Orlando-based University of Central Florida has united all of its clinical faculty and locations under the UCF Health brand.

CentraCare is investing nearly $230 million on expansion projects at two outpatient campuses,  the St. Cloud, Minn.-based system said in an Aug. 28 news release. 

Independence, Iowa-based Buchanan County Health Center has named Tony Fortmann CFO. 

Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed an Aug. 28 notice, obtained by Becker's, to designate Orlando (Fla.) Health as the successful bidder for its northern Florida assets.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health reported $41.9 million in operating income (1.2% margin) for the fiscal year ending June 30, reversing the $45.3 million operating loss (-1.5% margin) posted in the previous fiscal year. 

Tony Torres, assistant CEO of AllianceHealth Durant (Okla.), will head to Missouri for a new opportunity, according to an Aug. 29 LinkedIn post from AllianceHealth Durant/Madill.

New York City-based New-York Presbyterian reported an operating income of $100.6 million (3.8% margin) in the second quarter, a $76.8 million decrease from the $177.5 million operating gain (6.5% margin) for the same period in 2023.

Meijer, a grocery store chain with more than 500 locations, has opened its second retail pharmacy inside a Corewell Health hospital. 

St. Louis-based SSM Health has selected Kerri Bayer, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer of its Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region. 

Michael Costa was named president and CEO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care, effective Oct. 14.

A new Aug. 29 Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that 2.6 million U.S. workers who had held their jobs for at least three years were displaced from employment from January 2021 to December 2023. The findings were down 1 million workers from the previous report covering January 2019 to December 2021. 

Two faith-based, nonprofit health systems are pushing back against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's expansions in Western North Carolina and Central Virginia, two high-growth areas that are seeing increased competition among providers. 

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health will cut 30 positions at its Ridley Park, Pa.-based Taylor Hospital due to the 107-bed hospital ending surgical services by Sept. 1, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported Aug. 28. 

The CDC has updated annual flu shot recommendations for the 2024-25 season, noting two key changes: A return to trivalent vaccines, and two vaccines now considered acceptable options for adult solid organ transplant recipients. 

HHS has appealed a court ruling that disallowed the agency from prohibiting hospital websites' use of consumer-tracking technology.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare developed an Epic application that alerts clinicians when patients with sepsis might benefit from a different treatment.

While urban hospitals are more likely to experience a ransomware attack, their rural counterparts may be more vulnerable to the negative repercussions.

Hospitals and health systems continue to modify their executive compensation and recruitment strategies to stay competitive.

New York City-based NYU Langone Hospitals has the lowest death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data.

A federal lawmaker investigating pharmacy benefit managers is accusing top executives from CVS Health, Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group of making false statements during a committee hearing in July.