NATIONAL
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- $50B Rural Health Transformation Program needs more transparency, groups say
- 5 340B court updates to know
- CareCloud data breach affects 3.8M patients
- DOJ steps up crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding
- Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics face more antitrust allegations
- HHS awards $77M for behavioral health: 9 things to know
- HIMSSCast: Investment in ambulatory surgery centers soars
- Hospital groups rail against CMS’ proposed 340B changes, site-neutral payments
- Hospital, physician groups urge CMS to pull back 2027 outpatient proposed rule
- How a new federal policy shifts critical access hospital reviews
- How nonprofit health systems fared so far this year
- Infographic: 4 340B Developments to Watch
- Labor Department to propose expansion of association health plans, which could lower insurance costs for some workers
- More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care
- Physicians want compensation boost from AI productivity gains: survey
- Rural Health Transformation Program Funding Rolls Out Across States
- Sustainability is the RHTP’s ‘$50 billion question’
- ‘Traditional solutions are no longer enough’ to quell hospitals’ workforce woes
- Trump admin blocks over $1.6B in potentially fraudulent Medicare lab payments: CMS
- Visa changes rattle teaching hospitals
- WebMD Ignite expands $50B Rural Health Transformation network
ALABAMA
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- Ala. health system opens operations center with plans for up to 250 jobs
- Bham firm lands huge $62M Memphis contract
- Birmingham developer breaks ground on $60M hospital
- Rheumatology infusion clinic now open in Hoover
- Aesto Health Data Breach Affects 9.5 Million Patients
- AltaPointe’s Behavioral Health Crisis Center Surpasses $101 million in community savings
- Can Huntsville Recruit Doctors Fast Enough to Keep Up With Growth?
- Central Alabama Wellness awarded 2 rural health grants to expand services
- Coosa Valley Medical Center receives $2.8 million to expand rural healthcare services
- East Alabama Health opening prenatal clinic to Valley community on September 1
- Infirmary Health says it has received more than $5 million to expand rural health care
- Judge grants Ivy Creek’s temporary restraining order against Elmore County Economic Development Authority
- Major insurance company, 2 Mobile hospitals at odds; coverage could end for some
- PEEHIP to seek $222 million funding increase as state budget pressures grow
- Ready Computing Selected by Alabama Medicaid Agency to Modernize One Health Record, the State’s Health Information Exchange
- SEIB executive committee recommends first premium increase in 11 years
ALASKA
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- Alaska hospital builds 80-bed SNF
- Alaska Regional Hospital could leave Premera network Oct. 1 as contract talks stall
- How A Tribal Health System Built A Wastewater Early-Warning System From Scratch
- Alaska Regional Hospital could leave Premera network Oct. 1 as contract talks stall
- Early detection is the most practical way to improve cancer outcomes in Alaska
- Suicide deaths and attempts among Alaska youth continue at high rates, report shows
ARIZONA
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- Hobbs: Dialysis center fills health care gap on Navajo Nation
- How Phoenix’s unique technology ecosystem is catalyzing life sciences innovation
- OrthoArizona opens $25M orthopedic center
- Phoenix Children’s taps long-time Texas leader as chief nursing officer
- Arizona doctors vote to form state’s first physicians’ union
- ‘Strong operational leadership mitigates risk’: How Phoenix Children’s CEO built his C-suite
- U of A study tests giving blood to trauma patients before hospital
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas awards nearly $150 million in rural health program funding
- Baxter Health lands $19.7 million in state rural health money, the largest award in Arkansas’ first round
- Bentonville healthcare center gets planning commission approval
- CHI St. Vincent Goes Out of Network With Arkansas Blue Cross
- Gov. Sanders announces $149 million in rural health grants
- Little Rock-area hospital sells in $131.5 million sale
- Northwest Arkansas hospital becomes latest site for state’s maternal health program
- Real estate firm acquires Arkansas hospital, leases to UAMS
- Rural health group to develop ambulatory surgery-focused hub in Arkansas
- Union County among most frequently named in Arkansas rural health grants
- Arkansas BCBS, CommonSpirit’s CHI St. Vincent near contract deadline
- Jefferson Regional and Southeast Arkansas Hospitals Receive Millions in Rural Health Funding for Upgrades and Telemedicine
- Missouri system taps Arkansas market president amid cross-state growth
- St. Bernards to use $14.5 million in state funding for regional health network, technology
CALIFORNIA
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- Adventist Health unifies 27 hospitals on Epic in largest tech rollout
- American Healthcare REIT Acquires Eight Seniors Housing Communities for $696M
- Bay Area Nurses Protest Use of Palantir’s AI Tech at Hospitals
- California health plan taps new CFO
- California prior authorization bill heads to governor’s desk
- California systems see layoffs spike amid industry headwinds
- California to penalize providers, insurers for overspending
- Contra Costa Health facing $730M deficit over next five years
- Department of Managed Health Care seeking professional applicants for FSSB
- DermTech to Pay Up to $5 Million to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
- FDA warns patients over mammograms at California facility
- Hospital workers union rallies in East Sacramento in support of billionaire’s tax
- In next phase of sustainability, UCI Health, Kaiser Permanente, and others turn to electric hospitals
- In toss-up House district, voters crave leadership to fix broken healthcare
- John Muir Health to lay off 75, leadership affected
- Kaiser NICU earns statewide award for newborn care
- Kaiser names new service area leader
- Kaiser nurses picket over staffing, AI concerns amid contract talks
- Kaiser outpatient medical building approved in Redlands
- Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare
- Stanford Health Care to cut 95 jobs, mostly in IT
- Sutter Health operating margin rises to 7.3% in Q2
- Tampa Health Care Firm Acquires California AI Company
- Watsonville Community Hospital nurses to rally over NICU closure, staffing shortages
