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10 health systems with boosted outlooks
Here are 10 health systems that recently had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service.
Top 10 IT investments for '25
Artificial intelligence and machine learning top the list of the leading IT investments for 2025, according to a new report.
Online scammers offer fake jobs at Michigan health system, send phony checks
Online scammers are imitating human resources leaders at a Michigan health system and offering jobs that don’t exist.
California hospital fire spurs patient evacuation
Chino (Calif.) Valley Medical Center evacuated four patients from its intensive care unit Dec. 8 after a fire broke out on the 112-bed hospital campus, according to The Mercury News.
Healthcare entrepreneur to steer government efficiency panel: Report
A healthcare entrepreneur and former federal health official is reportedly guiding President-elect Donald Trump’s new government efficiency panel, The New York Times reported Dec. 6.
Former Steward behavioral health hospital to reopen: 7 things to know
The Arizona Department of Health Services has approved former Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center to operate in a limited capacity after it was ordered to cease operations in mid-August.
Wellstar accelerates $175M EHR install at Augusta
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System invested $175 million to implement an Epic EHR system for Augusta (Ga.) University Health System, The Augusta Chronicle reported Dec. 9.
Rhode Island hospital workers win 13% pay boost
Hospital workers approved a new contract with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, securing 13% wage increases over two and a half years.
UnitedHealth Group CEO addresses shooting, scrutiny
In an internal video message to employees Dec. 6, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, along with the wave of public scrutiny and online vitriol the event unleashed.
Health systems lock in acquisitions as year draws to a close
As the calendar flipped to the final month of 2024, several health systems closed M&A deals that were first announced earlier in the year:
