Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Iowa hospital fully reopens after tornado damage

    Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Memorial Hospital fully reopened to patients Nov. 11, six months after it sustained damage following a tornado.
  2. Health systems, hospitals getting new IT execs

    Here are 42 hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 12:
  3. Judge finds Missouri hospital board violated open meetings law

    A judge has found the board for Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital guilty of violating the state's open meetings and records law, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Law, when it held two emergency closed meetings, the hospital confirmed in a news release shared with Becker's.
  1. 82 health systems with strong finances

    Here are 82 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service released in 2024.
  2. 13 recent hospital, health system COO moves

    The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.
  3. Top hospitals for stroke care: Healthgrades

    Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those, 99 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in the care and treatment of stroke.
  4. CEO tenures at US News' top children's hospitals

    U.S. News & World Report featured 10 Honor Roll hospitals in its 2024-25 Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Most of these hospital CEOs have been at the helm since 2015.

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  1. Physician employment models 'are not sustainable' as labor expenses rise: 5 notes

    High labor costs are keeping hospitals from financial growth and continue to challenge the bottom line, according to Kaufman Hall's National Hospital Flash Report, based on data from 1,300 physicians.
  2. An underutilized tool to improve trauma care

    Nearly 30 million Americans lack timely access to trauma centers, and teletrauma presents a promising approach to fill that gap — though it remains underutilized, according to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  3. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs

    Included below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently shared job listings looking for CFOs and assistant CFOs.
  4. High-performing nursing homes, by state: US News

    California has the most highly rated nursing homes in the U.S., followed by Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report's "2025 Best Nursing Homes" ratings, published Nov. 12. 

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  1. Providence to close California urgent care center

    Renton, Wash.-based Providence has shared plans to close one of its Santa Rosa, Calif., urgent care locations, effective Feb. 7.
  2. VCU Health names CEO

    Marlon Levy, MD, became CEO of Richmond, Va.-based  VCU Health System on Nov. 11 after serving as interim CEO since November 2022.
  3. California hospital nurses to strike: 4 things to know

    Nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, Calif., plan to strike on Nov. 19.
  4. SSM Health launches hospital at home

    St. Louis-based SSM has launched a hospital-at-home program in Wisconsin.
  5. AdventHealth names Kansas hospital CEO

    Brendan Johnson has been appointed president and CEO of AdventHealth Ottawa (Kan.), effective Jan. 20.
  6. ChristianaCare medical group appoints chief APP officer

    ChristianaCare has appointed Jasmine Garces-King, DNP, as chief advanced practice officer of its medical group.
  7. Shuttered Cleveland hospital to be demolished

    The Sisters of Charity Health System has shared plans to demolish shuttered Cleveland-based St. Vincent Charity Medical Center.
  8. 'A catalyst for change': Why Walmart heiress partnered with Cleveland Clinic, Mercy on cardiac care

    Cleveland Clinic, Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy and Bentonville, Ark.-based nonprofit organizations the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Heartland Whole Health Institute have partnered to invest $700 million over 30 years to address the "$950 million lost annually" as patients leave Northwest Arkansas for specialty care, according to a Sept. 24 news release shared by Cleveland Clinic. 
  9. U of Lynchburg launches healthcare leadership doctorate program: 4 notes

    The University of Lynchburg (Va.) has created a new online doctorate program for executive leadership in healthcare.

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