Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center has started a $110 million expansion project as of Nov. 6.

Radiology is at a pivotal point. Workforce shortages in health care, including radiology, contribute to the increasing levels of burnout.

The third quarter of 2024 saw a significant increase in hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions compared to the previous quarter as well as the third quarter of 2023, according to an Oct. 31 report published by Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has named Tom Cronin regional vice president for the system's Sarah Cannon Cancer Network in its Far West Division. 

Of the 613 hospitals with a Magnet designation, 14.5% have achieved the Magnet status at least five times, according to data from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The prevalence of adult diabetes cases, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, has continued to grow over the last two decades, according to the CDC.

The former Ascension St. Vincent's has rebranded as UAB St. Vincent's.

Valerie Newman was named COO of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital, effective Sept. 30, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., closed its 21-bed inpatient behavioral health unit, effective Oct. 26.

The FDA has proposed ending the use of phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, following an extensive review of its effectiveness.

Boston-based Tufts Medicine's new marketing chief told Becker's he plans to engage patients across multiple platforms and devices to boost the academic health system's "brand experience."

Samantha Maltin, the former marketing leader of "Sesame Street" producer Sesame Workshop, has joined St. Jude Children's fundraising and awareness arm as chief marketing and brand officer.

John Tucker was named president of Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida, Colo., effective Jan. 2. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest hospital real estate owners posted a net loss of $801 million in the third quarter of 2024 ended Sept. 30, a 786% decrease from a $117 million gain during the same period in 2023,  according to a Nov. 7 news release.

Embracing risk-based care models could ultimately lead to better physician job satisfaction by creating stronger incentives for health systems to free them from low-value administrative tasks, according to Tufts Medicine CEO Michael Dandorph. 

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health has reached a $485 million definitive agreement to join Health Assurance Transformation Corp., according to a Nov. 7 news release. 

Semaglutide treatment was found to reduce healthcare costs significantly for patients with overweight or obesity and who had either heart failure or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to studies presented Nov. 3-6 at the Obesity Society's annual Obesity Week conference and reviewed Nov. 6 in the American Journal of Managed Care.

California vote tabulations are currently backing a state ballot measure that would impose new restrictions on health systems' 340B drug spending. 

Two health systems have received the inaugural Synergy Award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and KLAS Research for EHR user experience and digital health innovation.

Novo Nordisk's CEO told CNN he is "alarmed" by the risks compounded versions of semaglutide — the active ingredient in the company's diabetes drug Ozempic and weight loss drug Wegovy — are posing to users.