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The best of the best-in-state hospitals, per Newsweek
In October, Newsweek released its 2024 America’s Best-In-State Hospitals list, which ranks the top 600 U.S. hospitals by state.
The rise of 'mini-millionaires'
Last year, the average net worth of American families surpassed $1 million for the first time, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 27.
HCA Florida hospital breaks ground of freestanding ER
Bradenton-based HCA Florida Blake Hospital broke ground on a freestanding emergency department in Palmetto, Fla., the Herald-Tribune reported Nov. 1.
UM Health appoints regional finance VP
Matt Nobis has been named regional vice president of finance for Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health.
HCA teams up with Missouri's largest medical school
HCA Midwest Health has joined forces with Kansas City (Mo.) University, the largest medical school in Missouri.
Kaiser imaging workers strike
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 began a weekslong strike Nov. 1 at five Kaiser Permanente locations in Washington and Oregon.
Waystar's 'immediate focus' on Olive AI clients
Healthcare payment technology provider Waystar is acquiring Olive AI’s clearinghouse and patient access business units following Olive’s Oct. 31 announcement that it is shutting down.
Aurora Health Care hospital names president
Aurora Health Care has named Carla LaFever president of Aurora Medical Center-Grafton (Wis.).
Memorial Sloan Kettering taps supportive care chief
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has named Craig Blinderman, MD, chief of the supportive care service.
'Increasingly aggressive' insurers affecting business, for-profits say
Executives at some of the big for-profit health systems were not shy about discussing “increasingly aggressive behavior” from insurers during recent financial results calls.
