NATIONAL
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- 340B hospitals lag behind peers in charity care spending: report
- 4 top PBMs now control 75% of market: 6 notes
- 6 physician groups refute RFK Jr. claim that AI is ‘better informed than any doctor’
- A 50% Medicare cut has physicians sounding the alarm
- AHA: AI vendors outside HIPAA need tougher standards
- AI in hospital billing added nearly $1B in healthcare costs over 2 years
- CMS finalizes new drug pricing model: 7 notes
- Congress Weighs How, Not Whether, To Rein In Private Equity In Health Care
- Demand for ambulance helicopters is going up, but it’s hard to retain staff
- Federal bill would reinstate enhanced ACA subsidies, introduce public option
- US drug lobby group PhRMA names former House leader Cantor as CEO
- Hospitals are scrambling to keep 340B discounts. Here’s what to know
- Housing AI company hits $4B valuation as it expands into healthcare
- How the 340B fight is squeezing rural hospitals and clinics
- HRSA awards $89.3M to expand rural addiction treatment
- Joint Commission CEO to step down, new leader named
- Joint Commission launches food recognition program
- Senate Finance Committee advances Klomp’s nomination as HHS Deputy Secretary
- The Joint Commission has refined its mission
- The ‘remarkably high profitability’ at ambulatory surgery centers
- UnitedHealthcare names new president
- White House scraps plan for tighter NIH grant oversight: Report
- Why home health expansions are a power play in value-based care
ALABAMA
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- Alabama Awards Nearly $55 Million in Additional Rural Health Grants
- Bham contractor to begin Ascension St. Vincent’s expansion project
- DCH, Alabama hospital to end lease agreement after 20 years
- Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas sue states over abortion pill protections
- New Lawrence Medical Center outpatient facility coming in 2027
- TikTok to pay Alabama $100M over youth addiction claims
- Vendor outage disrupts Baptist Health IT systems
- A single insurance company dominates Alabama. Doctors, patients say the impact can be ‘devastating’
- Alabama university’s nursing program breaks into top 10 in the country
- Auburn Nursing, East Alabama Health open new prenatal clinic in Valley
- Baptist Health Montgomery leans heavily on international graduates to fill residencies
- Baptist Health hit by vendor IT outage; hospitals remain open
- Majority of Alabama residents struggle to afford basic necessities, study finds
- New Alabama law will prohibit vaping in places where smoking is prohibited starting Oct. 1
ALASKA
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- Alaska system names CEO
- Alaska to launch second funding round for Rural Health Transformation Program
- Rural Health Transformation funding could bring childcare to Juneau hospital workers
- Soldotna family drains retirement savings after state denies Medicaid waiver for 85-year-old mother
- Wellness Vending Machines Spread to Juneau, Seward, and More
- Alaska Providence hospital gets international recognition for stroke, brain injury care
- Clinical considerations for working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities
- Federal maternal health bill targets rural care gaps on peninsula
- Flu arrives early in Alaska as H3N2 strain starts to spread
- Labcorp settles with Alaska over breach affecting 82,958 residents
- Providence Alaska Launching Residential Youth Behavioral Program
ARIZONA
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- Arizona orthopedic group names division president, practice CEO
- Texas bioscience firm expands in Scottsdale as AZ headcount tops 200
- Arizona moms push to protect maternal mental health help line
- Arizona researchers lead study on breakthrough Alzheimer’s disease blood test
- Banner Alzheimer’s Institute CEO to step down
- Castle Biosciences adds Arizona jobs at expanded facility – Phoenix Business Journal
- Dr. Christopher Morrison Joins Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona Healthcare in Sedona
- Group home nurses go unpaid for weeks amid state investigation of AZ provider
- HonorHealth chief growth officer departs for CEO role
- Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States Sharing $11.2 Million for Rural Residencies, but Doctors Are Years Away
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas awards $54.6 million in rural healthgrants across the state
- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders distributes over $54 million in rural health care grants at Governor’s Mansion event
- Heartland Whole Health Institute Launches $8.4M Rural Health Initiative
- Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas sue states over abortion pill protections
- Mercy, Alice L. Walton Foundation Break Ground On Whole Health Campus In Bentonville, Arkansas
- St. Bernards Foundation receives two grants for rural healthcare
- State grant will expand UofA’s Arkansas HealthSurvey, map care gaps
- UAMS to Provide Management Services to Bradley County Medical Center
- Arkadelphia to serve as South Arkansas medical base for Air Methods
- Arkansas hospital names chief administrative officer
- AstraZeneca Dealt Latest Loss in Arkansas Drug Discount Case
- CARTI Expanding Access to Clinical Research Opportunities
- Judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ abortion ban
- Seventh Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas PBM Regulation
- Saint Mary’s nurses honored as Arkansas Nurse of the Year nominees
- UAMS, Arkansas critical access hospital plan management agreement
- UAMS takes over operations at Encore Medical Center in Saline County
- White River Health System awarded more than $5 million in rural health grants
CALIFORNIA
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- A $1.6 billion project uncovers the long past (and future) of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
- Adventist Health strikes $18.5M settlement resolving sexual abuse lawsuit
- Best Real Estate Projects: UC Davis Health Folsom Medical Care Clinic
- California hospital could close in 6 to 12 months, CEO warns
- City of Hope to lay off 73 in California
- Former California healthcare district CEO files retaliation claim over firing
- Kaiser gives labor half the seats on AI investment task force
- Kaiser taps leader for national health plan
- Kaiser to lay off 147 workers across California
- Sharp HealthCare takes equity stake in DISC surgery center
- Stanford hospital cut alarms by 57% without hurting safety — here’s what replaces the noise
- Tech executive acquires Sacramento dental lab
- UCI Health names system chief pharmacy officer
- UC San Diego lands $12.6M award for addiction research center
- A new California law may help more cancer patients keep their hair
- Adventist Health starts fellowship for GI specialists in valley
- Cal/OSHA Draft Would Require Weapons Screening at California Hospitals
- California critical access hospital says files stolen in cyberattack
- California law lets clinicians use own judgment over AI tools
- California laws protect clinician judgment when AI is used in care
- California removes prior authorization for hepatitis C drugs
- California’s San Joaquin Valley needs more doctors. New medical schools are years away
- California to fund gender-affirming care for trans youth on Medi-Cal
- Cedars-Sinai holds 2.8% operating margin in FY 2026 as revenue climbs 10%
- Former California healthcare district CEO files retaliation claim over firing
- Innovaccer names former Allscripts CEO to board
- Northbay Health debuts internal medicine residency
- Rady Children’s Health promotes leader to COO
- Scripps Health taps transplant center lead
- UCSF becomes 1st US treatment center for rare gene therapy
- Where UC San Diego Health is fixing revenue leakage
COLORADO
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- 4 systems’ best practices for leasing SNF beds
- Banner Health plans major expansion of Fort Collins Medical Center
- Children’s Hospital Colorado sees 65% spike in mental health ER visits
- Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council Awarded $2.9 Million to Strengthen Rural Behavioral HealthCare Across Colorado
- Colorado distributes $170 million in federal funding to help 91 rural healthcare organizations
- Colorado hospital leaders say upcoming changes to Medicaid eligibility may lead to a budgetary flatline.
