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UCSD Health loans $20M to health system that posted -18.5% operating margin in FY24
Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has borrowed $20 million from UC San Diego Health to help the financially struggling system continue to provide care to patients in the region.
Pilot, hospital workers killed in medical helicopter crash in Mississippi
Two crew members who worked for the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the pilot were killed March 10 in an AirCare helicopter crash in northern Madison County, outside Jackson, hospital officials said in a statement.
Freeman Health System breaks ground on $168M hospital
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System broke ground on its $168 million Freeman Southeast Kansas Hospital March 7.
HHS probes allegations of workforce discrimination at 4 medical schools
HHS is investigating allegations of workforce discrimination at four unnamed medical schools and hospitals.
Nashville General names acting leader
Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital has appointed Chief Nursing Officer Veronica Elders, MSN, RN, as acting manager, effective March 14, according to a March 10 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. The appointment comes in the wake of CEO Joseph …
HCA Healthcare's 'unparalleled' leadership pipeline strategy
HCA Healthcare’s leadership development programs have played a pivotal role in Robert Sabina’s career with the Nashville, Tenn.-based health system.
How Advocate avoided canceling surgeries amid IV shortage
Hurricane Helene devastated communities in the Southeast in September 2024, but Advocate Health Care’s disaster recovery plan allowed the system to weather the floods without canceling appointments.
8 best, worst states to practice, by region
Medscape recently ranked the best and worst states for physicians to practice in by region.
You can't have health equity without quality, NYU Langone experts say
In healthcare, few topics inspire as much agreement as the importance of health equity. Leaders, practitioners, and policymakers champion it as a fundamental goal. And yet, there is no clear, unified vision of how to achieve health equity or how to mea…
442 top hospitals for patient safety: Healthgrades
Healthgrades recognized 442 hospitals with its 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Awards released March 11.