- What’s new with Kaiser Permanente
- Newsom promotes affordable insulin, but California’s generic label gets off to slow start
- Nurses fight back against Prime Healthcare’s egregious union busting, unsafe staffing in four states
- Prime to consolidate OB services at 3 Illinois hospitals
- Shasta Regional Nurses join Prime Healthcare strike over staffing
- Southern California Healthcare Data Center Cuts Energy Consumption 26%, Saves Over $1 Million a Year
- Sutter Health Embraces Medical Education to Address Physician Shortages
- Sutter Health launches first-of-its-kind mobile training lab in Del Norte County
COLORADO
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- DaVita agrees to pay $15M to settle claims from data breach
- UCHealth opens $119M Highlands Ranch expansion, filling space faster than expected
- AstraZeneca Loses Suit Seeking Block on Colorado Pharmacy Law
- Colo. Exits Pharma Group’s Challenge Of Drug Discount Law
- Colo. Hospital Worker’s Overtime Suit Ends In Settlement
- Colorado sues Trump administration over Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for low-income minors
- Colorado Urology Names Megan Rood Chief Executive Officer
- Denver City Council to discuss funding measure for Denver Health
- Doctor Shorted Practice Co-Owner On Distributions, Suit Says
- Federal grant cuts hit Colorado studies to make healthcare more efficient
- First a New Location, Now New Management for Lutheran Hospital
- Lawsuit claims Colorado prison has financial incentive to ignore substandard healthcare
- More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care
CONNECTICUT
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- Affordable housing developer buys shuttered Wallingford nursing home for $4.2M conversion
- Brookhaven town board approves $650M hospital expansion, modernization project in Patchogue
- Connecticut health insurers seek second year of double-digit premium hikes
- CT hospital launches initiative to provide free prescriptions for those in need. Part of improving ‘health’
- CT senior living facility changes hands for $68.25M
- Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health Celebrate Grand Opening of Connecticut Proton Center
- Lawmakers demand info on DOJ deal with CT Children’s Medical Center to end transgender care
- New flu shot could give older adults better protection, CT health official says
- Prominent Hartford-Area Hospital Has New Leader As Parent Company Realigns Leadership
- Stamford Hospital Advances $275 Million Plan for New Cancer Center, Behavioral Health Expansion
- State, city collaborate on affordable housing initiative for healthcare workers
- 450+ Cigna employees sign petition following end to GLP-1 coverage
- American Healthcare REIT Acquires Eight Seniors Housing Communities for $696M
- Connecticut’s first proton therapy center opens in Wallingford
- Connecticut hospital launches free prescription drug program
- CT hospital system patients using MyChart targeted with email scam involving fake health warnings
- Hartford-Area Hospital Unveils Free Prescription Med Program
- Lawmakers threaten to subpoena CT Children’s over gender care deal with Trump
- Yale New Haven Health, Endeavor Health invest in AI coding platform
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare buys 24 acres of Delaware Park Casino land for $24M
- ChristianaCare now requiring adults to show photo ID
- Delaware signs maternal health bill requiring hospital discharge plans
- ‘It’s truly about saving lives’: Delaware hospitals to create plans for pregnant women discharged while in labor
- State planning office considers ChristianaCare ‘microhospital’ applications for Camden, Georgetown
- Turf battle brewing: Bayhealth questions ChristianaCare’s proposed hospitals
- Beebe, CAMP Rehoboth open health suite in Rehoboth Beach
- Healthcare workforce development part of new $21.5M national AI effort
- Highmark Delaware named a 2026 Delaware Top Workplace
- New CEO takes helm at ChristianaCare
- Sussex County Ambulance Program passed by County Council
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
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- $18M Baptist MD Anderson specialized cancer treatment unit opens on Southbank
- AdventHealth completes 3 Florida hospital projects: 5 things to know
- AdventHealth moves forward with DeLand retail conversion
- AdventHealth opens $365M in hospital expansions across Central Florida
- Baptist Health becomes 1st system to hit perfect 10 on Epic’s usage score
- Baptist Health, Mayo Clinic lay groundwork for expansion
- CEO to permanently lead 2 Florida health systems
- Florida AG sues Prime Therapeutics, Express Scripts alleging price fixing
- Florida health system settles Medicare Advantage fraud claims for $542M
- Florida sues 2 PBMs over alleged price fixing
- Florida’s ASC growth: 8 things to know
- HCA seeks major expansion for South Florida hospital
- Lee Health waives Fort Myers woman’s surprise $59 doctor visit fee
- Memorial Healthcare names Strum CEO on permanent basis
- Morsanis give $5M to bring new health center to Hernando County
- Morgan Stanley snags 2 Florida senior living communities for $91M
- NICU camera system helps parents stay connected with babies at Golisano Children’s Hospital
- One-third of state’s latest cancer innovation funding went to South Florida institutions
- Palm Beach County medical office sold for $16M
- Public hospitals face cutbacks if Florida property taxes are reduced under Amendment 3
- Report projects Florida hospital districts could lose $323M under Amendment 3
- Tampa Health Care Firm Acquires California AI Company
- Villages Health to pay $541.5M to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations
- Why is Lee Health dropping UnitedHealthcare? $100M outstanding claims
- Grand jury finds DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
- HCA Florida hospital to close NICU
GEORGIA
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- 5 of the best hospitals in the country are in Georgia, US News says
- Atrium Health Navicent taps Lifepoint exec as president
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s new CEO plots expansion strategy
- Federal government completing distribution of first-year grants to Georgia to bolster rural hospitals
- Georgia hospitals get $93M in federal aid, but rural leaders say it won’t be enough
- Georgia releases $93M to modernize rural hospitals across the state
- New Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta CEO begins, announces expansion