- Court finds Children’s Hospital in Aurora met order to reinstate gender-affirming care
- Employees union sues Kaiser Permanente Colorado over plan to transfer jobs out of state
- HCA Denver hospital names CEO
- Rural Colorado health providers receive millions in federal grants
- Rural healthcare providers in Colorado get boost from federal government
- Western Slope hospitals, CMC receive millions in federal grants for rural healthcare
- Challenge to Colorado Transgender Protections Can Move Forward
- Colorado Health Insurance Premiums Expected to Increase by 10%
- Colorado targets cuts to addiction recovery coaches as Medicaid spending jumps 286%
- New medical campus in Colorado serves a growing part of the city of Aurora
- SLV community foundation receives major grant from Colorado Health Foundation
- Thousands of legal immigrants in Colorado to lose Medicaid coverage this week
- University of Denver program receives $3 million grant for Southwest Colorado K-12 mental healthresources
CONNECTICUT
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- Connecticut Invests in Healthcare Workforce With New Housing Project
- Hartford HealthCare opening urgent care center near Hartford Hospital
- Hartford HealthCare to raise minimum wage to $20
- UConn Health delays Bristol, Day Kimball hospital acquisitions
- Yale New Haven Hospital hit with $15.1M malpractice verdict; third major award in less than a year
- 10 healthcare policies Yale researchers say could save billions
- Caring Senior Service Opens New Connecticut Location
- CT autism therapy group owner, employee accused of $600K Medicaid fraud
- Jury awards $15.1M to woman blinded during surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Lamont, Fazio detail healthcare plans in Connecticut governor race
- Hartford HealthCare boosts primary care revenue 17% with autonomous coding
- New therapy offers hope to CT dementia patients, but an expert seeks to temper claims
- State clears four hospital service moves, new Wallingford infusion suite without additional review
- Telehealth is emerging widely in CT, amid questions about patient safety. Things are ‘missed:’ doctor
- Two practices join CT medical office building. It’s now 100% leased
- Yale New Haven installs 1st PET/MRI system in Connecticut
DELAWARE
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- Delaware health centers receive $23M from federal Rural Health Transformation Program
- Delaware health centers receive nearly $23M for technology, mobile care
- Delaware to offer $5M in grants through rural health technology accelerator
- ChristianaCare operating margin slips to 0.5% amid fiscal 2026 growth: 7 things to know
- Delaware planners set forth recommendations for new ChristianaCare campuses, amid delays
- Penn Medicine expands Delaware push with planned surgery centers
- Delaware cancer doctor helps shape national pancreatic cancer treatment guidelines
- Ensemble adds Penelope Health payer policy data to cut claim denial
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth buys 42K-square-foot Florida MOB
- Ascension Sacred Heart taps 4 leaders
- Florida physician sentenced in $3.1M Medicare fraud scheme
- FSU, Tallahassee Memorial finalize agreements to form FSU Health
- HCA leader joins Ascension as dual CNO-COO of Florida hospital
- Jacksonville at center of national workforce nonprofit tackling healthcare staff shortages
- Jacksonville built a proton therapy hub. Proposed reimbursement cuts may put it at risk.
- Orlando Health acquires Alabama system
- Orlando Health pushes farther west with new ER
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital plans Manatee County expansion along Interstate 75
- South Florida Affordable Housing Issue Soon to Become a Healthcare Crisis
- Tampa General to take over Florida hospital
- Vanderbilt Health extends innovation reach to Tampa
- AdventHealth brings OpenEvidence into EHR workflows
- Baptist Health Names New Chief Human Resources Officer
- Baptist Health South Florida and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Celebrate Grand Opening of New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in South Miami
- Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Welcome New Ambulance to FLFR Fleet
- Broward Health North Unveils Dedicated Emergency Room CT Scanner and X-Ray Machine
- Cigna, Fla. Atty Resolve $21M Claim In Ch. 7 Case
- Florida AG Uthmeier alleges insulin price collusion in lawsuit against drugmakers, PBMs
- Griffin Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon for Miami Campus
- HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Names New Chief Operating Officer
- Hendry County schools launch employee clinics to lower health costs
- Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties declare states of emergency to battle dengue fever
- ‘I feel like they failed us’: Florida families seek answers after prone restraint deaths inside mental health facilities
- Judge Backs CMS’ Contested Organ Procurement Metrics
- South Florida Affordable Housing Issue Soon to Become a Healthcare Crisis
- Tampa General to take over Florida hospital
GEORGIA
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s new CEO aims for ‘more than possible’
- DME company pays $825K to settle fraud allegations
- From payphones to AI: UGA School of Medicine dean prepares future doctors for tech, rural care
- Inside Wellstar’s big expansion play in Georgia and beyond
- Piedmont plans nearly $600M hospital relocation
- St. Mary’s Medical Group to open new office building in Oconee
- Bridge to Independence: Georgia RSVP Clinic helps uninsured rebuild after neurological injuries
- Federal Circuit Sends Back Sanctions Ruling in Patent Case
- Federal grant to boost nurse, doctor pay at rural Cairo, Georgia, hospital
- Ga. Hospital Escapes LGBTQ+ Bias Suit Over Fertility Benefits
- Helms College unveils new medical assistant training space in Macon
- More than a year of CDC workforce cuts detailed in new data dashboard
- Morehouse School of Medicine helps get Atlanta men screened
- Newly released study finds people in Georgia struggle more to pay for food and healthcare
- ‘Our numbers are topping the charts:’ Atlanta’s HIV/AIDS walk comes as diagnoses spike, federal aid is cut
- Project Heal provides healthcare lifeline in Georgia
- Wellness
- They came to fish. They stayed to talk about mental health.
- Two Middle Georgia mental health providers merge as the state streamlines its safety net care
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- Idaho prepares to allocate millions in rural healthgrants
- Idaho state, healthcare, tribal leaders meet to advise process for millions in rural health grants
- As health insurance costs soar, some Idaho healthcare workers pay for medical care out of pocket
- Blue Cross denies claims in Coeur d’Alene after district refuses to sign benefit trust contract
- Bonner General Family Practice recruits new physician
- Federal judge upholds Idaho law that bans vaccine, medical treatment requirements in daycares
- Idaho doctors debate how Proposition 1 could affect abortion and reproductive health care
ILLINOIS
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- American Cancer Society receives $25M for Hope Lodge Chicago
- ‘Automate your bread and butter’: How Northwestern processes 400,000 tasks with a 3-person automation team
- Bailey hopes to keep Choate Mental Health Center open
- CommonSpirit SVP of finance, corporate controller retires
- How UChicago Medicine, UMass Memorial ‘curate’ patient experience
- Illinois delays state facility’s psychiatric bed closure plans after legal challenges
- Northwestern Medicine medical groups tap new CFO
- UChicago Medicine names 1st AI, data chief
- Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals
- Carle Health Methodist Hospital wins an airport of the year award
- CommonSpirit narrows operating loss to 1% in FY 2026, before special charges
- Fresenius warned by FDA over violations at Illinois facility
- Healthcare summit explores ways to recruit doctors to rural Illinois communities
- Illinois BCBS Can’t Escape $6.6M Claim Repayment Fight
- Illinois hospital CEO to retire
- OSF HealthCare hosts fall nursing career fair for Central Illinois students
- Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin dropping its level II trauma status, owner Prime Healthcare says
- Southern Illinois University Uses AI to Speed Bacteria Detection
- SSM HEALTH Brings Advanced Wound Care Close to Home
INDIANA
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- Beacon Health plans ‘difficult’ changes to administration, operations
- BiomEdit receives conditional licensure for first commercial product
- Elevance Health implements new site-of-care billing policies
- Henry Community Health breaks ground on Knightstown ambulatory surgery center
- Indiana neurosurgeon performs nation’s 1st customized spinal fusion
- IU Health reports vendor security incident affecting radiology files
- IU receives $10M donation from grad’s family to fund brain cancer research center
- FSSA pauses Medicaid waiver denials, announces plan to retrain case managers overseeing new assessments
- New Indiana University Health hospital roughly a year away from completion
- Parkview acquires 16th hospital
- Telix Pharmaceuticals acquisition adds to growing Hamilton County life sciences sector
- Appeals court cites defendant’s mental healthissues in reversing trial court ruling on probation violation
- Community Health partnering on southside behavioral health hospital
- Franciscan Health Indianapolis named top hospital in Indiana
- Goshen Health Officially Joins Parkview Health, Strengthens Healthcare Access Across Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan
- Indiana seeks new short-term residential facility for disabled adults
- Lilly CEO Eyes Bigger Deals in Pharma’s ‘White Spaces’
- Methodist Hospitals partners with Synergy on behavioral health expansion
- Methodist Hospitals Appoints Rob Hittmeier Director of Behavioral Health Services
- More Indiana hospitals complying with price transparency rule, but not all are
- People with Down syndrome and other disabilities find their rhythm in Indiana dance program
IOWA
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- Coralville sues University of Iowa Health Care, alleging breach of contract
- Nursing home cited for violations after resident dies by suicide
- Researchers say demographics, behavioral risks account for much of Iowa’s high cancer rates
- UI Health Care opens Tiffin clinic
- University of Iowa researchers share first-year findings on Iowa’s high cancer rates
- Former public defender sentenced to prison for healthcare fraud
- Iowa health regionalization could put county services in jeopardy
- Risk factors explain 76% of Iowa’s excess cancer rates
- Soaring cancer rates in Iowa emerge as a key US midterms issue
KANSAS
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- Ardent Health to sell ownership stake in Kansas hospital to The University of Kansas Health System
- Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients’ wages for unpaid bills. They also sue the most
- U of Kansas Health System to take full ownership of hospital from Ardent
- Wichita tech startup SwyftOps grows 30% annually as home care demand rises
- Axiom Healthcare Services invests $1M in Georgetown retirement community – Wichita Business Journal
- Kansas hospital taps chief nursing officer
- Kansas needs more doctors but new federal loan limits could make it harder to attend medical school
- Mobile clinics draw hundreds to Kansas City as rural hospitals close
KENTUCKY
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- Central Kentucky OB-GYN resident trades hospital scrubs for Fiji beaches on ‘Survivor’ Season 51
- Norton Children’s upgrades helicopter serving critically ill children across region
- EKU invests in hands-on healthcare training
- Kentucky measles cases continue to rise, Christian County reporting highest total
- Kentucky’s newest medical school aims to keep doctors in state
- Kentucky warns of health insurance enrollment scams
- Lexington health educator wins Kentucky Black Pride community award
- Norton King’s Daughters’ Health to build new EMS transport hub. Here’s where
