In a rare achievement among health systems, Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare successfully emerged from bankruptcy on Sept. 30 as a standalone entity, with its original leadership team intact.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is raising starting compensation for new registered nurses, according to a chart the health system shared with Becker's.

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Texas has appointed Adrian Moreno as COO, effective Nov. 18.

Exactech, a Gainesville, Fla.-based medical device maker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 29 and has entered a restructuring agreement to sell its assets to a group of existing investors. 

Plans for Jersey City, N.J.-based CarePoint Health and Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, N.J., to affiliate under management services organization Hudson Health System have moved forward.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System shared plans for its nearly $1 billion hospital expansion project at an Oct. 29 town hall after local officials requested more time before public engagement.

Angola, Ind.-based Cameron Memorial Community Hospital recently joined the Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative, according to an Oct. 30 LinkedIn post from the program. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System has named Glynn Stanton as its new CIO.

Hackers breached an Iowa hospital's IT network, accessing or downloading patient files.

Hundreds of healthcare institutions are using the DAX Copilot from Nuance to automate clinical documentation, Microsoft's chief executive said. 

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill, Neb., resumed inpatient care and emergency department services on Oct. 29 following a recent closure due to a nearby explosion.

Sixty-eight percent of healthcare CIOs are looking to either expand or maintain their current staff levels, an Oct. 29 report from WittKieffer found.

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has appointed a new leader in its southern market.

Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those recipients, 50 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in vascular surgery.

Amazon Web Services picked the first recipients of children's health innovation grants totaling $10 million.

Transitioning from fee for service into value-based care has big challenges for health systems. But it doesn't have to become a monumental change.

The executive team at Marshall, Mich.-based Oaklawn Hospital knew they had a problem when the only oncologist in town retired, leaving the community with very limited access to treatment.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children struggled financially for years, but other local health systems and institutions won't let it sink.

Hospitals nationwide are navigating increasingly burdensome insurer policies, incentivizing systems to seek innovative partners to address rising care costs and access issues.

A federal court has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed against Indianapolis based-Indiana University Health. The lawsuit was filed by vascular surgeon Ricardo Vasquez, MD, who alleged the health system engaged in anti-competitive behavior.