Medicare fraud scheme
- SUNY Downstate CEO resigns
- Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
- From losing millions to breaking even: Rochester Regional’s cost transformation
- New York cancer center opens $98M cell, gene therapy hub
- New York governor vetos bill requiring community input on hospital closures
- Northwell Health ad campaign stars employees’ kids
- NYU Langone team transplants 1st 10 gene-edited pig kidney
- St. Joseph’s Health CEO: Group ‘far apart’ in negotiations with Excellus
- Updated analyses highlight NY hospitals’ continued and growing impact on their communities
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Atrium earns certificate of need for $25M surgery center
- Charlotte nonprofit launches funding initiative to back pediatric cancer care
- Community Health Systems to sell North Carolina hospital for $280M
- Cone Health names VP of strategy after Risant acquisition
- DukeHealth to build proton therapy center with $50M gift
- Duke Health makes $280M move into Charlotte region
- North Carolina physicians group joins national network backed by private equity
- Novant expansion hits roadblock — again
- Record $50 million gift to Duke Health will transform cancer treatment in NC
- Regulators approve health system’s surgery center at long-awaited eye institute
- Stein taps Duke executive for North Carolina’s top health care post
- UNC to establish AI-driven oncology center
- Wake County launches new Behavioral Health Department
- WakeMed CEO tells workers not to worry on fed case
- WFU and Atrium Health awarded $2.5 million to improve antibiotic prescribing for childhood respiratory infections
- When acquiring a hospital means navigating a hurricane
- Why Kaiser bet on Cone Health for its N.C. expansion
- Why this state is a battleground for CON’s controversial future
- North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections
- Cape Fear Valley Health Expands Orthopedic Services Across Southeastern North Carolina
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Bethel officials discuss plans for new nursing, rehabilitation facility at Williston Square
- Patient honors Fargo home health nurse with DAISY Award
- VitellaCare opens primary care office on Trinity Health Medical Campus
- What is a family or resident nursing home council and how common are they in North Dakota?
OHIO
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- 3 Northeast Ohio hospitals pour nearly $1 billion into fighting health disparities
- Banner Health, Cleveland Clinic invest millions in analytics startup: 7 notes
- Farmer Family Foundation gifts $2.65 million to UC Health to complete $8M project
- Gastro Health opens Cincinnati facility
- Mercy Health to permanently close HealthPlex fitness center in Fairfield
- OhioHealth to build new cancer center, latest in long list of big-ticket capital projects
- Ohio hospital makes changes to payroll, employees paid after compensation delayed
- Ohio State James Cancer Hospital partners with Columbus community oncology practice
- Regional senior care nonprofit acquires Premier Health facility in Miami County
- TriHealth annual report measures the impact of getting health care right
- TriHealth, Xavier expand partnership for College of Medicine, establish new residencies
- UC Health partners with Boston-based tech company to help frontline employees
- Negotiations continue for central Ohio health systems and insurance companies
- Health care providers will receive new alerts when patient overdoses in Ohio
- Proposed Medicare payment adjustments raise concerns for Ohio’s home health services
OKLAHOMA
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- Moore Norman Technology Center tackles nursing shortage
- OCU physical therapy program receives $50K grant
- SSM Health holds grand opening for rehab hospital
- State’s new mental health center faces huge construction cost overrun
- Oklahoma hospitals recognized for improvement efforts in perinatal care
- OU Health Sciences leads clinical trial of device designed to induce ovulation in women with PCOS
- Tulsa Health Department publishes annual report
OREGON
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- 6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024
- Ashland hospital expanding as part of strategic plan
- Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay explores operations deal with Quorum Health
- Nurses raise red flags about Providence’s proposed JV with Compassus
- Oregon DHS hires consultant to review oversight of long-term care providers in wake of recent NewsChannel 21 investigations
- Oregon group disaffiliates from MGMA