LOUISIANA
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- FMOL Health is investing $59M to expand healthcare in Ascension Parish
- Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas sue states over abortion pill protections
- Louisiana hospital considering service adjustments, denies closure
- A $59 million Our Lady of the Lake expansion is underway in Gonzales
- How FMOL Health cut sepsis deaths 24% with a rapid blood test
- How Ochsner automated its way through 30% volume growth
- Louisiana adult obesity rate dropped sharply, new report finds
- Louisiana Invests in Rural Health Tech Startups to Improve Outcomes
- Louisiana Takes on New York, California Abortion Shield Laws
- Ochsner’s new neuroscience institute is a first for Louisiana
MAINE
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- Encompass Health celebrates opening of new Bangor rehabilitation hospital
- Maine outpatient hospital service payments up 40%, state data shows
- Northern Light Health receives $4.8M in state funds
- Bangor to buy back Penobscot Community HealthCare building, putting city in a tough spot
- Half of emergency room nurses in northern Maine hospital quit
- ‘It’s a win’: CMMC nurses celebrate union victory, hospital says it is considering legal options
- Maine Autism Group Home Kept Receiving State Funds After Resident’s Death and Safety Violations
- Maine has more to do to boost access to mental health care, say providers and stakeholders
- Maine People’s Alliance protests LePage healthcare policies
- MaineHealth names regional president
- MaineHealth receives $13 million research grant
- More than one thousand Maine immigrants to lose Medicaid on Oct. 1
- NIH awards $13M grant to improve rural healthcare in Maine
- Richard Grunke joins Anesthesia Dept. at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
- Two care providers to lose MaineCare billing privileges next month
- Woman alleges MaineHealth is violating ACA with plan to close Damariscotta birthing center
MARYLAND
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- Adventist HeathCare’s system chief medical officer to depart
- Ascension taps MedStar exec as VP of patient safety
- Maryland AG Anthony Brown announces UMMS settlement, $2.25M restitution to patients
- UM Capital Region Health names orthopedic trauma director
- Baltimore woman seeks answers after late father’s caregiver charged with fraud, exploitation
- CRISP Shared Services and CRISP Name David Hale as General Counsel
Maryland Department of Health awards $10 million to increase access to fresh produce in high-poverty communities - Maryland health inspector general audits find $42M in improper payments, report says
- Maryland individual health insurance premiums to rise 14.6% in 2027
- Maryland’s Luminis Health Patients Can Message Doctors Again, but Some Lab and Imaging Results Are Not Online Yet
- Maryland pharmacies close as drug reimbursements squeeze stores
- Retired Maryland state employee files emergency motion to protect prescription drug benefits ahead of Medicare enrollment window
- SEC Says Md. Woman Illegally Traded On FDA Approval Info
- South Baltimore medical waste incinerator to shut down under $600K settlement after years of violations
- TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo to Host Maryland FAMLI Program Team
- Thousands of immigrants in Maryland to lose Medicaid coverage under H.R. 1
- University of Maryland Medical System to pay $2.25M in settlement over hospital fees
- UMD health center creates free electrolyte program to help students with chronic illnesses
MASSACHUSETTS
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- 4,000 Brigham and Women’s nurses ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to authorize open-ended strike
- 250 submissions, 1 winner: How Mass General Brigham vets community health startups
- 38 life sciences companies land $40M in tax incentives for 1,644 Mass. jobs
- Bank of America donates $10 million to Boston Children’s psychiatric hospital construction
- Baystate Health taps chief medical officer
- BID Needham secures donation, land for expansion as patient volume surges
- CHIA: Profitability increases for Massachusetts hospitals
- Healey administration plans new nursing home oversight rules
- Hospitals financials improved ahead of ‘most disruptive wave’
- How UChicago Medicine, UMass Memorial ‘curate’ patient experience
- Nursing Facility Operator To Pay $1M In FCA Settlement
- Nursing home oversight rules on the move after Boston Globe Spotlight report
- UMass Memorial Health CFO to retire, new leader named
- What Massachusetts’ new home care law means for providers
- Baystate Franklin nurses reach labor deal
- Beth Israel Deaconess launches innovation and policy institute
- Beth Israel Needham gets money and land for campus expansion
- Brigham and Women’s nurses authorize open-ended strike
- Charles River CEO Girshick unveils modernization, AI expansion
- City Therapeutics files for IPO on Nasdaq under ticker CTY
- Contract manufacturer SMC to add 200-plus jobs in Devens
- Hospitals financials improved ahead of ‘most disruptive wave’
- Lundbeck relocates U.S. headquarters to Boston from Illinois
- Mercy Medical Center lost $40M last year, but Mass. hospitals in positive territory for first time since COVID
- Report: UMass Memorial posts loss as Tenet, Heywood turn profits
- UMass Memorial hires Chicago-area healthexecutive as CFO
- Zealand Pharma opens Cambridge research hub for obesity drugs
MICHIGAN
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- A rural Michigan town lost its hospital. The impact goes beyond healthcare.
- Build Senior Living continues expansion across six states
- Florida clinical trials firm taps local doctor for Grand Rapids expansion
- Michigan got $173M to transform rural health. Where is it going?
