U.S. hospitals and health systems in many regions are seeing a sharp rise in uncompensated care, with new data showing big increases in bad debt and charity care deductions during the first quarter of ...

James Roundtree, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Ore., effective June 2. Mr. Roundtree will join RiverBend from Washington Regional ...

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has joined Longitude Health, marking the first new addition to the health system-led innovation collaborative since its creation in 2024. Four things to know: 1. Four ...

Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with researchers from Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, have identified a potential path to improving donor heart ...

Jamie Youssef was appointed CEO of Ascension Texas, effective June 1. Mr. Youssef brings more than 23 years of experience to Ascension Texas, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, according to a May 19 ...

At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Executive Vice President and CFO Sophia Holder is entering her fifth year in the role with pediatric growth opportunities on her mind, and a goal of continuing ...

Stanford Health Care, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is testing a new tool from Microsoft designed to ease the burden of preparing complex cancer cases for tumor board meetings. The technology — a ...

Four U.S. states and two other countries are experiencing a Paraburkholderia fungorum outbreak from two ultrasound gel products, the CDC reported May 13.  As of May 8, the CDC is aware of 40 P.

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order May 16 to prevent the White House from terminating $11.4 billion in funding to state and local health departments, The Hill reported May 16.  U.S ...

Scott Robertson, MD, was appointed system senior vice president of the Physician Enterprise, California Region, for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and CEO of the Dignity Health Medical Foundation, ...

Moody’s has downgraded Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ rating to “Baa3” from “Baa2.” The hospital has recorded three consecutive years of weak financial performance and has been challenged to rebuild ...

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth has named Gordon Wesley chief strategy and clinical integration officer, according to a May 18 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Wesley served as vice president ...