Hospitals: Page 5
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Penn Medicine ends plans to buy hospital from Tower Health
Cash-strapped Tower has been trying to sell Brandywine Hospital even before the facility's closure in 2022.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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By Becky Hultberg, President and CEO, Hospital Association of Oregon • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Social determinants of health
The focus on social determinants of health has only increased as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the United States.
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Tracking Steward's decline
Troubled Steward Health Care announces yet another facility closure
The financially strapped for-profit healthcare network plans to shutter services at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Feb. 2.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 26, 2024 -
FTC sues to block Novant purchase of two CHS hospitals
Regulators filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block North Carolina-based Novant Health from expanding its grip on healthcare in the state, warning a buy would increase costs.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Appeals court rejects doctors’ challenge to No Surprises Act
A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Appeals Court has dismissed claims from a New York medical group that the law amounts to an unconstitutional seizure of their property.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Cleveland Clinic to focus on ‘smart growth,’ cutting costs this year
During an annual address, executives outlined plans to build sustainably — with technology investments — after the operator posted a profit last year.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Marshfield Clinic to close Wisconsin hospice center due to ‘limited resources’
The announcement comes weeks after the financially troubled health system called off merger discussions with Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2024 -
Tracking Steward's decline
Lawmakers press Steward Health Care over reports of ‘grave financial distress’
Lawmakers demanded the operator detail how it will "ensure the communities Steward’s hospitals serve are not abandoned" amid financial troubles.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2024 -
HCA subsidiary acquires two Texas surgery centers
Surgery Ventures’ purchases follow other HCA acquisitions in the state, which is one of the hospital operator’s largest markets.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Bon Secours Mercy Health, vendor hit with lawsuit after data breach
The suit alleges the health system and a vendor failed to implement standards or promptly alert people whose data may have been exposed following a cyberattack.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 23, 2024 -
HSHS to close Wisconsin hospitals, health centers due to financial challenges
Hospital Sisters Health System is shuttering operations in Western Wisconsin as nonprofits struggle to rebound from pandemic-related challenges.
By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Nurse sues UPMC over alleged labor abuses
The lawsuit seeks to represent thousands of other UPMC employees who may have been affected by the nonprofit’s alleged wage suppression and other anticompetitive practices.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Intermountain’s Saltzer Health will close if it can’t find a buyer by spring
The Idaho-based health group has until March 29 to find a buyer for its 11 locations, otherwise the facilities will shutter.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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By Jeff Hechemy, Executive Vice President – Healthcare at Teleperformance • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Financial distress drove nearly a third of hospital M&A in 2023: Kaufman Hall
Mergers and acquisitions increased last year as health systems sought strong partners while expanding capabilities in “core” markets, the consultancy said.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 19, 2024 -
Allina Health CFO to depart
The Minneapolis-based nonprofit will launch a nationwide search for a successor to Ric Magnuson, who has served Allina for over 25 years.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 19, 2024 -
Top healthcare trends in 2024
Here’s what industry experts see coming down the pike for hospitals, insurers and digital health companies this year.
By Healthcare Dive Staff • Jan. 18, 2024 -
Healthcare facilities managers must adapt to outpatient focus, AI integration: JLL
Optimizing real estate portfolios and tackling workforce challenges are other priorities, according to the firm’s 2024 healthcare sector outlook.
By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 17, 2024 -
General Catalyst to acquire Ohio nonprofit Summa Health
The venture firm is following through on its promise to acquire a health system to use as a testing ground, though the deal with Summa is in very early stages.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 17, 2024 -
Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections
The certification is the latest win for doctors' unions, as momentum picks up in physician organizing.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 17, 2024 -
CarePoint and Hudson Regional Hospital announce new system
The deal would create a four-hospital system in New Jersey.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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By Kenneth Harper | Vice President & General Manager, Healthcare Virtual Assistants & Ambient Clinical Intelligence • Jan. 16, 2024 -
Amazon brings cashierless tech to hospitals
After opening automated stores on college campuses and sports stadiums, the tech giant is moving into healthcare facilities.
By James Pothen • Jan. 15, 2024 -
HCA granted extension to respond to Mission lawsuit
The for-profit is being sued for allegedly cutting back medical care at Mission Hospital since purchasing the North Carolina facility in 2019.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 12, 2024 -
Billing for patient messages to clinicians is increasing, study finds
An upturn in the number of providers charging for messages suggests organizations now see e-visits as a long-term source of potential revenue, researchers said.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 11, 2024