- Ambulatory nurses frustrated by Michigan Medicine’s order to return to full-time office work
- Bills introduced to ease Michigan’s health care worker shortage
- Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
- Health care affordability tops survey of Michigan small business owners ahead of midterm elections
- Michigan health leaders address substance use crisis at Lansing conference
- Michigan nurse accused of breaking bones and bruising premature infant at children’s hospital
- Mich. Recovery Center Worker’s OT Claim Headed To Trial
- Michigan’s suicide death rates are declining, council recommends more prevention efforts
- Surgeons perform Ann Arbor hospital’s first robotic heart valve replacement
- West Michigan hospital expands safety program with wearable alert tech
- Who will be exempt from Medicaid work rules in Michigan? What to know
MINNESOTA
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- Another proposed mega merger: HealthPartners, Essentia Health boards approve plan to combine organizations
- Essentia, HealthPartners seek to combine amid wave of Minnesota hospital mergers
- Fairview hit with $84M malpractice verdict over handling of chest pain
- Community rallies for collective benefit agreement amid potential Allina, Sutter Health merger
- How Sanford Health‘s Latest Merger Is Accelerating its Transformation
- Mayo Clinic names new arrival building after donation
- Minnesota emerges as a health system M&A battleground
- Minnesota health systems HealthPartners, Essentia Health announce plan to merge
- Unionized hospital doctors reach deal with Allina Health after historic 4-day strike
- ‘Consolidation requires close scrutiny’: Minnesota AG seeks input on Essentia, HealthPartners merger
- Fairview plans $100M central laboratory
- Healthcare bills could rise as Minnesota sees wave of major hospital mergers
- Mayo charged private insurance over 4 times more than Medicare for outpatient procedures in 2022
- Minnesota’s Healthcare Market Enters a Frenzied Era of Consolidation
- Optum Health taps AI-focused chief product officer
- UnitedHealthcare, TeamHealth settle $100M alleged upcoding case
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi’s governor awarded more than $104 million to improve rural healthcare. Where’s it going?
- Dr. Uzair Hamid joins Neurology Consultants of North Mississippi
- Mississippi ranks sixth among states most vulnerable to flu season
- Regions Bank commits $2.5M to UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute
- Sepsis rates much higher for Black moms in Mississippi, analysis finds
MISSOURI
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- $4.2M grant aims to bolster rural EMS training in Missouri
- Ascension makes 47 executive moves in 2026
- Ascension taps MedStar exec as VP of patient safety
- Ascension’s 2026 Ministry in Action report highlights progress in expanding access
- EyeCare Partners exits optometry, bets on ASCs
- HCA residency, fellowship programs aim to help keep more doctors in KC
- How one neurosurgery case could redefine surgical preparation
- Just 2 KC-area hospitals garnish patients’ wages for unpaid bills. They also sue the most
- Longtime Children’s Mercy exec joins national association in new C-suite role
- Missouri gets more than $45 million federal grant to strengthen rural health care
- Missouri Medicaid enrollee challenges Trump rule on work requirement exemptions
- Missouri system explores hospital ownership change
- Mobile clinics draw hundreds to Kansas City as rural hospitals close
- St. Louis-based spinal implant business gets new private equity investment
- 23andMe Beats Calif.’s Bankruptcy Sale Privacy Challenge
- 140,000 Missourians are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under a new rule. One enrollee is suing
- City of Springfield approves $500K for addiction, mental health resource map
- Jordan Valley Senior Care continues PACE program at new location
- Martindale Hall reopening commemorates new opportunities for students interested in healthcare, wellness careers
- Missouri doesn’t require asking pregnant patients about their mental health. New moms keep dying
- The Fairness Project remains largest funder of effort to stop Missouri abortion ban
- Springfield sober-living nonprofit is folding, ‘barring a miracle,’ leaving residents scrambling
- St. Louis County reports increase in non-fatal overdose activity
- Therapy returns for St. Louis County jail residents in an effort to address mental health needs
MONTANA
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- Montana among states instituting Medicaid work requirements early
- Montana invests $8.7M in medical equipment, ambulances
- Montana sends nearly $9 million to rural EMS upgrades
- New rural health clinic opens in Polson, expanding access to care
- State hospital inadvertently employed unauthorized worker, paid $90K to federal gov
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
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- Las Vegas senior housing complex sells for more than $80M
- Las Vegas physician to pay $681K in fraud case
- Nevada youth psych facility to pause residential units over leadership gaps
- Henderson Hospital Closes Maternity and NICU Wings, Transitioning Beds to Emergency and Adult Surgical Care
- VA awards $1.52M in suicide prevention grants to Nevada groups
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Cheshire Medical Center eliminates 12 positions
- Dartmouth Cancer Center joins statewide effort to increase lung cancer screening
- Dartmouth funds health-at-home initiative with $20M gift
- Dartmouth hospital to close rehab unit; lays off 7 leaders
- Southern New Hampshire Health taps new VP of philanthropy
NEW JERSEY
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- AtlantiCare CEO on how he evaluates AI’s return on investment
- Cooper pilots Microsoft AI assistant for nurses
- If you work in healthcare here’s where the best jobs are in NJ
- Newly rebranded Cooper Norcross Healthshows off renderings of $650M Camden tower
- New Jersey behavioral health provider files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- N.J. ranks second-worst in nation for patient experience. See how your hospital performs.
- Parker Health Group names health care veteran Lenhard as next president and CEO to succeed Muñiz
- Retiring Hackensack Meridian CEO spotlights ‘robust network’ after 18 years at helm
- The 3 factors that drive hospital patient satisfaction: RWJBarnabas
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- Concierge pediatric practice expands into adult primary care
- Ellenville Regional Hospital Awarded $3 Million to Launch Rural Specialty Care Network
- Excelsior plans Northtowns projects as revenue reaches $145M
- Inside the nation’s 1st age-friendly pharmacy
- Labor Department scrutinizes health systems’ hiring of foreign physicians
- Labor Department presses Rochester Regional on visa-sponsored residents
- Mount Sinai taps new chief of financial operations
- Urology and cancer care group to split from Kaleida
- Judge tosses defamation claims in ousted New York system CEO’s lawsuit; breach of contract claim survives
- Labor Department presses Rochester Regional on visa-sponsored residents
- Maimonides Health and NYC Health + Hospitals gets merger vote
- New York bureau chief cites state’s antitrust interest in Ellis, St. Peter’s cardiologist fight
- Northwell hospital taps heart center leader for chief nursing officer
- NYU Langone AI spots radiology training gaps with 90% accuracy
- Western New York Urology, Cancer Care to go independent from Kaleida
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Duke medical school dean to step down after decade of leadership
- ECU Health joins electric aircraft initiative aimed at improving rural health care access
- Effectiveness of NC certificate-of-need law meant as healthcare guardrail in doubt
- Inside Novant Health’s new South Asheville Medical Park
- Maternity startup Oula partners with Novant Health on Cotswold clinic, its first outside Northeast
- Moody’s weighs upgrade for WakeMed after Atrium vote
- Ned Sharpless takes on new role with Hatteras
- New and expanding medical schools alone aren’t enough to meet North Carolina’s demand for care and treatment
- NC launches $20M annual fund for rural healthcare
- Novant Health cuts ribbon on North Carolina ASC
- UNC Health system erases $45M loss with Epic rollout
- WakeMed could see credit boost from Atrium deal
- WakeMed seeks to expand Cary hospital with potential 88-bed addition
- Wrinkles remain in Atrium takeover of WakeMed
- 2 years after Helene, mental health struggles reveal the storm’s lasting impact in western NC
- $98,000 Medicaid fraud settlement reached with Burlington nursing home over fake nurse
- Auditor relaunches review of NC Medicaid project that costs hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars
- Governor Stein announces $20 million fund to increase access to healthcare in rural North Carolina
- Medicaid is about to end in NC for thousands of refugees
- NC appeals court hears arguments in case of patient who regrets transgender healthcare procedures
- NC directs more than $10.7M to crisis pregnancy centers
- New federal rules will reshape Medicaid in NC. Here’s what to know.