- Wellstar to add 14th hospital
- ACA premium prices insuring 900K Georgians to shoot up — again
- After years of federal oversight, Georgia’s disability care system faces a new test
- Bridge to Independence: Georgia RSVP Clinic helps uninsured rebuild after neurological injuries
- Health care providers meet in Savannah to discuss rural Georgia care gaps
HAWAII
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- $2M grant brings youth behavioral healthcare to Hawaiʻi Island
- Adventist Health unifies 27 hospitals on Epic in largest tech rollout
- Hawaii Secures $58 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Rural Healthcare
- Juvare Partners with Healthcare Association of Hawaii to Power Statewide Healthcare Capacity Visibility
- Medical team fills healthcare gap in Ka‘u following Hurricane Lala
- State gets $58 million for rural health development
- Federal funding coming to Hawai‘i to strengthen rural health care
- Indigenous Groups Are Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules, But Native Hawaiians Aren’t
IDAHO
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- Accessible mental healthcare in Idaho
- As Idaho’s nursing homes face ‘challenges,’ state’s largest operator draws fines
- Healthy Blue Partners with Count the Kicks to Increase Access to Maternal Health Resources and Education Across Idaho
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare offering grants to improve rural healthcare
- Idaho’s Medicaid work requirements start in January. Here’s how they will work
- Select Health awards $5,000 grants to 10 Idaho community groups
- State issuing grants for rural health initiatives
- Three-story medical building planned near I-84
- Idaho rehab hospital more than doubles its beds
- Idaho Supreme Court wades into tussle over abortion initiative ballot language
ILLINOIS
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- 3 hospitals in suburbs, Chicago to stop delivering babies, giving neo-natal care: Prime Healthcare
- Advocate Health Care advances health and wellness initiatives in Chicago
- CommonSpirit market president retires
- Community advocates press for reopening of West Suburban, Weiss hospitals as sale remains in court
- Former Loretto Hospital CFO indicted again, accused in COVID-19 testing fraud scheme
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital partners with SSM Health to expanded care options
- How 2 Chicago hospitals were involved with ‘game-changing’ pancreatic cancer drug
- Illinois hospital CEO responds to lawmaker’s letter over payroll disruption, ambulance diversion concerns
- Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’
- Pioneer Behavioral Health Opens 1st Illinois Location In Arlington Heights
- Prime to consolidate OB services at 3 Illinois hospitals
- Prime Healthcare, state’s attorney conclude OB/GYN suit
- Prime Healthcare suspending obstetrics unit at Joliet’s Saint Joseph Medical Center
- Riverside Healthcare Opens Renovated Adult Behavioral Health Unit
- SSM Health and Hamilton Memorial Hospital District Strengthen Collaboration Through Operational Support Agreement
- Ascension hospital taps Endeavor Health leader as chief medical officer
- Ascension Illinois adding 14 primary care clinicians in the Northwest suburbs
- Ascension names behavioral health hospital president
- Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
- New Illinois law aims to speed prescription access
- New Marion dental center expands specialized care for Southern Illinois children
- Nurses at Prime Illinois hospital seek union election
- SSM Health strikes operational support agreement with Illinois hospital
- Sutter Health operating margin rises to 7.3% in Q2
- The system setting out to create the ‘gold standard for APPs’
- Two Aurora residents confirmed to have West Nile virus, Kane County Health Department says
INDIANA
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- A 3rd state bans hospital diversion due to ED overcrowding: 6 notes
- Do hospital diversion bans work? How Massachusetts is faring 17 years in
- Indiana hospitals end routine ambulance diversion
- Indiana receives $120M to improve healthcare access
- Lilly to acquire biotechnology company for $2.8B
- Pharma clinical research firm eyes former Elanco building in Greenfield
- Riley to open new unit for pediatric patients with behavioral and medical needs
- States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
- What the ‘unexpected’ looks like to IU Health’s CFO
- Damar Services agrees to pay $65,000 in EEOC settlement over disability discrimination
- FDA approves Lilly’s Mounjaro to reduce cardiovascular risk
- Health insurer Anthem targeted in lawsuit over air ambulance claims
- Ind. Panel Affirms $3.5M Med Mal Verdict Over Amputated Leg
- Muncie nurse charged for allegedly forging signatures to steal controlled substances
- State Medicaid fraud control unit aims to target more than health care providers
- State officials and emergency healthcare providers agree to discontinue ambulance hospital diversion
- Stillwater Hospice Brings Palliative Care to Rural Populations
- Valley Oaks Health Expands Primary Care Services to Rensselaer This Fall
IOWA
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- Doctors, UI Health Care making millions from Mission Cancer sale
- Lawsuit: UnityPoint Health shortchanged hourly workers
- St. Luke’s Hiawatha facility to receive FBI award
- Central Iowa community health centers face funding challenge
- Companies say they weren’t paid $2.4M on UI hospital project
- Doctor fights medical board’s findings of fraud in denying him a license
- Iowa nurses cited for theft, indecent exposure or patient care issues
- JoCo Public Health adjusts vaccine requirements following Trump changes
- Leg amputation and injuries at Waterloo care facility trigger $53,750 in fines
- University of Iowa completes Health Sciences Academic Building
- WesleyLife names Gogerty vice president of home and community-based services
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
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- Baptist Health Louisville completes $5M child care expansion
- Barr, Beshear spar over reasons behind hospital financial troubles
- Gov. Beshear defends rural hospital funding after scathing letter from Rep. Barr
- Kentucky’s licensed medical marijuana industry opens 24th dispensary, reaching halfway point in state
- Norton King’s Daughters’ Health breaks ground on new EMS Transport Hub
- Northern Kentucky lab expands into Georgia, Alabama with acquisition
- Waystar taps 2 health care veterans for executive team
- Critics say Rural Health Transformation Program funds are a Band-Aid that comes with high stakes
- Graves Gilbert Clinic, T.J. Regional Health explore long-term partnership
- Kentucky’s first dedicated fetal care center opens in Louisville
- Kentucky overdose deaths drop more than 50% since 2021, health officials say
- KY wound care provider to pay $2.6M settlement in ‘skin scam’ investigation
- Lexington physician Christine Ko named president of Kentucky Medical Association
- Medicaid dispute escalates in Kentucky
- New data shows health disparities for those in the LGBTQ+ community
- New technology helps Kentucky patients relearn to walk
LOUISIANA
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- CMS extends Louisiana hospital’s deadline to fix care deficiencies
- Elevance Health is leaving another Medicaid market
- Louisiana hospital opens $7.5M ASC renovation, doubles footprint
- Louisiana sues Express Scripts, Ascent over PBM practices
- Ochsner taps ED physician to head AI push
- The unexpected impact of ambient AI for nursing at FMOL Health
- Amanda Logue named to CEO of OLGMC
- Damaged by Hurricane Katrina decades ago, iconic New Orleans hospital to get a makeover
- La Supreme Court takes up $421M verdict against Blue Cross
- Louisiana expands response to substance-exposed newborns
- Louisiana hospital opens $7.5M ASC renovation, doubles footprint
- Louisiana hospital to go live with Epic
- Louisiana’s Medicaid program will lose another provider, affecting 290,000 people
- Ochsner Health names new VP of innovation to drive safe AI strategy
- Tulane University: Shaping New Orleans’ BioDistrict Future
MAINE
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- Central Maine Medical Center diverting some surgical patients following sterilization issue
- MaineHealth CEO warns of ‘huge crisis’ in healthcare with declining births and an aging population
- MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital opens Infusion Center, Oncology and Blood Disorder Practice
- Maine lawmakers call on MaineHealth to keep Lincoln County labor unit open
- Maine lawmakers hold hearing as labor and delivery units keep closing statewide
- Nurses at Lewiston hospital seek to unionize
- Lawmakers urge the state to fund Penobscot Community Health Care
- Links Healthcare to Acquire 20 Maine Nursing Homes and Assisted-Living Centers From First Atlantic
- Maine health clinics say state failed to pay nearly $6.5M cost-of-living increase
- Maine legislators urge MaineHealth to reassess closure of Lincoln Hospital’s maternity unit
- Penobscot Community Health Care announces consolidation and layoffs amid financial challenges
MARYLAND
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- Brokers respond to CareFirst lawsuit alleging $51M fraud scheme
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans names interim CEO
- Luminis Health facilities dealing with a cyberattack
- Major Md. disability services provider to absorb 121-person nonprofit
- Maryland sues UnitedHealth Group and Optum Inc. over defective Medicaid computer system
- Southern Maryland Hospital Center’s proposed $93M critical care tower to be largest expansion in facility’s history
- Two Maryland hospitals hit by cyberattack, compromising systems
- AG Brown sues United Healthcare, Optum for defrauding Maryland Medicaid Program
- Judges can’t direct order of defendants’ admissions to psych hospitals, MD Supreme Court rules
- Maryland joins lawsuit challenging Title X rules
- Maryland Project ECHO Dementia Strengthens Maryland’s Age-Friendly Workforce
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Beth Israel hospital to build ambulatory care center as patient volume doubles
- Do hospital diversion bans work? How Massachusetts is faring 17 years in
- MassHealth pharmaceutical spending climbs $350M as high-cost drug use surges
- Tufts Medicine margin drops to -3.4% as CEO, CFO prepare to exit
- Baystate Health faces growing pressure over transgender care, insurance ties in dueling protests
- Beth Israel plans expansion of Needham campus
- Bicara Therapeutics to move HQ to Wayfair space in Back Bay
- Boston Children’s taps new VP of revenue cycle operations
- Boston Scientific cyberattack disrupts manufacturing, shipping
- Boston Scientific nears shipping restart after cyberattack
- Dana-Farber posts $9.1M operating loss in Q3: 6 things to know
- Eli Lilly buys Merida Biosciences for $2.9 billion
- Health regulators pass on extensive review of two equity deals
- Lutanen Health eyes Nantucket, Wellesley for expansion
- Mass General Brigham hospital president takes island lessons beyond Nantucket
- Massachusetts hospital plans ED expansion
- Takeda wins approval for blood cancer, narcolepsy drugs in one month
- UMass Memorial Health CIO retires
MICHIGAN
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- Corewell Health unveils $1.7B plan to build 2 new hospital towers
- HomeTown Pharmacy shuts 4 more Michigan stores over low reimbursements
- Long-vacant Birmingham corner to see new $8M office building
- Mary Free Bed gets approval for $60M in bonds for expansion projects
- Michigan bill would ban hospital fees that add hundreds to patient bills
- Michigan Medicine lines up interim CEO, revives AMC president role
- MyMichigan starts $22 million Sault hospital overhaul
- Volunteers Build 40 Beds for Kids in Need at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
- As Michigan heads toward a healthcare shortage, some jobs look healthier than others
- Healthcare providers voice concerns about an upcoming Blue Cross policy change
- Michigan joins multistate lawsuit against federal public health funding conditions
- Michigan school districts offer insurance-free care to beat rising health costs
- Trinity to hire 1st chief AI and digital transformation officer
MINNESOTA
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- Mayo AI chief: Maintenance costs are ‘far higher’ than expected
- Minnesota AG announces 10-year oversight agreement in North Memorial Health, Sanford Health merger
- Minnesota Medicaid spending is accelerating, projected to reach $29B in 2029
- Sanford Health absorbs Minnesota system, grows to 60 hospitals
- What Sanford’s $600M acquisition signals for hospital consolidation
- Boston Scientific remains in ‘network outage’ as experts warn of growing cyber threats
- Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate adds 12 AI companies
- Sanford Health merger with North Memorial gets Minnesota AG approval
- Seven Sanford Hospitals Earn Heart Attack Care Awards
