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50 Texas ASCs named the country’s best 

Fifty ASCs in Texas made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Health tech investment down 67% from 2021 peak, and 5 other things to know

Investments in health technology have contracted since the peak in 2021, but the market may be rebalancing, according to a report from commercial banking company Silicon Valley Bank. 

Texas groups hope legislators can help slow rising health costs

Several nonprofit groups representing Texas healthcare employers have formed a coalition — Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare — in hopes they can help slow rising healthcare costs, The Dallas Morning News reported Nov. 8.

Montana hospital taps Air Force veteran for COO

Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic Hospital has named Bradley Weast its new COO. 

Digital health mergers and acquisitions on the rise after slow Q2: 5 things to know

Digital health investments are seeing a significant slow down, but mergers and acquisitions are on the rise as investors see this strategy as a new way to invest, according to a Nov. 7 report from Rock Health. 

10 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements

From a New York hospital accused of withholding benefits to a Wisconsin hospital suing a gubernatorial candidate over the use of its logo in campaign advertisements, here are 10 hospital lawsuits and settlements Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 26:&…

4 nurses making headlines on and off the job

Here are four nurses who have made headlines for their leadership efforts on and off the job since Oct. 25: 

7 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker’s since Nov. 2:

UVA Community Health names interim CEO to permanent post

Erik Shannon has been named permanent CEO of Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Community Health after serving in an interim capacity since October 2021. 

Temple University Hospital nurses avert strike

Members of the Temple University Hospital Nurses Association and Temple Allied Professionals have reached a new contract with management, averting a possible strike, news station WHYY reported Nov. 7.