- State health officials back mental health first aid training at colleges, universities
- Universal Health-Owned Facility Fails to Stop Fraud Lawsuit
- Whistleblowers allege top NC health officials used false information to secure Medicaid funds
- Novant Health completes South Asheville Medical Park
NORTH DAKOTA
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- North Dakota to use ‘anchor partners’ to manage Rural Health grants
- Sanford Bismarck Expands Robotic Surgery With da Vinci 5 System
- Sanford Health Broadway Same Day Surgery Center is being renamed
- North Dakota faces thousands of job openings, especially in healthcare
- North Dakota State Hospital Marks Beam Signing
- North Dakota State Hospital Marks Construction Milestone In Fargo, North Dakota
- Sanford Health renames ASC after $3M donor
OHIO
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- Cincinnati behavioral health nonprofit opens new $18M facility, debuts rebrand
- Columbus hospitals are spending billions on buildings. See what’s new in 2026
- EEOC sues Mercy Health over firing of Jewish orthopedic surgeon
- Hamilton health system to build health center on former Frisch’s site in Eaton
- Local foundation gifts $4M to two UC Healthcenters
- Ohio’s next governor to face rural hospital cuts, people losing insurance: Capitol Letter
- Rural Ohio health care initiative seeks grant applicants
- UC Health cuts 3,500+ unnecessary CT scans, saves patients $6M
- UPMC acquires CommonSpirit’s Trinity Health
- Cleveland Clinic withdraws healthcare coverage from some striking workers
- Data Breaches Announced by Saber Healthcare & Buchalter
- Kauhale Health Acquires Former Pines at Bluffton, Plans $5 Million Memory Care Redevelopment
- Ohio system restructures board governance
- ‘They don’t care’: Neighbors claim OhioHealth is pushing them from Prairie Township homes
OKLAHOMA
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- $31M in federal grants target Oklahoma tribal nations’ mental health, substance abuse prevention
- A Medicare trial program is helping Oklahoma dementia caregivers, but only 128 patients are enrolled
- Oklahoma Highlights First-Year Progress in Rural Health Transformation Program
- Oklahoma officials highlight rural healthprogram’s first-year progress
- Billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm donates $150M to the University of Oklahoma to help study a cause that’s personal to him: diabetes
- State leaders tout Oklahoma’s Rural HealthTransformation Program
- SWOSU uses $4 million to boost rural health in western Oklahoma
- UnitedHealthcare, Norman Regional reach agreement to remain in network
OREGON
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- Asante acquires closed ASC — reopening not planned yet
- Genentech breaks ground on $750M expansion of Hillsboro manufacturing operation
- Cascadia Healthcare Expanding Oregon Footprint With Acquisition of Sapphire Health’s Nursing Home Portfolio
- Knight Cancer Institute unveils board and ambitious goals
- Providence Health Plans To Build Women’s Health Hospital In Portland, Oregon
- SCAN expands into Oregon by partnering with assisted-living provider
- 45-year-old man died after ER sent him home without antibiotics, lawsuit says
- Finally, there’s some good news about teen mental health in Portland
- Grand jury investigation finds severe institutional issues at Oregon State Hospital
- Groundbreaking For New Youth Mental HealthFacility in Redmond
- Health Co. Wins Initial Toss Of Retirement Forfeiture Suit
- Local health care CEOs express concern about Medicaid changes
- Oregon abandons proposed fee hikes for psilocybin therapy industry
- Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first
- Shopping for cheaper health insurance? Oregon regulators warn about risky alternatives
- UnitedHealthcare members can continue using Legacy Health providers in-network
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 4 systems’ best practices for leasing SNF beds
- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- Allegheny Health Network names Dr. Matthew Holtzman chief surgical officer
- As retirement nears, CHOP CEO Madeline Bell weighs in on health care’s future
- Bryn Mawr surgery center leads region with $9.3M profit in FY25
- Centre County approves tax-exempt financing for Mount Nittany Health projects
- Encompass Health Opens 50-Bed Montgomery County Hospital
- Four Allegheny County senior centers launch new partnership for dementia support
- House passes bill requiring patients be told of AI use in health care
- Independence Blue Cross settles federal Medicare case for $22.5M
- Jefferson, Independence Blue Cross clash over rates as contract deadline looms
- Main Line orthopedic location ranks as most profitable surgery center in Philadelphia region
- Novasenta merges with Corner Therapeutics to form ai3Bio
- Pa. Health Department reverses course on new disease-tracking guidance, for now
- Penn Medicine and IBX form new company to open Philly-area ambulatory surgery centers
- Pennsylvania hospital raises projected annual loss to $15M in Medicare status dispute
- Pennsylvania system CEO, CFO out amid restructuring
- Redeemer Health CEO and CFO depart amid financial restructuring
- Temple Health broadens CIO role in new search
- Temple Health posted a $22.7 million operating profit in fiscal 2026
- UPMC Children’s physician leader killed in home stabbing
- UPMC acquires CommonSpirit’s Trinity Health
- UPMC Enterprises-backed startup becomes part of ai3Bio as it targets autoimmune disease reset
- About 8,000 lawfully present Pennsylvania immigrants face Medicaid health insurance terminations on Oct. 1
- Change is the constant in health care in Bucks County and beyond
- Doctors in Pennsylvania estimate at least six babies have been born with measles
- Helping Pennsylvania Latinos get access to healthcare
- How a steady flow of data helps Pennsylvania primary care doctors manage their patients’ diabetes
- ICE enforcement around healthcare facilities in Pa. leads to fears about immigrants who need care
- Lupin Strikes Deal In States’ Generic Drug-Price Fixing Suit
- Mallinckrodt Must Face Painkiller Contract Breach Claims
