Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. Mayo Clinic CFO lauds 'financial resilience' as Q3 net income rises to $839M

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reported $55 million in operating income (1.1% margin) in the third quarter, down from $90 million in the same quarter in 2023. 
  2. What Gen Z thinks about AI and work: LinkedIn

    Generation Z is the age group most likely to doubt AI's effect on their jobs, according to a Nov. 14 LinkedIn News post.
  3. McLaren long-term acute hospital closure to cut 43 employees

    The upcoming closure of Bay City, Mich.-based McLaren Bay Special Care, a long-term acute care hospital part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, will result in 43 layoffs, according to a WARN notice filed Oct. 24. 
  1. Rising prescription costs, pharmacy closures shape consumer attitudes: Survey

    A new survey from Wolters Kluwer Health reveals how changes in the pharmacy and retail healthcare environment are influencing consumer attitudes and behaviors toward medication access and care. 
  2. Sanford Health operating margin improves to 3.5%

    Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health saw an operating income of $195 million (3.5% margin) in the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2024, a 56% increase from $124.5 million (2.4% margin) during the same time period in 2023, according to its most recent financial report. 
  3. Instacart inks another healthcare partnership

    Instacart, a grocery technology company, is partnering with Troy-based Molina Healthcare of Michigan. 
  4. CDC panel backs proposed mask guidance

    A CDC advisory committee convened last week to revisit the agency's draft infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities, voting in favor of recommendations that remain largely unchanged despite ongoing criticism.

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  1. ISMP awards Texas system for vaccine safety efforts

    Cook Children's Health Care System, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has won a national award for significantly reducing vaccine-related errors, according to a news release shared with Becker's. 
  2. Labcorp CFO to retire, successor named

    Labcorp Executive Vice President and CFO Glenn Eisenberg is retiring and will be succeeded by Julia Wang. 
  3. Nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital push for union decertification vote

    Nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote on removing National Nurses United as their bargaining representative.
  4. CVS Health names new president of healthcare delivery

    CVS Health has named Sreekanth Chaguturu, MD, president of healthcare delivery.

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  1. US extradites accused hospital hacker

    The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Russian national with facilitating ransomware attacks on hospitals and other organizations.
  2. UPMC, Vanderbilt join digital consortium with 9 health systems

    Pittsburgh-based UPMC Enterprises and Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health have signed on to a digital consortium with nine other health systems to develop and invest in new healthcare technologies.
  3. Rise in pancreatic cancer tied to better detection, study suggests

    The rise in pancreatic cancer diagnoses can be attributed to previously undetected disease and not a rise in cancer occurrence, according to a study published Nov. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
  4. Why Franciscan Health moved Epic to the Microsoft cloud

    Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health migrated its Epic EHR to the Microsoft cloud.
  5. CFO tapped for 2 New York systems

    Julie Smith has been appointed vice president of finance and CFO for Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health and Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners.
  6. 10 highlights from American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions

    The American Heart Association held its annual Scientific Sessions Nov. 16-18 in Chicago, where healthcare organizations and industry leaders presented the latest research on cardiovascular health. 
  7. Sanford Health launches hub for virtual care

    Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched the Sanford Virtual Care Center, a facility dedicated to advancing virtual care.
  8. Emory, Guidehealth create population health collaborative

    Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has partnered with Guidehealth, a Dallas-based, AI-enabled healthcare startup specializing in value-based managed services, to launch a population health collaborative.
  9. Cone Health names new digital chief

    Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has named John Supra as its new chief digital health and analytics officer.

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