Here are six new shortages, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare added 46,000 jobs in December, with gains in home healthcare services, nursing and residential care facilities, and hospitals, according to the latest jobs report published Jan. 10. 

From UnitedHealth asking a judge to dismiss a challenge to its acquisition of Amedisys, to physicians suing a California hospital over a new staffing group contract, here are 11 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker's has reported since Jan. 3: 

Here are hospital and health system CFO moves that have been shared with or reported by Becker's in 2025:

Nearly 5,000 employees, including nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates and nurse midwives, began an open-ended strike Jan. 10 at Providence hospitals and clinics across Oregon.

Hartford HealthCare and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, both based in Hartford, Conn., have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged Hartford HealthCare engaged in anticompetitive behavior, according to court documents filed Jan. 2.

Hospitals across the country are facing significant capacity strain and are enacting pandemic-era care coordination strategies to manage an influx in patients. 

Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services has named David McGrail CFO. 

Home healthcare remains the fastest-growing segment in the healthcare sector, with spending increasing by 11.1% year over year in October 2024, according to Altarum's Jan. 8 Health Sector Economic Indicators report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Phoenix-based Banner Health are backing a healthcare data company in a $275 million funding round.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is outsourcing an unspecified number of back-office positions, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Jan. 9. 

Effective Feb. 24, Sharon Smyth, DNP, RN, will become chief nursing officer of The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. 

Cedars-Sinai is preparing for a surge in patients with respiratory issues as wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles County. 

Although any existing or emerging virus can become a pandemic, the H5N1 outbreak that has infected 66 Americans and more than 900 dairy herds is "poorly suited for pandemic potential," according to Shira Doron, MD. 

Health system ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2024, affecting more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.

Lenexa-based University of Kansas Health System launched a new personalized haircare kit program for patients.

In 2025, hospitals and health systems have said they are focused on two things: financial stability and patient experience.

Customer satisfaction with EHR implementations has fallen in recent years, but the projects can still be successful with "diligent attention, planning and effort from every stakeholder involved," KLAS Research reported Jan. 10.

Sidney (Mont.) Health Center disclosed a privacy incident involving patient information after discovering a physician saved patient data to a personal Google account without authorization.

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care's Physician and Health Professional Wellness Program is offering support to healthcare workers across the state after the Missouri Physicians Health Program ended services in December.