- UnitedHealthcare cuts prior auth by 30%: 5 changes GI physicians should know
- UnitedHealthcare to drop prior authorization requirements for 1,700 services
MISSISSIPPI
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- Fact-check: Mississippi did not pass proposed AI health care protections
- Mississippi healthcare providers work to reduce overdoses linked to maternal deaths
- Mississippi’s rural mental health crisis needs immediate action, social worker says
- New Baptist medical office coming to Clinton
- NMMC reaches milestone with thousandth TAVR surgery
- NMHS opens new medical office building
- UMMC, Mississippi Public Health Institute launch effort to reduce state’s high maternal mortality rate
- UMMC Takes over Greenwood Leflore Hospital
- Mississippi pharmacist’s viral story shines spotlight on PBM reform fight
- Mississippi State Healthcare Exchange Could Result in Savings for Mississippi
- Mississippi system expands hospital administrator’s role
- Singing River Health System expands cardiology care to Hurley
MISSOURI
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- Ascension hospital faces immediate jeopardy warning after drug mix-up harmed 4 patients
- Ascension names behavioral health hospital president
- Centene looks to Fannie Mae for new chief information officer
- Gateway Regional CEO addresses concerns as hospital faces tax sale and legal turmoil
- Indianapolis primary care provider opens KC office for self-insured employers
- Kansas, Missouri leaders gather in Lawrence to tackle rural healthcare crisis
- SSM Health names new Oklahoma, Mid-Missouri leaders
- Alliance for Healthcare Education opens $15M space with cheers, high fives
- Construction closes main entrance at University Hospital in Columbia
- Mercy is 1st system to put ambient AI for nurses on Android
- Missouri system taps Arkansas market president amid cross-state growth
- Monroe City nursing home administrator named administrator of the year for District 6
- MU Health Care sets new paid time off rules for employees
MONTANA
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- A court ruling halts construction on Montana’s proposed mental health facility in Laurel
- DPHHS to award $25M to consultant firms to help with Montana’s rural healthcare overhaul
- Expanding access to rural healthcare is ‘just the right thing to do’ says new Logan Health Flathead Valley president
- Partnership Health Center announces Seeley Lake Clinic will close this October
- State pursues new environmental review to revive Laurel forensic mental health facility plans
- Montana House votes down bill targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people
- New physician associate program intends to expand health care access to rural Montana
NEBRASKA
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- Bryan Health mobile mammography bus makes screenings more accessible around Lincoln
- Nebraska hospital CEO to resign
- Women following in the footsteps of ‘Dr. Susan’ continue Native healthcare legacy
- Danny Van Ranken named Kearney Regional Medical Center CEO
- Months-long road closure begins at University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Nebraska Medicine deal with Omaha Community Foundation advances
- Regents OK shared governance of Nebraska Medicine with Omaha Community Foundation
NEVADA
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- 1 patient, 412 ED visits: How Renown Health is rethinking high utilizers
- Henderson Hospital NICU to close Sept. 30, leaving staff uncertain about next jobs
- Lombardo — Nevada making largest-ever investment in rural healthcare
- Nevada recognizes Sunrise Children’s Hospital for exceptional pediatric emergency care
- Radiology backlog delays cancer, other patients’ test results at Las Vegas imaging centers
- Reno pediatricians say Kaiser, Renown deal threatens kids’ access to care
- Renown, Prominence reach agreement after earlier out-of-network notice
- Akshay Sharma to lead research at Nevada nursing school
- Nevada Health Centers bringing mobile mammography and children’s dental care to Ely in September
- Nevada Health-Data Restrictions Underscore Rising Compliance Needs in Healthcare Marketing
- Nevada health system reopens 2 facilities after fire evacuation
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth College collaboration celebrates aging through art
- Dartmouth secures millions to research rural health-care access for seniors
- In reversal, Easterseals NH commits to keeping adult day programs open
- NN mobile health bus may fill gaps amid potential Medicaid, SNAP cuts
- North Star Health to Open New Pharmacy in Charlestown
- Sen. Hassan tours Upper Valley clinic as mental health access expands
NEW JERSEY
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- Family Settles for $15M After Claiming Hospital Discharged Asthmatic Man Who Later Collapsed on the Street and Died: Report
- Here are the best hospitals in New Jersey, according to US News
- Jersey City residents, officials condemn hospital closure at state hearing
- New Medical Wing Proposed For Valley Hospital 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey
- Newark community hospital to close birthing center
- N.J. healthcare union accuses nursing home operator of stalling contract talks
- Political powerbroker George Norcross is giving $100 million to the hospital where he was born—which will now carry his name
- Hackensack Meridian hospital names chief medical officer
- Jersey City residents, officials condemn hospital closure at state hearing
- N.J. healthcare union accuses nursing home operator of stalling contract talks
- Penn Medicine Princeton taps CHRO
- Wellpoint New Jersey names Gillespie president
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico added 3,800 doctors in 4 years
- New Mexico health insurance officials approve 24% increase in premiums
- New Mexico hospital taps new CFO
- New Mexico launches Medicaid awareness campaign ahead of new rules
- New Mexico officials say 89,000 residents may lose coverage under Medicaid work requirements
- Presbyterian launches 2 new mobile health clinics in Albuquerque, Las Cruces
NEW YORK
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- A N.Y. hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back
- Albany Med taps CFO from Tufts Medicine
- Amherst surgery center owners propose $54M deal to sell majority stake
- Montefiore operating margin dips to -1.5% in H1
- Mount Sinai opens ambulatory surgery center in Carle Place
- Northwell Health posts 1.4% margin in Q2: 6 things to know
