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.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's CEO and other executives are scheduled to be deposed in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two women who were contracted as housekeepers at Detroit's Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women's Hospital, as reported by Bloomberg Law Nov. 7.

Numerous hospitals and health systems have unveiled physician residency programs this year to create more training opportunities for students after medical school and expand the pipeline of future physicians. 

Joyce Oh has been named chief information and digital transformation officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.

A vaccine against triple-negative breast cancer was found to produce an immune response and was well tolerated by most patients during an ongoing clinical trial. 

Peer collaboration is a must for clinical executives as they navigate the complex challenges of modern healthcare. 

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center and NASA have partnered on a pediatric cancer program that aims to alleviate patient fears about radiation therapy.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has purchased land for a future health campus in the south Denver metro area, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

The Affordable Care Act has been through many iterations since being signed into law in 2010. Donald Trump's second presidential term could bring about more changes.