NATIONAL
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- 21 states sue over Trump’s attacks on gender-affirming care insurance coverage
- 82% of physicians work for corporate entities: 6 notes
- As elective surgical volumes drag in 2026, health system execs say solid demand is still in sight
- AMA releases CPT 2027 code set with 299 new codes, 10 for AI
- Bill would put an end to yearly patches on Medicare physician pay
- CMS puts more pressure on DME suppliers as part of anti-fraud push
- Congress has health business to finish. It will wait till winter
- Democrats demand halt to hospital ER records collection
- EMTALA citations climb to record highs
- FTC complaints show scope of MyChart Medicare scam
- FTC locks in on healthcare: 3 recent moves
- Half of U.S. hospitals lack maternity wards as Medicaid cuts loom: report
- Healthcare costs are rising. Here’s how states are tamping down
- HHS announces $383.4M in behavioral health, crisis response services grants
- Hospitals push CVS deeper into the 340B legal fight
- Increases in healthcare spending the largest driver behind premium growth: Yale study
- Private practice divide across 5 specialties
- The most valuable AI in healthcare may not look like AI at all
- Top Democrat investigates No Surprises arbiters
- Why AI scribes are a malpractice risk, according to experts
- Why More Hospitals and Doctors Are Asking Patients to Pay First
ALABAMA
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- Alabama lawmakers seek details on how rural health grants will reach communities
- New Hoover clinic offers physical therapy without physician referrals
- Why the last doctor standing in a rural Alabama county gave away his clinic for free
- Alabama’s largest independent rural hospital offers consulting to peers
- East Alabama Health to provide ‘Stroke Education’ sessions, training for EMS personnel
- ‘She thought she was talking to a doctor’: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners warn after doctor impersonated online
- Thrive Alabama expanding to Albertville with new federally funded health center
- VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
ALASKA
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- $16M awarded to expand primary care in Interior Alaska
- Alaska continues rollout of Rural Health Transformation Program awards
- Alaska Native Medical Center Transfers to Tribal Ownership
- Federal government transfers ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center to tribal consortium
- Tribal consortium achieves long-desired ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center
- Alaska Hospital Creates a Healing Environment for Patients in Recovery
- Early detection is the most practical way to improve cancer outcomes in Alaska
- Lawsuits against Anchorage healthcare provider working with the city allege fraud and unpaid bills
- Much-needed mental health resources to open soon in Anchorage
- Suicide deaths and attempts among Alaska youth continue at high rates, report shows
ARIZONA
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- Banner cuts nurse documentation task from 100-plus clicks to fewer than 10
- In Arizona’s memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain related healthcare
- Memory Care: Hospice of the Valley awarded grant to support first-of-its-kind in-home dementia program
- Abrazo West Campus earns highest designation for stroke care
- American Vision Partners reaches $1.75M data breach settlement
- Arizona issues directive on flu vaccine after federal inaction
- Behavioral Health Connections Arizona joins Talkspace
- Behind the scenes with doctors at Banner’s landmark union vote
- Sage Memorial celebrates 96 years while expanding health care services
- Stapley Medical Center in Mesa sells for $48 million
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas BCBS, Cambia receive green light for affiliation
- South Arkansas hospitals set to benefit from rural health investment
- Washington Regional’s New CEO Has Plans to Grow — and a $38.8M Loss to Fix
- Arkansas Advance Healthcare Directives Remain Valid Under Guardianship and State Hospital Admission
- Arkansas Lawmakers to Review Hospital and EMS Rules Impacting Rural Care and Staffing
- CHI St. Vincent no longer part of Blue Cross Blue Shield network
- Little Rock Dental Accounting Firm Acquired by Hall CPA
- Mercy Northwest Arkansas, Department of Human Services to launch program to promote healthier pregnancies
- Olivia and Tom Walton pledge $100M for national campaign to cut maternal deaths
CALIFORNIA
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- California hospital used contaminated instruments in 3 surgeries, state finds
- Cardinal Health leases Sacramento building for 100-job distribution center
- Final beam placed on Kaiser Permanente’s new downtown Sacramento medical center
- How one of San Francisco’s fastest-growing AI startups is ‘transforming a problem that everyone’s experienced’
- Inside look at Kaiser Permanente railyard construction