- Nursing home challenges NLRB’s right to fine employers without a trial
- NY’s smallest hospital in Star Lake survives as rural healthcare struggles
- Three local nursing homes to repay $9 million over Medicaid, Medicare fraud
- Alzheimer’s Foundation of America launches caregiver study
- How to become a CMS 5-star hospital
- Mount Sinai, Denver Health join AI trust coalition
- Mount Sinai, EmblemHealth reach resolution over new patients with government-backed coverage
- New York health system to close diagnostic center
- New York hospital taps CEO in expanded role
- New York outpatient center closes due to quality of care concerns
- Northwell taps internal medicine leader
- NYC Health + Hospitals, Maimonides Health transaction moves forward
- NYU Langone gets OK for $650M hospital expansion
- Plans Announced for NYU Langone Health Medical Center in Melville, Long Island
- What comes after ambient AI in healthcare
NORTH CAROLINA
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- 10 key questions about the proposed WakeMed-Atrium deal
- $37M Raleigh nonprofit eyes expansion after topping 100,000 patient visits
- AdventHealth seeks to add 19 acute care beds to Henderson County hospital
- Duke Health performs 1st Apple Vision Pro hip procedure
- Former ER nurse, neighbors fight WakeMed site near their homes in Wake County
- How a Rural North Carolina Network Uses AI to Coordinate Care
- How to battle growing healthcare workforce shortages? Cone Health ‘grows its own’
- Lawsuit over doctors supervising nurse practitioners adds new twist to long NC debate
- North Carolina among states with longest ER visit times as hospitals face capacity pressures
- North Carolina venture firm eyes $100M second fund after successful launch
- Novant Health approved to build its first hospital in Lincoln County
- Novant Health pays $17M for property near midtown campus as part of future growth strategy
- Novant Health’s operating margin falls to 2.5% in Q2
- OrthoCarolina’s bet on a new model for independent orthopedics
- Scotland Health facility relocates Aug. 31
- The Pearl drove $1B in private investment and 2,270 jobs in first full year
- The Triangle’s next blockbuster drug may have just arrived
- Two top WakeMed leaders leave amid merger talks
- Tryon Medical Partners in growth mode as it preps Huntersville expansion after opening Waxhaw office
- UNC Health puts $125M behind expanded venture arm
- UNC Health proposes $59M hospital expansion in Chapel Hill
- WakeMed loses two top executives as proposed merger with Atrium looms
- Wilmington-based CareHome Technologies Selected For Nashville Accelerator
- $1.76M Cone Health pixel tracking class action settlement
- 3 Wake County hospitals seeking state approval for more acute care beds
- 19 ENC nurses named to Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina, including 18 from ECU Health
- Caracal expands hospital plastics recycling to North Carolina
- Mission Hospital relaxes degree requirements for nurses
- NICU Awareness Month: Parent shares her story, gratefulness of Mission Hospital’s team
- Pardee emerging from Mission’s shadow
- Study ranks North Carolina among worst states for mental health care access
- UNC lands up to $35M to build rare disease AI resource
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- 3 new affordable assisted living communities under construction in Ohio
- Adena Health acquires 5th hospital
- Cincinnati cardiologist secures $3.6M NIH grant for groundbreaking women’s heart disease study
- Cincinnati founder tackles care industry staffing challenges
- Columbus hospital CEOs: $4.5B in construction won’t raise your bill
- FTC warns it will stop ‘bad hospital deals’ after steering Ohio hospital to new buyer
- How General Catalyst sees tech boosting Summa Health
- Kettering Health opens Fayette County location as statewide expansion continues
- Lancaster-based Fairfield Medical Center has been acquired
- Les Wexner, stepping down as chair of OSU’s hospitals, calls public meetings ‘least productive’
- Mount Carmel CEO Tauana McDonald announces retirement
- Ohio health system names regional chief pharmacy officer
- Strongsville senior center sells for nearly $20 million
- The National Observer: Increased headwinds for healthcare institutions
- WVU Medicine Breaks Ground On $56M St. Clairsville Community Hospital In Ohio
- Cleveland Clinic opens 300,000-square-foot research expansion
- Northeast Ohio hospitals reimagining healthcare delivery through AI
- Northeast Ohio Medical University Opens Cleveland Innovation Hub
- Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.
- Ohio gets $3.15M from feds to fight drug fraud and improve rural pharmacy care
- Ohio Trinity Health system CEO to retire
- Sandusky woman accused of posing as nurse, physical therapist arrested in Tennessee
OKLAHOMA
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- Ascension Oklahoma facility OK’d to become rural emergency hospital
- Cedar Ridge opens 90-bed behavioral health expansion
- Oklahoma officials outline progress on Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives
- SSM Health names new Oklahoma, Mid-Missouri leaders
- Little Red Heart 5K returns to OKC to honor organ donors
- Norman’s A Better Way program to end after state funding denied
- OCCY offers virtual training on child psychological maltreatment
- Oklahoma Medicaid costs rise as aging population pressures budget
- OMRF researchers shed light on lupus kidney damage
- OU Health expands heart valve treatments with minimally invasive options
- SoonerCare members urged to prepare for 2027 work rules
OREGON
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- Adventist Health unifies 27 hospitals on Epic in largest tech rollout
- Care providers, others speak in support of proposed behavioral health hospital in Springfield
- High-profile investors back ex-OR gubernatorial candidate’s startup
- Kaiser Permanente sued for $534M after patient’s cardiac arrest, amputations
- Oregon COVID-19 cases are on the rise
- OHSU and Regence reach a multi-year deal for some patients, but not all
- OHSU taps new CFO
- Providence Portland adds da Vinci 5 surgical robot
- Rural hospitals in Oregon seek state approval to join forces
- Saint Alphonsus eliminates administrator position at Baker City hospital
- A 26-year-old went to urgent care with a headache and was sent home — 3 days later, he was dead, lawsuit says
- A Long Road to Prenatal Care
- Many Small Health Systems Have Been Hoovered Up. Rejecting This Fate, Rural Oregon Hospitals Are Uniting.
