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Jefferson, Lehigh Valley Health plan to merge into 30-hospital system
Pennsylvania health systems Jefferson and Lehigh Valley Health Network have signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine.
Firm cutting out insurers for surgeries lands $1B valuation
With a fresh $92 million investment, a company that helps employers bypass insurers to contract with physicians and hospitals for healthcare services is now valued at $1 billion.
Tenet hospital names COO, CFO
Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital has appointed two executives to its leadership team.
'Historic' number of admissions straining hospitals, California county warns
Officials in Fresno County, Calif., are pleading with the public to avoid emergency rooms for nonemergency conditions as its hospitals face significant strain, operating over capacity by a minimum of 20% to 40%.
Tennessee HCA hospital taps CFO
Smyrna, Tenn.-based TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center has named Steve Gray CFO, according to a hospital news release posted Dec. 18 by WGNS News.
386 hospitals now owned by private equity firms: 6 things to know
Private equity firms have drawn significant policy interest and scrutiny amid recent reports of surprise billing, rising out-of-pocket costs for patients and increased healthcare spending in the U.S., according to Health Affairs.
What health systems are paying for EHRs
Here is how much 12 hospitals and health systems are expected to pay for purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system in 2023, as reported by Becker’s:
UCHealth breaks ground on $280M project
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has broken ground on an estimated $280 million expansion project at Loveland, Colo.-based Medical Center of the Rockies.
Hartford HealthCare unveils new 'health desk' model
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has opened a new urgent care center, modeled with convenience in mind.
What's in store for Meditech in 2024?
In 2024, EHR vendor Meditech told Becker’s the company is steering its efforts toward crafting sustainable and scalable solutions to tackle healthcare’s most pressing challenges, such as workforce issues, financial pressures and the escalating demand f…
