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HCA posts $5.2B profit in 2023: 7 details

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw revenues of $17.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, up from $15.5 billion over the same period in 2022, according to its financial report released Jan. 30. 

Wisconsin doubled the number of failing hospitals last year

The financial challenges for many Wisconsin hospitals worsened over the last year, according to Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

Hospitals' operating margin reset

Nonprofit Hospitals’ operating margins are far below the pre-pandemic “magic number” of 3% and are in danger of a permanent reset in the 1%-2% range, according to a Jan. 29 report published by Fitch Ratings.

HCA CFO to retire

Bill Rutherford is retiring as CFO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare after a decade in the role. 

How Mount Sinai is improving the patient experience

New York City-based Mount Sinai is looking to new technology this year to streamline care and enhance the patient experience, according to ​​LeWanza Harris, MD. 

Employee stabbed at Ascension hospital: Police

An employee at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee was stabbed in the emergency department early Jan. 29, according to police. 

Atrium uses 30 virtual care programs

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health uses more than 30 virtual care programs to provide access to care to its patients regardless of location, according to a new whitepaper from the health system.

Philips halts sales of sleep apnea devices under FDA deal

Philips will stop selling sleep apnea devices in the U.S. under a consent decree agreement with the FDA. 

Ballad Health names leader to hospital helm

Hunter Hamilton, BSN, RN, is the new administrator of Hawkins County Memorial Hospital in Rogersville, Tenn., The Rogersville Review reported Jan. 29.

9 recent CEO exits

Two ousters, three retirements and a slew of C-suite switch-ups — Becker’s reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures in January.