In the U.S., care deserts exist across specialties and geographic areas. Represented in a variety of ways, cancer care deserts arise when patients are unable to access appropriate treatments, screenings and clinical trials. 

UC San Diego Health and San Diego County are partnering to expand the region's access to inpatient behavioral health services. 

Orlando Health has named Shahidul Mannan as its new chief data, analytics and AI officer.

From seeking Chapter 11 protection on May 6 to sharing plans to close four of its hospitals across Massachusetts and Ohio that would result in a combined 2,187 layoffs, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has experienced a great deal of turbulence over the last year.

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has obtained a total of $51 million in new donations to support a new tower currently under construction.

Over the last few months, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been subject to increased scrutiny regarding the health system's troubled finances and the status of its more than 30 hospitals across eight states. 

In the first quarter of 2024, the U.S. recorded a spike in drug shortages and among GoodRx's list of the top 20 most common medications, half are in shortage. 

Hospital and health system leaders have pointed to ethical and regulatory concerns as among the challenges posed by AI integration in healthcare. But where do leaders see the most potential in operational efficiency and reducing caregiver burnout?

In anticipation of thousands of East Coast dockworkers going on strike Oct. 1, U.S. healthcare suppliers have already rerouted shipments, according to Vizient.

Many hospitals and emergency departments have been forced to close in 2024 due to circumstances like high costs and shifts in care needs. 

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., has appointed several new CEOs at hospitals in multiple markets this year.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System posted an operating income of $1.1 million (0% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, up from a $58.8 million operating loss (-2.3% operating margin) in 2023, according to its Sept. 24 financial report. 

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health saw a substantial financial turnaround in the first six months of 2024, with an operating income of $106 million versus a loss of $4.7 million last year, according to its most recent financial report.  

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Life expectancy declined in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., from 2018 to 2021, with New Mexico experiencing the largest decrease and Massachusetts the smallest, according to a new report from Forbes Advisor.

Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health's executive vice president and chief medical officer, Tom Sonderman, MD, plans to retire in 2025 after 35 years with the organization. 

Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Health has signed a non-binding letter of intent to join Deaconess Health System, an 18-hospital system headquartered in Evansville, Ind.

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would designate the spread of "misinformation" or "disinformation" to patients by healthcare workers as professional misconduct subject to disciplinary action.

According to KLAS, Oracle Health ranks second in the U.S. hospital market share, with approximately 23.4% of acute care hospitals utilizing its platform, following Epic.

Nurse practitioners employed by New York state have sued the agency that oversees their salary structure, alleging they are being underpaid based on gender, the Times Union reported Sept. 23.