New bipartisan legislation will regulate AI usage in Pennsylvania healthcare - Pa. secretary of aging to highlight new oversight tool
- Pennsylvania surpasses 900 measles cases
- Shapiro administration debuts nursing pod at Capitol complex
- WVU Medicine acquires Pennsylvania system, grows to 30 hospitals
RHODE ISLAND
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- Neronha Rejects Draft Plan for Two Hospitals
- Newport Hospital First to Use da Vinci 5 Surgical System in RI, Donor Supported Advanced Care
- Why Financial Troubles at CharterCARE Could Trigger an Emergency Room Emergency in RI
- At this RI nursing home, residents heal with help of drama classes, art
- Back to Home Healthcare Services marks Pawtucket opening with ribbon cutting
- Foster-Glocester lands largest share of $5.48M rural healthcare CTE grants
- New Bausch class action lands in Rhode Island federal court
- Newport Mental Health is building a network of care for Newport County
- Pawtucket Man Charged With Assaulting HealthCare Provider Arrested: Cops
- Union negotiations with CharterCARE stall as possibility of nurse strike looms
- ‘We do not want to turn people away’: R.I. nonprofits face financial crisis
- What’s causing health insurance costs to increase more for 170K in RI
- What to know about a potent new drug found in RI linked to deaths
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- AnMed plans new health campus off Clemson Boulevard
- Charleston-area medical office portfolio trades in $56 million sale
- Dr. Douglas Lundy appointed president of Prisma Health’s orthopedic institute
- More than $167M in federal funds heads to 228 South Carolina groups for rural health care
- New nonprofit seeks to bridge gaps in Charleston area health care
- Prisma Health Performance Center on track for 2027 opening
- Prisma Health names new orthopedic institute president
- Prisma Health to buy 36 urgent care locations from Novant
- Prisma is betting on urgent care growth. Here’s what it expects from 36 new sites
- Solis Mammography enters South Carolina through partnership with Trident Hospital
- South Carolina life sciences eyes next billion-dollar move
- South Carolina physician to close practice
- Synergy HomeCare Columbia gets new owners
- CT techs are scarce, with many vacancies. MUSC and Siemens think there is a better way to fill them.
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Completes Expansion In Greenville, South Carolina
- Jason Cox named CEO of MUSC Health-Pee Dee Division
- Over $167M going toward improving rural community healthcare in South Carolina
- Punitive damages cap remains despite reckless nursing home neglect
- Where the fight over Fort Gordon hospital services stands now
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Gov. Rhoden announces $13 million in behavioral health grants
- One Year In, Rural Health Transformation Program Begins Taking Shape
- South Dakota awards over $13M in behavioral health grants to expand rural care
- Dr. Steven and Ruth Feeney Make Major Gift Commitment to Mount Marty
- Dakota State University awarded $1M to strengthen rural healthcare cybersecurity
- Exceptional community hospital plans October opening in Rapid City
- South Dakota awards over $13M in behavioral health grants to expand rural care
- South Dakota Pharmacists Association and InStockRx Partner to Launch Member Marketplace for South Dakota Pharmacies
- VA awards nearly $875,000 to South Dakota groups for veteran suicide prevention
TENNESSEE
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- 8 health system leaders’ top partnership opportunities for 2027
- Acadia moves toward $12M settlement of shareholder litigation over care, compliance disclosures
- Ardent Health to sell ownership stake in Kansas hospital to The University of Kansas HealthSystem
- Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital brings advanced CT imaging to McMinnville
- Ascension Saint Thomas taps new vice president of joint ventures
- HCA expands AI nurse handoff tool to 15 more hospitals
- Memorial Hermann CEO set to retire at the end of this year
- Methodist Le Bonheur cuts operating loss nearly in half
- National Health Investors spends $107.7 million on facilities in three states
- Saravir Biopharma licenses Vanderbilt Healthmeasles antibodies for vaccine alternative
- State backsteps decision to move Moccasin Bend mental hospital to Birmingham Hwy
- Tennessee received $59M in Medicaid overpayments: OIG
- Vanderbilt Health extends innovation reach to Tampa
- Vanderbilt Health lands $11.2 million federal contract to accelerate critical care trials
- $5.5M sought from convicted Memphis OB/GYN in restitution
- 100 Years of Healing: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Celebrates Centennial Amid Record Growth
- After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee’s method flouts medical ethics
- After weeks of limbo, federal government now distributing COVID vaccines to low-income kids
- ETSU rural health team recognized for statewide aging data dashboard
- Labor and delivery returning to Henry County hospital after 2023 closure
- Millington expands mental health services
- Mom says Vanderbilt Health employee accessed her baby’s medical records without permission
- New Bolivar Hospital Set to Open Nov. 9 Near Middleton
- Split 6th Circ. Keeps Block On Tenn. ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Ban
- Cancer Patients Can’t Get Class Status In Proton Beam Suit
- Tennessee system sets November opening for new hospital
- UnitedHealthcare, TeamHealth settle $100M alleged upcoding case
- UTHSC to break ground on historic $350M College of Medicine building in Memphis
TEXAS
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- Baylor Scott & White breaks ground on new Temple projects
- BMK Pharma about to start work on new HQ, drug production facility in Allen
- Castle Biosciences adds Arizona jobs at expanded facility
- Concho Valley hospital districts get $750K grants for rural healthcare
- Encompass Health plans two hospitals in Montgomery County, Texas
- Former Houston chief medical officer Dr. David Persse dies just months after retirement
- Gulf coast physician faces False Claims Act lawsuit in alleged Medicare fraud