- Massive Oregon Health Care Disruption Is (Mostly) Averted as Regence and OHSU Resolve Dispute
- OHA reports new measles exposures at 3 Portland-area clinics, hospitals
- Oregon to launch new Explore Health state health insurance marketplace in coming months
- ‘Radio silence’: Oregon State Hospital’s deputy superintendent has been on paid leave for 3 years
- Strike alert service solicits for ‘up to 650’ travel nurses for Southern Oregon
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 48-year-old physician group files for bankruptcy
- Allegheny General Hospital nurses launch contract push for tighter staffing ratios
- Bucks County’s first micro-hospital moves ahead near Oxford Valley Mall
- CDC director questions Pennsylvania measles deaths
- CORE names new president and CEO
- Malvern firm cutting 20% of workforce as new CEO launches cost cuts
- Medicaid will likely shed patients under new rules. This health system is working to keep them covered.
- PA Rural Hospital Mergers Focus of New Report
- Pediatric behavioral health provider opens clinic in Bethel Park
- Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire orders 13 new trucks as part of $20M healthcare commitment
- Pottstown Medical Specialists enters bankruptcy as Jefferson eyes acquisition
- Rothman Orthopaedics to sponsor Philadelphia Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ performances
- St. Luke’s warns of nationwide phishing scam that mimics online patient portal
- UPMC begins construction on specialty care complex
- UPMC Health Plan posts $447M operating income in first half of 2026
- UPMC operating income falls in the first half of 2026
- UPMC plans early 2027 opening of newest specialty clinic
- Annovis Bio to raise $15 million for Alzheimer drug trial
- Blackbird Health opens clinic in Bethel Park
- Highmark Health funds 13 new Pittsburgh fire trucks
- Neuro-transitional center and other medical projects opening in central Pa.
- Penn Medicine operating income jumps to $337M in FY 2026; over 60% of revenue now stems from outpatient
- Penn Medicine Princeton taps CHRO
- Pennsylvania children’s hospital names surgeon-in-chief
- Pennsylvania clears WVU Medicine’s 5-hospital acquisition with conditions
- Tela Bio laying off 20% of workforce under cost-cutting plan
RHODE ISLAND
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- Brown Health, Brown U. receive major gift to study the biology of aging
- New breast cancer treatment tool at Roger Williams Medical Center
- Rhode Island Life Science Hub CEO frames new vision for state, investments
- CODAC brings medical van to Wood River Health to treat opioid addiction
- New report on primary care Medicaid reimbursement rates, a new promise from McKee
- Nuvia Dental Implant Center opens in Johnston
- Rhode Island Medicaid now pays more for primary fee-for-service care than most of New England
- Rhode Island receives nearly $3M for child mental health services
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford Health absorbs Minnesota system, grows to 60 hospitals
- Sanford Health announces $1M matching gift for Sioux Empire United Way
- Seven Sanford hospitals among nation’s top performing medical centers for treatment of heart attack patients
- Spearfish High School athletics receives boost from Monument Health
- What Sanford’s $600M acquisition signals for hospital consolidation
- Seven Sanford Hospitals Earn Heart Attack Care Awards
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension hospital faces immediate jeopardy warning after drug mix-up harmed 4 patients
- HCA Healthcare confirms more layoffs after hit to second-quarter earnings, shifts in market
- HCA sells behavioral health hospital to New York company for $25M
- Lawmakers set vote for Williamson Health deal
- National Health Investors increases change in control payouts
- Reimagine Care purchased by international company Cureety
- State report details errors in medication mix up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
- Thyme Care announces $125 million raise, launches new parent company
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center sues Wellpath for alleged unpaid medical expenses
- Williamson Health unanimously approves next step in Ascension Saint Thomas deal
- Allegiant Pledges $20,000 to Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee
- AMR to begin providing emergency medical services in Weakley County
- Ballad Health command center cuts bed assignment times 74%
- How MHC is changing mental health care
- Mercy Community Healthcare welcomes new CEO
- Patient sues Vanderbilt University Medical Center over HIV, hepatitis exposure risk
- Skanska Completes $14.1M Regional Health Office in Columbia, Tennessee
- Tennessee Oncology First to Achieve FACT Community IEC Accreditation, Signaling Shift in Access to Cellular Therapies
TEXAS
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- Another major San Antonio health system CEO set to depart
- Children’s Health adds 4 behavioral health outpatient programs
- Dallas physician clinic to pay $7.5M to settle false claims allegations
- Here’s why MD Anderson Cancer Center President Peter Pisters is retiring and what’s next
- Methodist plans $45M expansion of Westover hospital
- ‘No more business-as-usual’: Texas hospitals face $27M-a-day Medicaid hit as CMS stalls on DPPs
- Nutex Health Confirms Sensitive Data Stolen in August Cyberattack
- Texas employers say rising healthcare costs affect competitiveness
- Texas hospitals expect to lose $27M a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday
- University Health is buying a third property in former Christus campus area for $5.2M
- University of Houston launches interdisciplinary institute to guide local housing interventions
- Why this Texas orthopedic group’s 1st ASC is a bet on patient demand
- As CMS cuts Texas Medicaid funds, Houston hospitals on alert
- Christus Santa Rosa CEO Grant Wicklund to retire Sept. 25
- Methodist hospital taps new COO
- North Texas hospitals see rise in respiratory infections
- Texas children’s hospital COO steps down after 42 years
