UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Ill., is rescheduling some surgeries due to a sterilization-related issue.

Todd Suntrapak, president and CEO of Valley Children's Healthcare in Madera, Calif., knows the importance of developing new and reliable funding sources to achieve financial stability in the long term. That's why he is passionate about "outside-the-healthcare-financial-box thinking," he told Becker's. 

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Cleveland-based The MetroHealth System have shared a joint decision to end the trauma program at Mercy Health – Lorain (Ohio) Hospital, effective Oct. 15, and to not seek a level 3 trauma center reverification from the American College of Surgeons.

Mark Garvin became senior vice president for partnership and new venture development at Banner Health in Phoenix on Sept. 9.

Hospitals are seeing higher patient volume and revenue increase on the inpatient and outpatient side, according to Strata's Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks report for September.

A new report from the CDC based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey revealed that 40.3% of U.S adults were classified as obese from August 2021 to August 2023. 

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has been selected to participate in Amazon Web Services' Health Equity Initiative, a $60 million program aimed at supporting organizations developing solutions to advance health equity. 

Tommy Ibrahim, MD, joined Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan as president and CEO in January after serving as president and CEO of Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network.

Independence Health System has fired four individuals who worked at its Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pa., following the alleged sharing of inappropriate patient images.

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is partnering with CLEAR, the company known for developing biometric ID checks for airports, in a bid to enhance security. 

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has named Hidayatullah Munshi, MD, chief of the hematology and oncology division in the Department of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Large companies can save millions of dollars by addressing one common misconception about health insurance plans, according to billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. 

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have introduced the Health Care Affordability Act, which aims to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace coverage. 

Since Julie Leonard became CFO of Libby, Mont.-based Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in January, the 25-bed critical access hospital has seen skyrocketing financial improvement, rising from a projected 2.5% margin by the end of its fiscal year in March to now being on track for an approximate 10% margin.

Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation's older adults, but some hospitals and health systems are opting to end their contracts with MA plans over administrative challenges.

Leslie Lawson has been named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.

Becker's has reported on 14 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2024: 

A new collaboration between New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and digital platform Noom will provide patients access to on-demand tools and resources that support their weight loss goals. 

HHS is calling for increased oversight for remote patient monitoring as its use within Medicare has increased in recent years. 

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024: