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HCA acquires Prime Florida hospital
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has completed the purchase of Lehigh Acres, Fla.-based Lehigh Regional Medical Center, from Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.
500+ hospitals drop mental health questions for physicians
More than 500 hospitals nationwide have removed questions on physicians’ mental health from licensing or credentialing applications, according to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.
14 hospitals closing departments or ending services
A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
The strategy low performing hospitals have in common
Many factors affect a hospital’s financial performance. External pressures, inflation, reimbursements and workforce shortages can hit hospitals hard. But there are also internal management similarities between the lowest performing hospitals that are h…
How St. Tammany Health is enhancing radiology workflows
Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has partnered with software company Inflo Health to enhance the system’s radiology services, according to a Feb. 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
A look at UChicago Medicine, AdventHealth's joint venture, 2 years in
It’s been more than two years since the University of Chicago Medicine and Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth began their joint venture on Jan. 1, 2023, and it’s the shared goals, commitment to transparency and mutual trust that have kept this …
Where Medicaid cuts would hit hardest through 2034: A state by state breakdown
Looming federal Medicaid cuts could shift a massive financial burden to state governments, potentially requiring them to make up between $700 billion and $1.1 trillion in funding over the next decade, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institut…
Canon deepens Cleveland Clinic partnership with $34M facility
Canon Healthcare USA, a subsidiary of Canon, will establish its U.S. headquarters in a Cleveland Clinic-adjacent building located in the Cleveland Innovation District.
Lawrence General CEO resigns after 1 year
Abha Agrawal, MD, has resigned as president and CEO of Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital and Holy Family Hospitals.
Private equity deal would set stage for 3-way Walgreens split: Report
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners plans to split Walgreens Boots Alliance into three independent businesses if it successfully acquires the drugstore chain private, The Financial Times reported Feb. 27.
