In creating new C-suite roles within healthcare, hospitals and health systems have cited reasons as varied as seeing new opportunities for growth or finding gaps in coverage as their motivation.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.

Robin Damschroder's recent promotion from executive vice president and CFO to executive vice president, president of value-based enterprise and CFO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health comes at an exciting time for the health system, as it recently launched a joint venture with Ascension Michigan.

California and Florida have the most top-ranked hospitals for pacemaker or defibrillator placement in the U.S., according to the WebMD Choice Awards.

As the U.S. healthcare industry mitigates a critical shortage of intravenous fluids, experts predict the supply strain will alleviate by early December, Bloomberg reported Nov. 5. 

Assessments for late-career physician competencies vary substantially by system, but many leaders said in a recent study they were satisfied with their procedures.

As the healthcare industry continues to see changes and competitive pressures, many health systems are branching out past their local markets to increase care delivery and provide sustainable growth through cross-market mergers. 

Walgreens has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the pharmacy chain of inflating prescription drug prices for insured customers. 

With just one month as executive vice president and CFO of Houston Methodist under his belt, Anthony DeFurio has stepped into his new role with a clear vision for the future of the health system. 

Patient-centric health IT has surged in the past decade, ONC reported.

Oklahoma City-based Integris Health has named Dan Magoc its new CIO.

A new cyberthreat in healthcare is coming not from state-sponsored hackers or technologically sophisticated cybercriminal gangs — but from bored teens.

Greg Cook has been named CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., effective Nov. 25.

Encompass Health shared plans to build a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility in Wesley Chapel, Fla. 

Horizon Medical Center of Denton (Texas) has agreed to pay $14.2 million to settle potential Medicare regulation and Stark Law violations.

A California hospital is delaying plans to close its obstetrics department through at least Jan. 31, following pressure from the California Nurses Association and the state's health department. 

Members of SEIU Healthcare Michigan have approved a new labor contract with Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health that includes an average wage increase of 23.4% over the life of the deal, according to a Nov. 4 union news release shared with Becker's.

In a Nov. 3 interview with NBC News, former president Donald Trump said he will "make a decision" on whether to ban some vaccines based on Robert Kennedy Jr.'s recommendations. 

R1 RCM posted a net loss of $19.9 million in the third quarter of 2024, down from a net income of $1.3 million over the same period last year, according to its Nov. 5 financial report. 

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University's board of directors have voted to appoint Steve Stadum interim president, effective Nov. 5.