- Kaiser, Duke tapped for ARPA-H’s $62.7M autonomous AI bid
- Kaiser nurses push back on AI monitoring of call times: Report
- Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends
- OCR settles 55th HIPAA right-of-access case
- Providence to study smaller hospital for Laguna Beach campus
- San Francisco urges Kaiser to drop behavioral health demands
- Scripps Health projects $100M annual net revenue hit from HR 1
- Shasta Regional workers strike for one day over contract negotiations
- Sutter’s $1.41B bond sale will fund hospital expansions, outpatient centers across region
- UC Davis Health redesigned the revenue cycle workforce
- 3 Northern California children treated after touching rabid bats
- Adventist Health cuts operating loss through Q2
- Baja California Intensifies Promotion of Health and Medical Tourism
- California’s healthcare affordability office claims power to punish overspending hospitals
- California measles may be spreading undetected as virus is found in wastewater
- Centene’s Health Net exits commercial group market in 2 states
- Dignity sues Medi-Cal plan, claiming $30M in unpaid bills
- Dignity Health taps new market VP of strategy and growth
- El Segundo Caregiving Firm Cuts 738 Jobs After Health Net Drops Key Medi-Cal Benefit
- Kaiser taps chief people officer from NewYork-Presbyterian
- Sutter Health, Santa Clara University develop medical training model
- UCLA Health taps Fred Hutch theranostics leader
- UC Riverside receives grant to evaluate California’s traditional health care practices benefit
COLORADO
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- Colorado challenges Trump rule blocking Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care
- Colorado hospital helps develop national standards for cognitive and developmental care in sickle cell disease
- Colorado orthopedic practice adds 5 physicians
- Healthcare billing startup leases RiNo office after $120 million raise
- Judge weighs whether to hold Children’s Hospital Colorado in contempt for not providing gender-affirming care
- Kaiser Permanente’s $5M investment in Colorado schools targets absence problem
- Shot fired during altercation with patient at Lincoln Health
- Colorado makes sure people can easily get COVID vaccines as fall respiratory virus season arrives
- Colorado students report bullying, threats, mental health concerns as school year begins
- Number of Colorado overdose deaths rising, to the concern of medical professionals
- UNC’s College of Osteopathic Medical College building opens for students
CONNECTICUT
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- Former Hartford HealthCare manager builds 300-plus unit CT real estate portfolio
- Hartford HealthCare, Backus Hospital launch state’s first Mobile Integrated Health program
- Lawmakers could subpoena CT Children’s over gender care deal with Trump
- State announces $10M for paraeducator healthcare aid as union calls for higher wages
- Yale New Haven Health names chief clinical officer
- Backus launches mobile care program to cut hospital readmissions
- Hartford Healthcare launches Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program
- West Hartford psychiatrist under investigation over 21 alleged violations of medical standards
DELAWARE
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- Beebe, TidalHealth join opposition to downstate ChristianaCare campuses
- ChristianaCare’s new CEO takes the post
- TidalHealth joins opposition of ChristianaCare Georgetown hospital plan
- Why Delaware hospitals stash millions in the Cayman Islands every year
- 3 health systems challenge ChristianaCare’s proposed Georgetown micro-hospital
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth ramps up $660M hospital tower, cancer center projects
- Baptist Health scoops up Coconut Creek Kohl’s store for $54M
- Encompass Health Jacksonville offers intensive rehab for stroke, brain injury and spinal cord recovery
- Florida orthopedic surgeon shortage hits rural counties hardest
- Florida’s health care cost squeeze is opening the door to new insurance models
- HCA Florida hospital announces $125M expansion
- Holy Cross Health CEO Monice on hospital’s plans for growth
- Lee Health to expand offerings in rural Florida counties
- Lee Health uses federal grant money to expand rural offerings in SWFL counties
- Locals are paying thousands of dollars for more time with their doctors
- Memorial Healthcare names Strum CEO on permanent basis
- Memorial Healthcare System’s operating income jumps 60% in fiscal 2026
- Morgan Stanley snags 2 Florida senior living communities for $91M
- Orlando Health launches Tampa Bay spine center
- Orlando Health to anchor second hospital at Lakewood Ranch
- Several South Florida assisted living facilities changed hands over the last year
- The National Observer: Concierge medicine challenges healthcare norms
- Two South Florida men sentenced in $34.8M Medicare fraud scheme
- UnitedHealth’s Optum sells interest in Florida clinics
