Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Ind., seeking to merge are the first to test the state's certificate of public advantage (COPA) law, The Washington Post reported July 3. 

Burnout has been a pervasive challenge in healthcare for years, hitting record high levels among physicians in 2021, when nearly 63% reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. New survey data from the American Medical Association suggests progress is being made, with physician burnout rates falling below 50% for the first time in four years. 

Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of investment firm Citadel, has donated a total of $545 million to various hospitals, health systems and cancer treatment and research specialists over the last 18 months. 

From Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems to Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health, the Justice Department has been busy looking into multiple health systems and healthcare organizations over the last few months. 

While other publicly traded, for-profit health systems have reduced their hospital portfolios in recent years, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has grown.

Researchers at Tampa-based University of South Florida and Bloomington-based Indiana University found cisplatin is linked to increased hearing loss.

Mildred Stahlman, MD, founder of the field of neonatology and pioneer in the treatment of lung disease in premature infants, died June 29 at 101.

UCSF Health and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have signed a cooperative settlement agreement to preserve key services and clear the way for the health system's $100 million acquisition of two San Francisco hospitals. 

There are more than 18 million cancer survivors living in the U.S., but few primary care providers know how to care for this patient group. To close the gap, Houston-based the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is launching a survivorship training program for primary care providers.

The proposed acquisition of Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health by Health Assurance Transformation Corp., or HATCo, is making progress, The Alliance Review reported July 2. 

At least two dozen hospital mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations and partnerships were unwound or called off throughout the past 24 months.

A new program at Cleveland-based University Hospitals that gives high school students a glimpse into nursing careers is proving worthwhile in attracting more young people to healthcare — a growing priority for many health systems looking to bolster the pipeline of future clinicians. 

In 2012, a program for children's hospitals in the U.S. and Canada launched to eliminate patient and employee harm.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has more than tripled the number of liver transplants performed since 2018. 

Burnout. It's a topic that has been heavily discussed across the healthcare industry over the last few years and is a challenge that is still prevalent with providers today. To combat this, Roberto Colón, MD, vice president of medical affairs, chief medical officer at Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health, is urging healthcare organizations to lean on partnerships.

Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's disease treatment, Kisunla — which slowed decline by up to 35% in clinical trials — has been approved by the FDA, after previously delaying its decision in March, the agency announced July 2.

A nurse previously employed by Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., was arrested July 1 for allegedly using patients' stolen credit cards, according to ABC affiliate WHAS.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

President Joe Biden, who has challenged the pharmaceutical industry for decades, joined Sen. Bernie Sanders' clash with Novo Nordisk in a July 2 op-ed published in USA Today. 

The Justice Department issued a civil investigation demand to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings on Nov. 3, according to a June 27 court document filed by Prospect.