Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has partnered with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health on home-based care.

Nicki Harris and her family have donated $10 million to New York City-based NYU Langone’s Bridgehampton location, which has been renamed J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Ambulatory Care in their honor. 

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health posted an operating income of $32.4 million in the first quarter of 2024, up from an operating loss of $2.1 million in the same quarter last year, according to its May 28 financial report. 

The 70th Fortune 500 ranks the largest corporations in the U.S. by revenue for the 2023 fiscal year.

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in May was $2,316.79, down 0.68% from the previous month, according to data shared with Becker's from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health posted an operating income of $148.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 20% from $123.5 million posted over the same period last year, according to its May 14 financial report. 

From hospital construction projects to advancing research, here are how seven health systems are spending donation funds, as reported by Becker's since May 6:

Many hospitals struggle to discharge patients into post-acute care in a timely manner, but at Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health, three small operational changes dropped their mean length of stay from 2.21 to 1.95 days.

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has appointed Angelique Richard, PhD, RN, to the role of chief operating officer. She will step into the position June 10. 

Here are five health system revenue cycle executive moves Becker's reported in May: 

RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Amy Cotton, DNP, APRN, as senior vice president of quality and safety, the West Orange, N.J.-based system said June 4. 

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has secured more than $142 million through a debt refinancing deal with bondholders, nearly doubling its days of cash on hand to almost 60 days, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker's. 

Eldorado, Ill.-based Ferrell Hospital is resuming some outpatient services after flooding forced the facility to shut down.

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network plans to build a $335 million hospital in Westfield, Ind.

Medline has recalled two models of its Bed Assist Bars portable bed rails after receiving reports of two patient deaths, the company said May 30.

Ned Hill, president of Danville, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center, part of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, has shared plans to resign July 1.

Childbirth and pregnancy are statistically more dangerous for women in the U.S. than in many high-income nations, especially for Black women, according to a report published June 4 by the Commonwealth Fund.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, which has more than 2,200 care sites in 24 states, has announced four executive appointments since May 6. 

HHS will invest $15 million over four years to address maternal health needs and disparities in rural areas of the U.S.

Houston Methodist is using an FDA-cleared wearable to monitor tens of thousands of patients, which has led to improved patient outcomes and safety, Sarah Pletcher, MD, the system's executive medical director of strategic innovation, told Becker's.