Hospitals


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    Corporate healthcare ownership reduces care quality, physician survey finds

    As the rate of corporate-owned healthcare practices rise, providers say a lack of autonomy leads to diminished patient care. 

    By Dec. 6, 2023
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    Chicago-area NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst rebrands to Endeavor Health

    The name change comes nearly two years after the merger between the health systems closed.

    By Dec. 6, 2023
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    The Healthcare Dive Outlook on 2023

    COVID-19 will continue to be a key presense in 2023, as the public health emergency is slated to end in May, sparking a major transition for the industry.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Steward Health Care to close Massachusetts hospital amid financial troubles

    The for-profit operator said low reimbursement rates and financial challenges will cause it to shutter the 182-bed facility.

    By Dec. 6, 2023
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    Nonprofits’ 2024 outlook still ‘deteriorating,’ Fitch says

    Next year will be another “make or break” year for the nonprofit sector, with success determined by hospitals' labor agenda.

    By Dec. 5, 2023
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    BrainChild Bio spins out of Seattle Children’s to develop cancer drugs

    The company plans to develop CAR-T cell therapies to treat pediatric brain tumors.

    By Gwendolyn Wu • Dec. 5, 2023
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    Mass General Brigham cuts workers in its tech division

    The cuts, which came less than a month after workers were offered voluntary separation agreements, will impact fewer than 20 employees.

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    Cleveland Clinic posts slimmer operating losses in Q3

    The Ohio-based health system struggled financially during its fiscal year 2022. However, rising patient demand has since cut the nonprofit’s operating losses.

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    Lifepoint Health and Ascension Saint Thomas announce joint venture

    The health systems will jointly operate four-hospital Highpoint Health in Tennessee, though Lifepoint will retain majority ownership. 

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    HCA Healthcare buys 11 emergency centers in Texas

    The acquisition comes after HCA announced it was investing billions to expand its emergency and high acuity service lines.

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    Striking nurses reach tentative deal with RWJUH after months on picket line

    More than 1,700 nurses in New Jersey have been on the picket line since August. On Friday, the union and hospital system announced a tentative deal.

    By Dec. 4, 2023
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    CHS sells three Florida hospitals for $294M

    The divestiture will allow the for-profit hospital chain to focus on markets that can produce higher growth and returns, according to Community Health Systems’ leadership.

    By Dec. 1, 2023
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    Providence, struggling to rebound, posts more losses in Q3

    The Washington-based nonprofit battled rising expenses despite having targeted recovery plans in place.

    By Nov. 30, 2023
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    Highmark Health’s insurance business boosts earnings

    The insurance arm pushed the healthcare parent company to positive results during the first nine months of 2023 after its provider arm, Allegheny Health, reported an operating loss.

    By Nov. 29, 2023
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    Hospitals continue post-COVID recovery: Kaufman Hall

    Margins and volumes are still stabilizing above pandemic levels, according to a new report from the consultancy.

    By Nov. 29, 2023
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    Cleveland Clinic, Canon to establish medical imaging research center

    Joint research projects will focus on pre-clinical imaging, human imaging and image analysis in cardiology, neurology and musculoskeletal medicine.

    By Nov. 28, 2023
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    Ransomware attack at Ardent Health Services disrupts operations in multiple states

    The hospital operator rescheduled some non-emergent procedures and asked ambulances to divert patients as it restored its IT systems.

    By Nov. 27, 2023
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    Advocate Health slows growth in Q3

    The nonprofit remained in the black for the first nine months of 2023, but performance dipped slightly in the third quarter.

    By Nov. 27, 2023
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    340B drug discount program yields mixed evidence on how hospitals use funds

    Researchers reviewed almost 300 pieces of literature on 340B and found some studies suggested hospitals were using savings from the program for purposes “seemingly unrelated” to patient care.

    By Nov. 27, 2023
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    Intermountain Health financials are in the black, but down from 2022

    The Salt Lake City-based operator posted $912 million in net income for the first nine months of 2023, down from the $2.2 billion reported last year.

    By Nov. 22, 2023
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    Mount Sinai Health System names new CEO

    The health system's head of emergency medicine, Brendan Carr, will replace the long-standing CEO early next year.

    By Nov. 22, 2023
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    PeaceHealth will pay up to $13.4M to settle charity care probe

    The Washington-based nonprofit said their policies center care, "not maximizing collections." The state's attorney general said the hospital failed to notify patients about financial assistance options.

    By Nov. 21, 2023
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    Fairview won’t renew current contract with University of Minnesota

    The current partnership, which operates M Health Fairview, will end in 2026, but negotiations toward a new contract will continue, according to the nonprofit.

    By Nov. 21, 2023
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    Where are all the nurses? Hospitals, advocates disagree on crisis

    Hospitals and nursing unions clash on what’s driving sluggish application rates for open registered nurse positions — a lack of qualified candidates or a lack of interest.

    By Nov. 21, 2023
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    FTC sues to block John Muir Health’s acquisition of Tenet hospital

    Regulators allege the $142.5 million deal to buy the remaining stake in San Ramon Regional Medical Center would further reduce competition and drive up prices.

    By Nov. 20, 2023
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    Mass General Brigham sued after hundreds potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis

    Salem Hospital is offering free testing to about 450 patients who may have been exposed. However, a lawsuit filed Thursday says the hospital acted negligently. 

    By Nov. 20, 2023