Hospital developments picked up steam in 2024, with significant investments in acute care facilities. From billion-dollar flagship projects to rural community hospitals, health systems are expanding to meet evolving patient needs.
Category: Becker’s Hospital Review
Public health emergency declared over LA wildfires: 5 updates
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has declared the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County a public health emergency.
UCHealth CFO to retire
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth CFO Dan Rieber is retiring after serving as the health system’s CFO since 2018.
Understaffing at HCA Mission led to harmful medication errors: Report
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital has lacked adequate pharmacy staffing for years, resulting in harmful medication errors, according to the Asheville Watchdog.
Health systems: It's time to break up with short-termism
Health systems begin 2025 emerging from a half-decade of crisis management. Now is the time for executive teams to lift their heads from quarterly survival and make bets on their long-term future.
Closed North Carolina hospital to be sold or leased
The Martin County (N.C.) board of commissioners has voted to sell or lease Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital, which closed on Aug. 3, 2023, after filing for bankruptcy, Washington Daily News reported Jan. 10.
PeaceHealth to reopen 4 former Providence clinics
Four clinics formerly owned by Renton, Wash.-based Providence are slated to reopen Jan. 13 under the PeaceHealth name.
Aspirus taps senior executive for Northern Wisconsin division
Chris Blair, BSN, joined Aspirus Health as vice president and chief administrative officer for the North Wisconsin Division, which includes hospitals in Rhinelander and Tomahawk, according to a Jan. 9 news release shared with Becker’s.
Startup pushes back against Epic's motion to dismiss lawsuit
On Jan. 9, startup Particle Health responded to Epic Systems’ motion to dismiss its lawsuit, accusing the EHR giant of monopolistic practices aimed at eliminating competition in the payer platform market.
'Step in the right direction': Cancer experts support alcohol warning labels
Oncologists are praising the surgeon general’s decision to add cancer-risk warning labels to alcohol.