- West Volusia Hospital Authority could lose millions under Amendment 3
- What 1 CEO has learned leading 2 systems at once
- Cannabis Co. Failed To Prevent Patient Data Breach, Suit Says
- Florida approves $6 million in LINE funding for university nursing programs, intercollegiate athletics recommendations
- HCA Florida Healthcare surgeon talks robot-assisted shoulder replacement surgery
- Leaving a legacy at Lee Health
- Sacred Heart and Florida Power partner to honor healthcare workers
- UnitedHealth sells interest in Florida WellMed clinics to TPG
GEORGIA
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- AdventHealth Breaks Ground On Replacement Hospital In Chatsworth, Georgia
- Ga. family speaks after jury awards $23.6M in PruittHealth nursing home lawsuit
- Grady cuts pandemic-era pay bump for nurses
- Grady Health confirms pay changes coming after reductions in federal healthcare funding
- Marcus Autism Center, Emory University get $17 million for research
- PruittHealth hit with $23M verdict in Georgia nursing home death
- Ga. Home Health Agency Says Rival’s Logo Confuses Patients
- Georgia’s elder care workforce faces impact as Haitians lose protected immigration status
- Georgia’s Flournoy Health Systems company lands on Inc. 5000 after 90 percent growth
- VA hospital system’s supply failures shut down OR 4 times
- Veterans in Georgia can get mental health help by dialing 988. Too many don’t know it
- Wellstar Health System reaches deal to acquire north Georgia hospital
- With the CDC silent on vaccine guidance, physician-led groups make their own for the upcoming season
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- As Idaho’s nursing homes face ‘challenges,’ state’s largest operator draws fines
- Idaho rehab hospital more than doubles its beds
- New medical office building planned at Eagle View Landing amid Meridian’s rapid growth
- Select Health awards $5,000 grants to 10 Idaho community groups
- Boise-area ‘micro-hospital’ drew heat from Idaho insurer. What city decided
- Idaho kindergarten vaccine exemptions over ‘four times the national average’: Health officials weigh in
- Idaho nursing homes face fines and staffing issues
- Idaho Supreme Court OKs Revised Abortion Ballot Language
- Overdose deaths in Idaho in decline for second year in a row
- Planned Parenthood of Montana clinic to open in Bozeman
- Post Falls hospital transitions to rehab use
ILLINOIS
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- Ascension hospital taps Endeavor Health leader as chief medical officer
- Closed Chicago hospital loses license
- Illinois hospital’s Medicare status in jeopardy: 7 things to know
- Nurses at Prime Healthcare hospitals in Chicago, Olympia Fields go on 1-day strike
- Plan to close birthing facilities at 3 Chicago-area hospitals enrages officials
- State fines Canton nursing home $25K for error that preceded resident’s death
- Illinois joins lawsuit against latest Trump admin push to cut funding for youth gender-affirming care
- Illinois medical aid in dying law set to take effect after judge denies last-ditch challenge
- Weiss Memorial Hospital loses Illinois hospital license in latest blow to reopening hopes
INDIANA
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- Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler come to Indiana to urge embrace of employee-choice health plans
- Health insurer Anthem targeted in lawsuit over air ambulance claims
- Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Sept. 10 on state’s abortion ban, absentee ballot count
- Local concierge health group forms company to expand physician-owned practices
- RayzeBio Plans $173M Expansion in Indiana’s Life Sciences Sector
- Valley Oaks brings primary care services to Rensselaer
- East Central Indiana’s Answer to the Healthcare Talent Shortage is to Grow Your Own
- Edgewater Health earns federally funded health center status
- Indiana receives $120M to improve healthcare access
- Indiana Takes Center Stage as CMS and SBA Announce CHOICE Arrangement
- Lilly’s GLP-1 Windfall to Fund Investments in Women’s Health
- Training expanded to get more Hoosiers into healthcare careers
IOWA
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- U of Iowa Health Care scraps $2B patient tower plan
- Cedar Rapids listed in top 25 best U.S. cities for healthcare access
- Central Iowa hospital celebrates three-quarters of a century
- Des Moines ER stays can run hours longer than Iowa average
- Fired healthcare professionals are awarded jobless benefits
- OCAHS Becomes Third Iowa Hospital to Offer Pritikin Cardiac Rehab
- UnityPoint Health-Finley reducing cardiac procedure hours
KANSAS
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- Kansas psychiatric hospital faces patient safety concerns over proposed data center
- KC hospitals see more patients without insurance — and expect many more
- Physician-senator sued 700+ patients over medical debt: NYT
- 7 Kansas rural hospitals form network to strengthen independence, advance value-based care