- HCA Houston and Cigna locked in new contract dispute with deal set to expire
- HCSC, BCBS Texas hit with investigation over possible denials, delays
- Hospital group secures New Braunfels expansion site
- Houston doctor who helped build Methodist Cypress hospital now working on AI agents for healthcare
- Memorial Hermann CEO to retire at end of year
- Portal Innovations CEO John Flavin expects more pharma acquisitions of Houston companies
- Texas awards $51 million in first round of Rural Texas Strong funding
- Texas Health names hospital president
- Texas Health Resources taps central business office AVP
- Texas mental health clinic owner convicted in $26M TRICARE fraud case
- Texas physician sued over $500K neurostimulator billing
- UNT Health sits near Fort Worth hospitals. Finding training sites a ‘game of Tetris’
- USPI executive takes helm at Texas HealthSouthlake
- Women-focused SA biotech lands major funding
- 68-year-old dies at St. Joseph Hospital after medical emergency while in custody
- Abbott announces $51 million for rural Texas healthcare
- Faith-Based Rehab Program Can’t Exit Wage Suit, Court Rules
- Healthcare Alliance Recognizes Texas Oncology Investment in Valley Cancer Care
- Healthcare worker killed, 90-year-old man critically injured in southeast Houston shooting, HPD says
- Jon Duckert Named President of Texas HealthSouthlake Hospital
- Medical City Fort Worth names CNO
- Midland Health Chief Nursing Officer Kit Bredimus begins term as president of Texas Nurses Association
- North Texas Veterans in crisis getting help thanks to new funding
- Promises unkept: Senior living home bankruptcies rob families of their life savings
- Refugio County Memorial Hospital District awarded $750,000
- Texas AG Investigates BCBS Over Medical Care Delays
- Texas Oncology Expands Cancer Care With New McAllen West Clinic
- ‘The stakes are high’: Debate over trauma levels, readiness pits Methodist Healthcare vs. Brooke Army Medical Center
- The Woman’s Hospital of Texas expands specialized neonatal care as Houston grows
- Vizient Included on Forbes America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals 2026 Ranking
UTAH
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- University of Utah Health establishes endowed chair for rare pediatric heart condition
- Utah is using rural residency programs to fill healthcare coverage gaps
- Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Campus in Taylorsville marks one year of expanding access and hope for Utah families
- The new mental health center bringing specialized care to Utah county kids
- USU gets $1.6M federal grant to expand digital mental health support for dementia caregivers
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
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- Adventist HeathCare’s system chief medical officer to depart
- EyeCare Partners exits optometry, bets on ASCs
- Health systems expand Hampton Roads hospital options
- HCA’s StoneSprings Hospital drops plan for freestanding ER in Chantilly
- Vienna-based MyEyeDr. acquiring 300 optometry practices in largest-ever deal
- Identical twin doctors who grew up in poverty returned to their Virginia hometown to co-run an ER
- Over 300 Virginia doctors endorse state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive healthcare
- Virginia health committee considers mandating licensed nurses in every school
WASHINGTON
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- 4 systems’ best practices for leasing SNF beds
- Attorney General ends Puget Sound Physicians investigation, $410,000 settlement reached
- EvergreenHealth receives largest gift in its history for campus expansion project
- Kaiser Permanente names CEO of Washington medical group
- MultiCare leadership team adds former Seattle Children’s executive
- PeaceHealth posts -2.2% margin on $4.2B in revenue in fiscal 2026: 7 notes
- WA company has to pay $410K for withheld hospital charity care
- Accreditation puts Cougar Health Services among ‘elite’ group nationally
- Liposuction Provider Sono Bello Must Face Facebook Data Suit
- MultiCare launches a health plan
- New Kennewick clinic will expand health care services for veterans
- Providence Tells Wash. Justices $230M Loss Upends CBAs
- REI Systems to Support Washington Health Care Grants With GovGrants Platform
- WA emergency medicine provider to refund 1,300 low-income patients
WEST VIRGINIA
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- As Morrisey doles out federal healthcare funding, thousands of West Virginians stand to lose their Medicaid coverage
- Deals tracker: WVU Health acquires Independence Health
- Governor Morrisey announces RHTP award
- Rural health push aims to cut hospital trips with prevention-first care in W.Va.
- Rural health awards will expand mobile care, telehealth in central West Virginia
- West Virginia awards rural health funds as clinics brace for Medicaid cuts
- Applications Open for Ascend WV, First Ascent Healthcare
- Mineral County nursing program earns honors
- St. Joseph’s Hospital among 16 WVU Medicine hospitals honored for quality and safety
- West Virginia hospital invests $120K in radiology training
- WVU Health System Adds Five Pennsylvania Hospitals, Commits $800M to Expansion
- WVU Medicine fulfills promise, brings surgery back to Fairmont Medical Center
WISCONSIN
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- Aspirus Health taps new CFO
- Medical aesthetics chain with 22 locations expands to Milwaukee area
- SSM Health Dean Medical Group nurses at outpatient centers vote to unionize
- SSM Health Dean nurses join St. Mary’s in unionizing, citing staffing concerns
- SSM Health names Wisconsin regional president
- Union wave hits SSM Health’s outpatient centers
- Wauwatosa biotech startup raises $1.5M to commercialize blood test
- Access to cancer care in rural Wisconsin makes a difference
- Children’s Wisconsin names new president of Chorus Community Health Plans
- Epic races to patch flaws that could allow undetected record access
- Essentia Health, HealthPartners to merge into 22-hospital Midwest system
- Wisconsin health officials update reporting threshold for ‘blue baby syndrome
- Wisconsin Joins $2.3M Labcorp Settlement
WYOMING
