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UCSF Health, Adventist propose joint purchase of shuttered California hospital

San Francisco-based UCSF Health and Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health have shared a joint intent to reopen and operate Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, which has been closed since the start of 2023. 

15 largest US healthcare companies by revenue | 2024

The healthcare industry continues to grow as demand for care increases, and many of the largest companies in the world are taking note.

UT Southwestern, Children's are getting a new 'crown jewel'

Dallas-based Children’s Health and UT Southwestern have partnered for some 60 years, and with the population of children in their service area set to double by 2050, they’re making plans to meet growing demand for decades to come with a new $5 billion …

Michigan man dies from rare fungal infection

A 29-year-old Michigan man died Feb. 3 after a severe blastomycosis infection, according to CBS News. The infections are caused by the fungus called Blastomyces.

States with the healthiest, unhealthiest hearts

Colorado ranked highest for heart health with a perfect score of 100, while Arkansas had the lowest score at zero, a Forbes report found.

VCU Health medical practice names president

VCU Health’s MCV Physicians appointed Scott Stringer, MD, president.

Tenet invested in nursing to cut costs in 2023. Did it work?

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has been intentional over the last year about reducing contracted labor to lower costs, and the 58-hospital system is seeing results.

Deadly meningitis outbreak linked to aggressive fungus

After 12 patients died from a meningitis outbreak in 2023, researchers discovered the cause was an epidural contaminated with the fungus Fusarium solani, according to findings published Feb. 8 in The New England Journal of Medicine. 

26% of private equity-owned hospitals serve rural populations

Private equity firms own about 460 US hospitals, with 26% of those hospitals serving rural populations, according to new data published Feb. 8 by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

Why Optum, SSM Health cut ties

St. Louis-based SSM Health and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum ended their administrative partnership around inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management after the two organizations were not able to meet “mutually agreed-up…