Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System completed its transition to an Epic EHR system to enhance provider and nursing satisfaction, improve patient engagement and streamline revenue cycle management.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has named Rick Shumway its new executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 13. Mr. Shumway will succeed Quinn McKenna, who will retire in January.

Orlando (Fla.) Health has appointed leaders for three hospitals.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial has appointed Lee Jackson, MD, as chief medical officer, effective Nov. 1. 

Respiratory syncytial virus and influenza activity are on the rise in parts of the country, particularly among young children, according to the CDC's latest respiratory virus updates. 

UT Health San Antonio is opening a $472 million multispecialty and research hospital, the San Antonio Express-News reported Nov. 11.

Norton Healthcare opened a $90 million hospital in West Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 11, representing the neighborhood's first new hospital in more than 150 years.

More details have emerged regarding Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System's plan to acquire Hopkinsville, Ky.-based Jennie Stuart Health.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente posted a $608 million operating loss (-2.1% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2024, down from an operating income of $156 million (0.6% operating margin) in the same quarter last year, according to its Nov. 8 financial report.  

AFSCME Local 3299, a union representing University of California service and patient care workers, has scheduled a systemwide strike for Nov. 20 and 21.  

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been one of the earliest and most aggressive adopters of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

A Kentucky health system said it expects to save $40 million to $60 million on an Epic switch by merging with another system.

A variety of IT executives now report to healthcare CIOs, a new survey found.

A New York City judge dismissed a lawsuit against the chair of One Brooklyn Health's board of trustees, originally filed in December.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has launched a pilot program designed to harness AI to assess a patient's risk of developing breast cancer. 

Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital CEO Angie Shaw was terminated following a unanimous vote by the hospital commission on Nov. 1, the Eureka Springs Times-Echo reported Nov. 7.

A third physician in Texas is facing legal action over a state law that restricts medical providers from providing gender transition-related care to minors. 

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Cincinnati-based CommuniCare, a post-acute care network, for allegedly attempting to enforce stay-or-pay employment agreements.

Jefferson Health is delaying a 3% pay increase for more than 42,000 employees from January to July as part of its plan to strengthen financial performance, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 8.

In launching its own care coordination center, Memorial Healthcare System set out to go beyond capacity management and centralized bed placement. Specifically, it combines human capital, data and IT, Chief Medical Officer Aharon Sareli, MD, told Becker's.