A breach at a third-party agency is affecting Adventist Health Tulare (Calif.).

Eric Rhodes was appointed president of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., part of Downers Grove-based Advocate Health Care, on June 3, according to a LinkedIn post. 

Police confirmed an officer-involved shooting on the campus of UNC Health Johnston on June 10 that left one person dead, The News & Observer reported. 

Hospital-acquired infections associated with antimicrobial resistance have remained high compared to prepandemic levels, Medscape reported June 10.

MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles could face closure as it continues to deal with overwhelming patient volumes that exceed the safety net hospital's capacity.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center named Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare its first care partner, the Hartford Courant reported June 10.

The American Medical Association named Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., its new president-elect.

The Biden-Harris administration has secured commitments from Microsoft and Google to offer free and low-cost resources to rural hospitals nationwide to help them boost their cyber defenses. 

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association are set to begin a three-day strike June 18 at six Providence facilities, in what the union deems the largest nurses' strike in the state's history.

Healthcare bankruptcies spiked in 2023 amid high debt levels and rising interest rates as 73 healthcare companies — including 12 hospitals and health systems — filed for bankruptcy. Private equity firms, which owned 21% of the healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy last year, have come under greater scrutiny by lawmakers and other healthcare stakeholders. 

St. Louis-based Ascension is updating its patient portal in six markets after restoring the EHRs there following a May 8 cyberattack.

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would tighten oversight of private equity and hedge fund buyers of hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Sister Diane Marie McGrew, president of OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Ill., died June 9 after a five-year battle with ovarian and uterine cancers. She was 57.

South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals has named Rachel Jones CFO, according to a June 7 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Artificial intelligence has already started to transform hospital and health system functions, communications, imaging and other operations, but what role could it have in pharmacies?

Cleveland Clinic's new chief pharmacy officer has a simple goal: No surprises.

The first quarter of 2024 marked the strongest merger and acquisition activity among hospitals and health systems since 2020. For-profit systems, in particular, are making a lot of moves in the hospital market and Dallas-based Steward Health Care recently received the green light to auction off its 31 hospitals in June and July.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring all options for Boots, including a potential spinoff, Bloomberg reported June 7.

Waiting longer than five hours to give antibiotics to a pediatric patient with sepsis increases the risk of death, according to a study published June 5 in JAMA Network Open.

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.