- Texas dominates the US’ growing IDR caseload
- Texas Health to launch new maternal health program for continuity of care
- Texas orthopedic practice opens expanded clinic and ASC
UTAH
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- Intermountain Health Layton Hospital opens new mammogram suite improving access to women in Davis County
- Intermountain Park City Hospital opens new cancer center
- Intermountain unveils new hospital plans for old Sears site in downtown Salt Lake
- New MRI machine uses AI to reduce time, make clearer images at Intermountain Medical Center
- St. George man hospitalized with rare, severe form of West Nile virus, wife says
VERMONT
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- A urologist got approval to open a stand-alone surgery center. Weeks later, he was fired
- Hundreds rally for healthcare workers across three UVMMC outpatient sites
- RRMC earns four U.S. News & World Report high performing ratings
- Unions send UVM Medical Center cease-and-desist letter over patient observation
- Vermont joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s attack on health care for transgender youth
- Vermont’s population of primary care doctors is declining
- New geriatric clinic opens in Rutland, expanding care options for older patients and caregivers
- Unions send UVM Medical Center cease-and-desist letter over patient observation
- Vermont and New York join multistate lawsuit challenging federal rule on transgender youth healthcarev
VIRGINIA
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- HCA sells Falls Church behavioral health hospital to Long Island firm for $25M
- Orthopedic MOB acquired
- Trump administration announces $122 million for rural Va. health
- Virginia addiction treatment center to open
- Virginia gets $122M in federal funding for rural health services
- Virginia health leaders, lawmakers share enhanced healthcare resources for rural communities
- Where UVA sees interventional psychiatry reshaping SUD treatment
- Your input could help shape how Virginia holds nursing homes accountable. Here’s how.
- Data shows 94,000 Virginians have dropped their ACA insurance since last year
- Healthcare: Virginia individual market rates set to increase significantly in 2027
- Nearly 550 employees face layoffs as housekeeping contractor ends VCU Health contract
- New healthcare funding to benefit rural communities, experts say it may not be enough
- Roanoke gets state funding injection for health sciences
- University of Mary Washington plans a new med school to train more doctors for Virginia
WASHINGTON
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- Final beam marks construction milestone for Western State Hospital
- Former Good Sam RN sues Tacoma health system over alleged wage violations
- MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Opens Expanded Outpatient Center In Tacoma, Washington
- Developmental disabilities program for WA families to be cut, but not ended
- First Responders Children’s Foundation Launches Mental Health and Resiliency Program in Washington
- New emergency medical facility planned in South Hill area.
- Providence Sacred Heart ranked as Spokane’s best hospital, #4 in Washington
- Seattle firm Frazier Healthcare Partners closes $490 million acquisition of software company
- WA AG joins lawsuit targeting new federal healthcare conditions
- Washington Regional ER nurses earn award
- Washington system taps chief medical officer
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Vandalia Health adds 17th hospital
- West Virginia’s 2 largest systems push beyond state lines
- WVU Medicine Breaks Ground On $56M St. Clairsville Community Hospital In Ohio
- WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital earns five-star CMS patient survey ratings
- Health Right CEO Gets National Award For Charitable Healthcare Work
- West Virginia health leader wins national patient advocate award
- West Virginia medical student selected for national trustee role
- WVU dental school opens renovated pediatric and orthodontic clinics
- WVU Medicine OKs conditions set by Pa. attorney general in Independence Health deal
- WVU Medicine team performs innovative surgery to treat lung cancer
WISCONSIN
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- Area hospitals, highly ranked for training and communications, feted by WHA
- Baptist Health becomes 1st system to hit perfect 10 on Epic’s usage score
- Can Wisconsin Learn From States Starting Medicaid Work Requirements?
- Cancer-detection company with deep Milwaukee roots raises $3M to launch first product
- Children’s Wisconsin Expands Elemeno Health Across Hospital Units and Clinics
- Froedtert Hospital sues CVS Health alleging fraud and $18M in losses
- New research shows 20,000 Wis. residents have lost health coverage since 2025
- Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services reports ‘significant’ rise in measles cases
- Eighty-four hospitals in Wisconsin recognized for advancing quality care for heart disease, stroke
- Epic urges appeals court to uphold dismissal of noncompete lawsuit
- In center of Wisconsin’s measles outbreak, tiny health team toils on
- Milwaukee hospital sues CVS over $18M in alleged 340B diversion
- New dean at Medical College of Wisconsin steps in, amid leadership turnover
- Southwest Wisconsin measles outbreak spread escalates
- Wisconsin’s Black infant mortality crisis is harming generations
- Wisconsin opioid overdose deaths decline as Narcan becomes more accessible
- Wisconsin school nurses grapple with SNAP cuts, staffing shortages and vaccine hesitancy
WYOMING
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- County’s Hospitals Granted Federal Healthcare Funding
- Hospital board incumbents eye financial sustainability, cancer center and housing project
- How one program aims to improve stroke care in Wyoming
- New emergency room opens at Summit Medical Center in Casper
- Sheridan Memorial moves closer to critical access hospital status
- Rep. Elissa Campbell files resolution for Wyoming abortion amendment
- Summit Medical Center opens new emergency department
