UT Health East Texas launched its virtual nursing program in partnership with care.ai June 24, according to a hospital news release.

From finalizing designs for a new hospital to affiliating with a mental health organization, here are what three health system CFOs told Becker's they are looking forward to in the second half of 2024.

Two California hospitals are in the spotlight after they were cited for issues related to care by certified registered nurse anesthetists — adding fuel to an ongoing debate over physician and advanced practitioner care, The Modesto Bee reported June 24.

Cities in Ohio and North Carolina top U.S. News & World Report's 2024 ranking of the most affordable places to retire.

Milwaukee-based Children's Wisconsin has tapped Gil Peri as president and CEO, effective August 12.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association awarded 17 providers the 2024 MAP Award for high performance in revenue cycle. 

The Lown Institute published its 2024 list of America's most socially responsible hospitals June 25, highlighting the top hospitals for social responsibility in every state.

Middletown, N.Y.-based Garnet Health has laid off 26 employees, about 1% of its workforce, and is restructuring some operations and services, according to a June 24 news release shared with Becker's.

Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center paused heart surgeries between 2022 and 2023 due to lack of staff, but did not tell the federal Veterans Health Administration, The Denver Post reported June 24.

Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, N.C., is the most socially responsible acute care hospital in the U.S., according to a June 25 ranking from Lown Institute. 

Nurse educators are notably in high demand, but the desire to become one has been generally low in recent years. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals is launching the first authorized generic of Victoza, the first generic GLP-1 product available in the United States.

Novo Nordisk is planning to build a $4.1 billion manufacturing plant in Clayton, N.C., to help meet demand for its blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Sanjeev Sah as its new chief information security officer. 

Massachusetts lawmakers are taking aim at real estate investment trusts amid Dallas-based Steward Health Care's ongoing financial troubles. 

After the pandemic, most healthcare leaders experienced a "great resignation" as workers left for other service industries and ever since health systems have been dealing with a lack of skilled labor to backfill the vacancies.

Behavioral health, maternity care and nephrology are among the inpatient services that report the greatest operating losses and represent significant challenges for hospitals and health systems that continue to rebound financially while demand for higher acuity care increases. 

Gina Cronin will begin serving as senior vice president and chief people officer of Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital in July, bringing decades of executive operational experience to her new role.

Mark Klein will become the new chief communications and marketing officer of Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health on July 15. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.