- Oregon Health Authority launches ‘whole-of-society’ push to eliminate health disparities
- Oregon’s Most Admired Health Care provider: OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
- Oregon’s only pediatrician in Legislature offers new approach to help vulnerable children
- Private equity-owned Quorum Health in talks to take over operations at Oregon coast hospital
- After statewide tour, health authority director plans to improve Oregon’s health care system
- Judge may extend discharge deadlines for Oregon State Hospital patients
- Compassus, Providence deal under scrutiny in Oregon
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024
- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- AbsoluteCare to expand into 4 new markets in 2025
- AHN Wexford unveils 2 new surgeries
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals starts search for next CEO as longtime leader prepares to retire
- Gene editing pioneer back as CEO of ChristianaCare spinoff
- Main Line biotech firm completes reverse merger, raises $78.9 million
- Major health systems including Mayo Clinic, UPMC join with ATA to launch digital tech alliance
- More than 800 layoffs loom as Steward closes Penn. hospital
- Nemours Children’s Health plans $130 million investment at Wilmington campus
- New trial ordered in Temple Health’s $45M malpractice case
- Operating engineers union wins St. Clair Health vote
- Other would-be buyers interested in Regional, Moses Taylor hospitals, officials say
- Penn Medicine partners with Mark Cuban’s pharmacy company to source generic medications for retail locations
- Physicians fighting hospital closure until doors lock
- Rothman Orthopaedics searches for new CEO for third time in 4 years
- Sharon Regional Medical Center to close
- Society Hill Anesthesia wins malpractice case
- Steward moves to close Pennsylvania hospital after sale falls through
- Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025
- US Digestive Health adds 19 providers
- UPMC Children’s, Frick receive honors from Leapfrog Group
- Penn State Health CFO to retire
- Philadelphia cell therapy developer loses Big Pharma partnership valued at over $3B
- UPMC hospital names CNO
RHODE ISLAND
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- Brown University Health eyes Foxborough expansion
- CVS stock tumbles to 11-year low amid industry turmoil
- DOJ accuses CVS of violating Controlled Substances Act
- Former leader at UPenn named CEO of RI Life Science Hub
- Why ‘cocreation’ is the No. 1 word for Care New England’s workforce in 2025
- Women & Infants partners with UTMHealthcare to tackle postpartum hypertension
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Columbia VA marks milestone with landmark surgical implant procedure
- Medical device manufacturer to establish Lexington County operations
- MUSC to break ground on $175M downtown Charleston facility
- New MUSC College of Medicine to lower projected state physician shortages
- Prisma Health expands neurological care in Sumter
- Roper St. Francis reveals detailed mock-ups of new hospital campus in North Charleston
- US Supreme Court to hear South Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding case
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- Bryan Health partners with South Dakota health group to develop Medicare Advantage Plan
- Physician well-being at Sanford Health + Confluence Health: 3 themes
- Pilot program to help rural hospitals stanch financial bleeding
- Rapid City brothers’ year as Children’s Miracle Network Champions is coming to an end
- Sanford physician satisfaction scores exceed national average
- Sioux Falls VA Health Care System Earns Second Pathway to Excellence Award
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension hospital CEO reflects on two decades of expansion
- Ballad’s Center for Clinical Transformation drives systemwide improvements across 20 hospitals
- Community Health Systems to sell North Carolina hospital for $280M
- HCA’s massive workforce in 5 numbers
- HCA shakes up leadership: 7 moves in 1 month
- How 3 of the largest health systems are using AI
- Large local employer names new CEO
- Lifepoint Health launching new tech system in 2025
- Lifepoint Health targets growth in 2025
- Oracle powers EHR overhaul at Tennessee hospital
- Tennessee Hospital Association Welcomes New Board Members
- Women of Influence: Dr. Cornelia Graves, Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine
- University of Tennessee’s school-to-hospital pipeline aims to answer the demand for nurses
TEXAS
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- 5 ways MD Anderson supported patient experience in 2024
- 5 Conifer RCM partnerships in 2024
- A 4-year journey from switchboard operator to hospital CFO
- ASCs to ‘drive’ Tenet success in 2025
- Children’s Medical Center Plano completes new tower, jumps to next project
- Cook Children’s executive to retire
- GRMC breaks ground on its future
- Judge tosses Medicare fraud claim against Texas hospital, orthopedic surgeon
- San Antonio’s Avestēe Women’s Imaging Centers acquired
- Texas Medical Center’s next venture fund will include external investors, CEO says
- Texas physician pleads guilty in $5.5M COVID fraud
- Texas sues another physician
- Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Data Breach Affects 43,000 Patients
- Children’s Health Opens Plano Patient Tower and North Texas’ Top Maternity Hospitals
- Houston Methodist’s digital health institute debuts
- Indapta Therapeutics lands $22.5 million for cancer-fighting clinical trials
- New healthcare poll shows most Texas voters want government regulation for healthcare mergers
- Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital unveils $2M breast center renovation to boost patient care in north Texas
- Texas Health taps president of new hospital
- Texas Tech University System’s breach possibly exposes 1.4 million patients
UTAH
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- How Utah agencies address the mental health needs of first responders
- Intermountain’s CFO on ‘rigorous’ process for nearly $2B in hospital investments
- University of Utah Health announces development of breakthrough HIV drug
- U of Utah Health taps Mass General surgeon as CEO
- Intermountain, Microsoft, Epic partner to transform rural healthcare
VERMONT
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- Hospital pricing reform could save Vermonters millions, study suggests
- OneCare funds 11 initiatives to improve access and quality of health care in Vermont
- UVM Health Network hospitals will exceed budget caps again
- As some Vermont hospitals trim services, staff and community members urge Copley to keep birthing center open
- A mental health program for flood-affected Vermonters has been extended through 2025
- Lamoille Health Partners turns to Copley amid financial crisis
VIRGINIA
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- 2 Virginia systems partner on behavioral health clinic
- 1st outpatient cardiac catheterization lab opens in Virginia
- At Sentara Healthcare, a Bold Move to Re-Vision Behavioral Care Delivery
- House committee unveils recommendations to improve health outcomes in rural Virginia
- In bipartisan push, Virginia lawmakers target rural healthcare crisis
- Virginia surgery center pays $50K to settle age bias lawsuit
WASHINGTON
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- 6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024
- Hospital billing vendor to pay $2M over data breach
- Kaiser walks back CRNA reimbursement policy
- Kaiser health plan cuts Washington CRNA reimbursements, AANA urges HHS to act
- Physician well-being at Sanford Health + Confluence Health: 3 themes
- Providence South Division CFO aims to visit all 17 hospitals in 1 year
- Washington State Hospital to Expand Community Healthcare Accessibility
WEST VIRGINIA
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- 9 health systems launch Center of Digital Excellence
- Array Behavioral Health Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation in Virtual Behavioral Health Care
- Christiansen leaves post as West Virginia state health officer
- Preston Memorial Hospital to receive $1.5 million grant for expansion
- Travel nurse pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining opioids while working at Raleigh General Hospital
- WV Rural Hospitals Receive Grants
- WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital welcomes first-ever Chief Medical Officer
WISCONSIN
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- 3% operating margin won’t ‘keep you alive’: Aspirus CEO
- Children’s Wisconsin, UW Health to merge heart program
- Florence County joins other Wisconsin counties in providing public health vending machines
- How this provider makes behavioral health less ‘squishy’
- Judy Faulkner’s best leadership advice
- Kelley Supply donates roughly $6K to cancer research center
- Marshfield Clinic tackles negative income as hospital margins decrease statewide
- Senior housing development planned in Waukesha
- Wisconsin organization considers purchase, temporary reopening of former HSHS hospital
- Abortions in Wisconsin halved immediately after Roe was overturned, new CDC report says
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