Almost a year after receiving FDA approval, Florida's plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada remains mired in delays, KFF Health News reported Nov. 21.

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, part of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, has received a $10 million gift from Tom Golisano. 

Dallas-based Healthcare Associates of Texas was found guilty of knowingly submitting $2.8 million worth of fraudulent Medicare claims, the Dallas Morning Journal reported Nov. 21. 

David Markiewicz has been appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie (Pa.). 

NYU Langone Health's 2024 sustainability report highlights recent achievements and its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral health system by 2050.

With workforce shortages posing a growing challenge in rural healthcare, Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched a facility dedicated to advancing virtual care as a proactive solution.

Hospital layoffs have escalated in the fourth quarter as health systems address balance sheets that have been eroded by recent operating losses and react to ongoing financial and workforce pressures. 

The battle over who should provide obesity and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has reached a critical point, as manufacturers and compounding pharmacies clash over the demand of these medications, NPR reported Nov. 20. 

Kaiser Permanente broke ground Nov. 21 on a new hospital in San Jose, Calif., the Oakland, Calif.-based health system confirmed to Becker's.

Nate Carter has been appointed CEO of Pocatello, Idaho-based Portneuf Medical Center after serving in the role on an interim basis since August.  

As more healthcare leaders turn their focus to Gen Z,  Menlo Park, Calif.-based WelbeHealth, an organization that provides older adults care through its PACE program, has cracked the code to hiring and retaining young people by launching key initiatives and programs.

Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute, both based in Houston, will partner to establish a cardiovascular health and research center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was recently nominated to lead HHS during Donald Trump's second presidency, has cast doubt on Ozempic's potential health effects.

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:

Midwives and family medicine physicians are no longer allowed to deliver babies at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., according to WBEZ, a Chicago-based radio station. 

Denver Health, a safety-net health system led by Donna Lynne, DrPH, is poised to receive a financial boost after Denver voters approved Ballot Issue 2Q. The measure increases the city's sales tax rate by 0.34%, generating up to $70 million annually to support Denver Health's mission.

A lawsuit has been filed against Bridgeton, Mo.-based SSM Health DePaul Hospital, part of St. Louis-based SSM Health, and Craig Spiegel, MD, on behalf of 30 people alleging sexual abuse. 

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health posted an operating income of $55.9 million (1.5% operating margin) through the third quarter of 2024, up from an operating loss of $161.7 million (-5.1% margin) over the same period last year, according to its Nov. 18 financial report. 

Nurses at Northwell Health's Huntington Hospital have voted to join the New York State Nurses Association, according to a union news release shared with Becker's.

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova has named Rick Talento CFO.