- HaysMed continues to negotiate with Blue Cross Blue Shield; deadline Dec. 31
- Independent Kansas health systems launch regional collaboration
- Newman Regional Health joins statewide rural health collaboration
KENTUCKY
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- Kentucky receives $213M through new rural health care fund
- Med Center Health officially opens ‘High Street Tower’ for Obstetrics and OB services
- AG Coleman files lawsuit against Mayday Health for mail-order abortion pill ads
- ARH receives awards from Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative
- Beams raised on Kentucky’s first regional mental health crisis center
- Beshear announces hospital, transportation funding during Team Kentucky update
- Kentucky suicide rate higher than national average, expert says
- Kentucky’s worst measles outbreak in 35 years includes five cases in Barren County
- Local EMS director helping connect KY’s healthcare system through shared app
- Louisville health care and political giant Bruce Lunsford dies at 78
- Northern Kentucky health department using wellness kiosks to prevent overdoses
- Southcentral hospital and clinic explore partnership
- WellCare of Kentucky recognizes 2026 Community Health Champions
LOUISIANA
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- Gov. Landry appoints Veneeth Iyengar to Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program Advisory Council
- Louisiana AG returns to 5th Circuit seeking end to telehealth abortion meds
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette granted $2.1 million to address rural healthcare needs
- Louisiana marks National 988 Day with awareness event
- Opioid deaths drop, behavioral health rankings climb in Southwest Louisiana
- Rural hospital mergers and how to balance survival versus competition
- Telehealth abortion is at stake in a federal appeals court : NPR
MAINE
MARYLAND
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- Johns Hopkins’ 1st Black chief resident of orthopedic surgery dies at 79
- Local officials look to fill in gaps left by closure of birthing center in Cecil County
- Luminis Health cyberattack delays cancer treatment and test results
- SUN: Maryland hospital outages put emergency backup plans to the test
- Tech woes limited ER services at three Johns Hopkins hospitals over two days
- $3.5 Million Initiative Aims To Bring Health Care Within Reach Across St. Mary’s County
- Blackbird Health Expands into Maryland, Bringing Pediatric Mental Health Care to Frederick and Gaithersburg
- Findhelp Partners With Maryland Health Care Commission as the First Specialty Exchange to Advance Social Care Interoperability
- Howard County Woman Sentenced in $25,000 Medicaid Fraud Case
- Luminis cybersecurity incident highlights ‘concerning’ rise in attacks on healthcare
- Opus Consulting Appointed Receiver for PharmaCann Maryland Assets; Announces Structured Sale Process
- Partners In Care Maryland Adds Four Community Leaders to Advisory Board
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Gov. Healey eyes changes to life sciences programs as early-stage biotechs struggle
- Historic Boston nursing home whose closure was feared gets new lease on life with Allaire
- Mass General Brigham health plan drops MA coverage for Dana-Farber patients
- MGB Health Plan to drop Dana-Farber from Medicare Advantage network
- A month after formal session, lawmakers begin health worker safety talks
- Boston Scientific cuts sales growth outlook after Aug. 25 attack
- Boston Scientific restores remote cardiac device monitoring
- Boston Scientific systems restored after cyber attack
- Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
- Gov. Healey met with 40 biotech CEOs. Here’s what she heard.
- Insulet eyes Massachusetts expansion with $40M tax incentive
- MA officials eye new rules to cut surprise medical bills
- Massachusetts’s dwindling maternity care
- Solstice Oncology raises $225M in Series A funding
MICHIGAN
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- $25M federal grant to upgrade technology, expand high-speed internet for rural health clinics
- 557 Trinity Health IT jobs affected by outsourcing shift
- Corewell Health, Select Medical form JV to build Michigan rehab hospital
- Henry Ford Health executives rise on the list of Michigan’s highest-paid hospital leaders
- Henry Ford hospital nurses strike reaches 1 year milestone: 6 updates
- New parking ramp, more beds: Mary Free Bed expansion prompted by ‘unbelievable demand,’ CFO says
- Trinity Health to cut more than 550 IT roles
- UM president picks an interim CEO for Michigan Medicine
- As Medicaid changes loom, Hill Health Clinic in Zeeland marks 20 years of lifeline healthcare
- Axia fills Grand Rapids pain care gap left by clinic collapse
- Four Michigan independent pharmacies are permanently closing
- Healthcare costs explained: What’s driving the bill in Michigan
- Michigan is facing an extreme healthcare workforce crisis, report finds
- Michigan sues over federal policies against transgender care for minors
