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Providence narrows Q2 operating loss to $123M

Renton, Wash.-based Providence posted an operating loss of $123 million in the second quarter of 2024, a $79 million improvement from the $202 million loss the 51-hospital system posted during the same period last year.

Michigan hospital taps CEO

Helen Johnson, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Helen Newberry (Mich.) Joy Hospital.

52 hospital and health system supply chain leaders to know | 2024

Supply chain leaders skillfully handle the critical operations that ensure their hospitals and health systems run efficiently. 

Intermountain expands digital health partnership

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding its partnership with digital health company Story Health to enhance patient access to its cardiology services. 

Kaiser Permanente VP warns of growing AI divide in healthcare

Daniel Yang, MD, vice president of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, is concerned about a growing divide in AI adoption, where some health systems can afford the technology while others cannot…

Dignity Health sued over not telling family of patient's death

A patient’s family is bringing a lawsuit against Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy San Juan Medical Center after a 31-year-old woman died and her body was put into cold storage without the family’s knowledge, The Sacramento Bee reported Aug. 20.

Tenet-owned system opens 7th hospital

Baptist Health System, part of Tenet Healthcare, has opened its $300M Westover Hills Baptist Hospital in San Antonio.

Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital becomes nation's largest

Boston-based Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital program has expanded to 70 beds,  making it the largest home hospital in the country, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.

Wright Lassiter: $100M Morehouse School of Medicine partnership transcends hospital limits

Wright Lassiter III, CEO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, recently joined Morehouse School of Medicine’s “Danforth Dialogues” podcast to discuss topics ranging from CommonSpirit’s partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine to effective lead…

AHA fires back at Arnold Ventures again

The American Hospital Association is once again in conflict with Arnold Ventures LLC, a billionaire-backed organization that the AHA accuses of spreading misinformation about hospitals.