Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, Ky., has shared plans to realign leadership with its CEO Stephen Toadvine, MD, exiting his role to re-enter patient care and become a practicing primary care physician with the Harrison Memorial Hospital Physician Group. 

Sword Health launched Phoenix, an evolution of the first AI Care platform originally introduced in 2015. 

As HCA Healthcare shares continue their ascent, so too does the estimated net worth of co-founder Thomas Frist Jr., MD.

David Munton has been named CFO of Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C., effective June 3.

The Joint Commission updated its position on the use of secure text messaging for patient information and orders June 5.

Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's and Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors, Minn., have rebranded as Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital and Aspirus Lakeview Hospital. 

The American Hospital Association outlined several concerns with CMS' proposed inpatient payment proposal for 2025 in a June 5 letter to the agency. 

Becker's reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures from May 21 to June 6, including retirements and other C-suite changes.

Thousands of employees at Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health and Clinics will receive a stipend benefit to help cover parking expenses at their workplace.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is urging HHS to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures for crucial healthcare companies in the wake of the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary Change Healthcare.

The average duration of drug shortages has increased by nearly a full year since 2020, according to a new report from U.S. Pharmacopoeia. 

Texas hospitals are bracing for a projected shortage of around 12,572 nurses by 2032. With an aim to close some of the anticipated gap, the state opened applications June 3 for its inaugural rural nurse retention initiative, which would fund $15,000 stipends for qualified nurses.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is keeping a pulse on the bankruptcy hearings and scheduled sale of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's 31 hospitals with potential interest in some of the health system's Massachusetts facilities, Providence Business First reported June 4. 

A majority panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a 2022 jury verdict in favor of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health in a class action alleging the health system used its market power to charge supracompetitive rates to major insurers, which resulted in higher premiums for members, according to court documents accessed by Becker's. 

Angie Merrell, MSN, RN, was selected as chief nursing officer of Caldwell, Idaho-based West Valley Medical Center, according to a LinkedIn post. She joins West Valley from Ogden (Utah) Regional Medical Center, where she was the assistant CNO. 

Today and over the next several years, mental health will challenge hospital and health system executives in how they communicate, prioritize, respond and invest. 

A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to bar Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health from its $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to restore its EHR by June 14 after bringing its medical records systems back online in two more markets, the health system said June 5.

U.S. News & World Report released its inaugural "Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access" list on June 5, highlighting 53 hospitals for their work to improve care in historically underserved communities. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has broken ground on a medical office building in Sioux Falls, part of a $245 million project.