MINNESOTA
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- CentraCare, Minnesota college expand nurse anesthesiology program to support rural healthcare
- Group of over 150 Allina Health doctors in Twin Cities files notice for strike
- Inside Mayo’s AI bet with Microsoft
- One rural hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures
- Sanford Health Patient Advances Suit Over Meta Data Disclosures
- Allina Health doctors file 10-day strike notice
- Doctors, advocates call for gun restrictions after Minneapolis shooting
- Essentia Health, nurses’ union reach agreement for Deer River hospital
- Group of over 150 Allina Health doctors in Twin Cities files notice for strike
- Hospice care is up in Minnesota, but some nurses are set to strike
- In Duluth, advocates say wider access to naloxone is saving lives
- Minnesota is losing hospital obstetrics units faster than most states, new data finds
- UnitedHealth CFO says ‘tough decisions’ in Medicare Advantage are paying off
- UnitedHealth’s Optum enters ‘strategic partnership’ for Florida clinics
- What Minnesota Community Care’s closure of 2 clinics means for St. Paul
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi health system rebrands
- As state suicide rate outpaces national average, Mississippi mental health experts push
- Baptist, MUW celebrate unique partnership to address nursing workforce needs
- Free naloxone vending machines help fight overdoses across South Mississippi
- Metro Jackson physicians to support Southeast region heart health outcomes
- Mississippi Doctors Ditch Insurance For A Direct Primary Care Model
- Mississippi does not have pharmacies to spare
- UMMC AirCare launches fixed-wing aircraft
- UMMC receives $4.25 million federal telehealth award
- Woman sentenced for $3M healthcare fraud scheme in Mississippi
MISSOURI
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- Ascension’s medication safety officer exits
- BJC names former Centene VP to revenue cycle role
- Missouri hospital changes hands after legal dispute
- Missouri hospital sues buyer after $10.5M sale collapses days before closing
- SSM Health names dual hospital president, chief medical officer
- UMSL offering healthcare training in under 6 months
- Carroll County Memorial Hospital among local facilities joining Show-Me High Value Network
- Carroll County Memorial Hospital continues partnership with Gates Hospitalist Group
- Fitzgibbon Hospital faces uncertainty after buyer backs out of deal
- Gateway Regional’s Medicare status in jeopardy amid repeated financial crises
- KVC Plans 2026 Opening Of New Hospital Facility
- Thousands of St. Louis hospital workers lost their jobs in 2020. Their CEOs got raises
MONTANA
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- Logan Health Primary Care Providers Sign Vote of ‘No Confidence’ in Leadership
- CMC launches medical detox program through StepOne Service
- Community Medical Center to launch Western Montana medical detox program
- No child abuse-trained pediatrician in Montana prompts Missoula doctor to take action
- Planned Parenthood of Montana plans new Bozeman clinic, expanding abortion services
- Threat forces closure to Partnership Health Center clinics in Missoula
NEBRASKA
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- Bryan Medical Center receives grant to develop residency programs in rural Nebraska
- Bryan Medical Center awarded $750,000 federal grant to develop rural family medicine residency program in Crete
- Nebraska hospital taps Arizona CNO as chief clinical officer
- Nebraska Medicine’s response to Medicaid changes
- New hospital CEO embraces leadership role
- Creighton, Children’s Nebraska partner to fill health care gaps
- Local officials look to fill in gaps left by closure of birthing center in Cecil County
- Mary Lanning Healthcare names new Chief Clinical Officer
- Nebraska Hospital: A new standard in personalized healthcare, primary care, emergency services and addiction recovery
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Dartmouth Health Children’s hospital receives $30M gift, new name
- Dartmouth Health posts -2% operating margin in Q3
- HCA New Hampshire hospital CEO exits after 17 months
- Three years in, Cheshire Medical’s residency program grows
- Valley Regional Hospital celebrates opening of Michael and Sheila Satzow Health Center
NEW JERSEY
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- Capital Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Stroke Care Excellence
- N.J. healthcare union accuses nursing home operator of stalling contract talks
- Former Western Union Headquarters Site in Montvale to Become Nursing Facility
- RWJBarnabas health names Dr. David Silverman senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer
- RWJBarnabas posts 6.4% operating margin in H1
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico hospital finds Legionella in 2 rooms
- A troubled nursing home is going bankrupt. Why NM advocates worry nothing will change.
