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15 profitable health systems in Q3

Despite rising operational costs and an evolving healthcare landscape, several health systems rebounded with strong financial performances in the third quarter. 

3% operating margin won't 'keep you alive': Aspirus CEO

Matt Heywood, president and CEO of Aspirus Health, is aware of the potential economic and business challenges facing health systems. His understanding of these “adversity risks,” as he calls them, is helping shape Aspirus’ strategies.

NYU Langone expands cardiac services

New York City-based NYU Langone has expanded cardiology services at the NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. Previously, NYU Langone patients living in Brooklyn were travelling to Manhattan to receive advanced cardiac care. 

MaineHealth names new CFO

Portland-based MaineHealth has named Richard Bayman its next CFO. 

How an Intermountain community hospital earned vascular verification

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., recently became the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vas…

Changing blood test protocol could improve patient care, catch disease sooner

Using personalized reference points in routine blood tests could improve patient health assessments and help diagnose diseases sooner, a recent Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital study found.

Where systems fail female physicians in career training: 8 notes

Eighteen percent of female physicians said their employer prioritizes their career growth, according to a recent Medscape report.

What female physicians value in a workplace

Female physicians said that work-life balance and autonomy over patient care were their top priorities, according to a Medscape report.

Academic health systems benefitting from for-profit selling spree

Publicly traded for-profit health systems have sold dozens of hospitals in 2024 and academic health systems are among those acquiring the facilities. 

AdventHealth taps Illinois hospital CEO

Elise MacCarroll-Wright has been named president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale (Ill.), effective Jan. 6.