- Federal actions caused ‘significant strain’ on New Mexico veterans’ agency, report says
- Presbyterian Hospital taking precautions after patient tests positive for bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ Disease
- UNM Hospital Earns National Recognition for Quality Care
NEW YORK
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- 25 new memory care beds open in Monroe County amid long-term care shortage
- $76 Million Awarded to Rural Healthcare Organizations Across New York State
- $500M in healthcare projects underway across WNY
- Counties in New York Awarded Over $76 Million for Rural Healthcare Improvements
- M&A activity surges in Buffalo area as business owners eye retirement
- Montefiore nurses terminated after health system adopts AI
- New York health system acquires physician practice
- New York system adds cervical spine surgery
- Rural NY health care providers to get $76 million in federal funds
- Severe violations reported at Albany Center for Independent Living
- State approves insurance rate hikes ranging from 0% to 13.5% for 2027
- WellNow CEO eyes more Western New York growth
- A hospital unit that helps complex patients discharge home in 13 days
- Brooklyn Patients Wait Up to 27 Hours for Hospital Beds
- How CHROs at Sutter, Stanford, Northwell are preparing their workforces for 2027
- Kaiser taps chief people officer from NewYork-Presbyterian
- New York surgeon leads push to eliminate post-op opioids
- New York university renames nursing school
- Top NY hospital system Northwell Health reports stunning 75% explosion in 9/11 cancers over last three years: ‘Slow-motion health disaster’
- Upstate opens after-hours pediatric behavioral health center
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Atrium Health boosted executive compensation by 21 percent in 2025
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist names Matthew Edwards new CEO
- Drug manufacturer promised 200 jobs in Durham. It didn’t even come close
- Four Lake Norman hospitals seek approval for 3D body scanner. Only one will get it
- Guest column: Rising healthcare costs impact NC’s competitiveness
- North Carolina unveils new 988 signs to expand mental health support awareness
- North Carolina among states with longest ER visit times. Here’s how Triad hospitals are doing
- Not many North Carolinians have heard of 988. How the state plans to change that
- Novant Health pays $17M for site near main Charlotte campus as part of growth strategy
- Pardee emerging from Mission’s shadow
- Tryon Medical Partners in growth mode as it preps Huntersville expansion after opening Waxhaw office
- WakeMed tells Stein Atrium’s $2B is ‘legally binding.’ But WakeMed will pay part.
- Why executives make bad patients — and how three Triangle leaders say to fix that
- All North Carolina student IDs will have mental health resources printed on them as part of the Student Helpline Act
- Committee formed to strengthen behavioral health and transition out of prison in North Carolina
- Kaiser, Duke tapped for ARPA-H’s $62.7M autonomous AI bid
- NC’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot is coming back — but not at full strength
- North Carolina launches toolkit ahead of Medicaid changes
- North Carolina MCO Alliance Health Taps Cortica to Rein in Autism Spending, Improve Outcomes
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Adena Health acquires Fairfield Medical Center after antitrust scrutiny
- Cleveland Clinic names global chief marketing officer
- Cleveland Clinic taps AI to automate administrative workflows
- Essential Montgomery County agency taps next leader
- Ingenovis Health names new chief commercial officer
- Ohio addiction treatment center ordered to repay $1.4M in Medicaid funds
- OhioHealth adds 4th hospital to critical access model
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center names chief data, analytics officer
- Premier Health earns credit rating upgrade from Moody’s, Fitch
- Two Ohio health organizations sign term sheet for potential merger creating 1,500-employee entity
- An Ohio Hospital Is Screening Young Kids for Reading and School Readiness
- Central Ohio law enforcement agencies, hospitals report phone service interruptions
- Delaware County medical spa fined $25K over prescription drug violations
- Fairfield Medical Center joins Adena Health after FTC pushback on OhioHealth merger
- In Ohio, new cases of illness caused by cyclospora parasite down again
- Medical Cannabis Co. Can’t Shake Data Breach Claims
- Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Mobilizes Global Health Resources for Nepal Disaster Response and Recovery
- Revenue jumps at nearly all of Northeast Ohio’s largest hospitals
OKLAHOMA
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- Cedar Ridge opens 90-bed behavioral health expansion
- OU Health taps new COO
- SSM Health names new Oklahoma, Mid-Missouri leaders
- HDSA to host Huntington’s disease Education Day in Tulsa
- Hospital volunteer programs give Oklahoma students a look at healthcare careers
- Memorial Health CEO Brent Smith named new OU Health COO
- Oklahoma health system works to avoid bond default
- What next year’s big Medicaid changes could mean for Oklahomans
OREGON
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- One year later, Salem Health now owns Santiam Hospital. How did it happen?
- Oregon leads 22 states in lawsuit challenging cuts for gender-affirming care
- 2025 GOP tax law will cost Oregon nearly $1.3B for Medicaid over next four years, officials say
- Cascadia Health opens 10-bed secure mental health treatment facility in Southeast Portland
- Health Authority seeks permission to hire 120 people in the face of budget cuts
- Hospitals need better SUD care. Team-based approaches are bringing results
- New Eugene facility will expand Oregon’s residential behavioral health system for youth
- Nurse accused of preying on Oregon psychiatric patients kept license, state paid $1M to settle lawsuits
- Oregon Health Plan’s housing benefit program still failing to help hundreds, new report says
- Oregon Paid Consultants Handsomely to Recruit a Hospital Chief. Two Years On, the Search Continues.
- State health officials want judge to halt contempt fines in civil rights case
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Allegheny Health Network taps new chief nursing informatics officer
- Freedom Mortgage CEO gifts $50M to Penn Medicine; building to be renamed in his honor
- Investors flip Mount Joy medical office building for $6M
- Jewish Association on Aging unveils multimillion-dollar renovation plans at Squirrel Hill campus
- More than 200 registered nurses at Jefferson Health in Greater Philadelphia announce plans to unionize
- Nurses throughout Jefferson Health System announce plan to unionize
- Penn Med, CHOP internal data exposed in nationwide breach
- Rothman Orthopaedics to exit Highmark network in Pennsylvania
- The wait times at Pa. hospitals’ emergency departments are among the longest in the country
- WellSpan Health names medical group’s physician leader
- WVU Health System, Independence Health System Reach Settlement With Pennsylvania AG on Planned Acquisition
- Heading to the emergency department? In Pennsylvania, expect to wait hours
- Highmark dispute with Rothman could affect thousands of patients
- Medicaid insurer AmeriHealth Caritas is boosting its political spending
- New Rehab Hospital Opens in Lower Providence With 105 Jobs
- Nurses throughout Jefferson Health System plan to unionize
- Only 1 in 5 rural PA hospitals offers NICU care, report says
- Penn spinout Senticell raises $7M for cancer diagnostic platform
- Pennsylvania coroner confirms infant died from measles
- UPMC to double parental leave benefit
- WellSpan Health names medical group’s physician leader
RHODE ISLAND
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- All 3 Southcoast Hospitals Group hospitals earn antimicrobial excellence designation
- Brown Health, Brown U. receive major gift to study the biology of aging
- CVS Health signs on as official partner of professional volleyball league
- DaVinci Center receives $440K federal award for community health, food programming
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Freestanding emergency room advances through approval process on James Island
- What’s in South Carolina’s new long-term pediatric cancer plan?
- MUSC moves one step closer to transforming cancer care in South Carolina
- Prisma Health expands supply chain technology to bedside
- USC addresses South Carolina nursing shortage
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Monument Health awarded grants to expand access to care across western SD
- Monument Health Neonatal ICU permit leads Rapid City to record August valuation
- South Dakota town halls spotlight rural healthcare cuts
- Monument Health Wins Grants to Expand Rural Care
- Sanford Health completes North Memorial partnership
- SDSU Metro Center expects 1,200 graduates in next 5 years
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension medication error raises new concerns over potential Williamson Health sale
- Ascension Saint Thomas faces Medicare funding loss
- Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown receives Medicare notice
- Chamberlain University to open Nashville nursing school
- Chili’s announces $150 million commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Clarksville Celebrates Groundbreaking of New $148.5 Million Health Campus
- ‘Punishing patients’ East TN doctor warns proposed Medicare rule could delay care
- Tennessee awards first round of rural health grants, but not to hospitals, clinics
- Williamson County Commission advances Ascension Saint Thomas deal despite efforts to delay
- Clarksville Health Foundation Awards $106K to Support Austin Peay State University Health Programs
- Global healthcare company expanding operation in East Tennessee, creating nearly 100 jobs
- Johnson City Medical Center Completes First Phase Of ED Expansion In Tennessee
- HealthStream CEO Robert Frist Jr. targets AI for reinvention
- Home health care jobs expected to skyrocket amid “critical” need in Tennessee
- Macon Hospital awarded grant in state-wide rural health care program
- Patients in East Tennessee face potential exposure in LHC Group data breach
- TN health department rolls out grants through new rural healthcare program
- Radiology Partners investing over $5M to build new headquarters in downtown Nashville
TEXAS
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- As healthcare cyberattacks surge in Houston and beyond, here’s what businesses need to know
- Central Health considers raising Travis County taxes for mental health resources
- Christus Santa Rosa Health System CEO to retire
- Health Wildcatters reveals 14th cohort for accelerator
- Healthcare pricing in the crosshairs: Texas panel weighs new mandates for hospital systems
- MD Anderson’s role in FDA approval of breakthrough drug for pancreatic cancer
- Tenet upsizes senior notes offering to $2B
- Texas hospitals could lose $27M per day as feds delay Medicaid reimbursement payments
- Tenet subsidiary to cut 1K-plus jobs tied to expected departure of major customer
- Texas orthopedic surgeon suffers data breach
- UTHealth Houston names chief health innovation officer
- Healthcare data breaches surge: What businesses need to know
- Houston, Texas shooting: Knife-wielding patient shot multiple times by security at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, police say
- Tenet to refinance $1.5B in notes
- Tenet’s Conifer Health to cut 1K+ jobs amid CommonSpirit split
- Texas cardiologists to retire, close down practice
- Texas Health Fort Worth Earns Gold Level ELSO Award
- Texas hospital to move to unified Meditech EHR
- Texas hospitals face $27M daily loss as federal Medicaid funds withheld
- Texas lawmakers eye hospital price transparency again
- Texas physician practice suffers data breach
- Texas Sunset Review offers chance to address the mental health crisis-to-prison pipeline
- UTHealth Houston names chief health innovation officer
UTAH
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- Intermountain Health Plans Replacement LDS Hospital In Salt Lake City
- U of Utah Health puts emerging knee procedure to the test
- Intermountain imaging backlog delays patient results
- Intermountain Health opens new St. George flight base
- This trauma surgeon has saved others; here’s what he learned when others saved him
- 25th Anniversary of the Level 1 Trauma Center at University of Utah Health
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
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- Kaiser Permanente Expands Robotic Surgery and Role of Ambulatory Surgery in Northern Virginia
- Virginia nursing homes are short-staffed. So are the agencies tasked with watching them.
- Woodside Health acquires Nansemond River Medical Center
- Employer Insurance Paid Virginia Doctors 28 Percent More Than Medicaid Managed Care for the Same Preventive Visit
- New dashboard reveals widening rural divide in access to Virginia maternity care
- U.Va. Health first in Virginia to use a temporary heart pump in a pediatric patient
- Va. health dept. updates food allergen list, food establishment guidance
- Why have Virginians’ health insurance premiums increased?
WASHINGTON
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- EvergreenHealth buys Kirkland medical office building for $70 million
- Former PeaceHealth CFO joins system board of directors
- MultiCare layoffs announced as CEO cites mounting economic pressures
- MultiCare to close multiple clinics by the end of year
- MultiCare to close 3 eye clinics, cut 56 jobs
- MultiCare to cut 138 positions, including leadership
- MultiCare to shutter multiple clinics, affecting 83 workers
- New 100-bed behavioral health center planned near busy Tacoma corridor
- New MultiCare clinic opens in Puyallup. $500,000 project funded by community
- Gov. Ferguson: How WA is adapting to federal healthcare changes
- Seattle’s third emergency response department is hampered
- WA approves double-digit rate hike for individual health insurance plans
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Morrisey: $2.4M of WV’s Rural Health funds will go to 3 organizations for employer-based health
- School-Based Healthcare Expands For Medicaid-Eligible Students In W.Va.
- Small West Virginia nonprofit lands $1.17 million to expand workplace healthcare
- West Virginia awards $2.4 million to recruit rural healthcare workers
- WVU Health System, Independence Health System Reach Settlement With Pennsylvania AG on Planned Acquisition
- WVU Medicine is spending $1B to become a top rural system
- WVU Medicine’s big health plan bet
- Ascend WV gets $2.4M to recruit health care workers to West Virginia
- Class action lawsuit filed against WVU Hospitals in hidden camera case
- What does mental health look like in West Virginia
WISCONSIN
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- Ascension explores affordable housing for historic Milwaukee hospital building
- Planned Parenthood to challenge Wisconsin abortion restrictions
- St. Mary’s nurses file federal charges against SSM Health over labor dispute
- THU Healthcare Report: SSM Health disputes that it’s breaking federal labor laws amid unionization push
- Western Wisconsin residents get expert heart care close to home
- Wisconsin Lawmakers Bolster Substance Use Treatment
- Wisconsin lawmakers weigh AI regulation in healthcare
WYOMING
