Category: Press Release

Challenges such as emerging technology, government regulations, workforce shortages and increasing labor costs have driven a number of health system strategic leaders to pivot their approach for 2026. Faced with these challenges, leaders are creating new ways to empower frontline staff and upgrade patient care while trying to increase system efficiency and profit margins. Becker’s […]

Two hospitals shared plans to close the week of Feb. 16, highlighting the mounting financial and operational challenges that many healthcare facilities face across the country. Regency Hospital-Meridian (Miss.), a long-term acute care facility, is no longer accepting new admissions and plans to close on or before March 13.  The 40-bed facility is part of […]

Heather Ash, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center. Ms. Ash brings nearly two decades of experience to the role. Most recently, she served as assistant CNO at San Antonio-based Methodist Children’s Hospital. She officially joined HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center Jan. 18, the hospital said in a […]

“We’re going to post that, all the prices for everything,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared at a recent event held by the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington. It’s a bold-sounding promise, and a familiar one; politicians from both parties have been repeating it for years now. Both Trump administrations — and the Biden administration in between — have taken whacks at making medical prices more accessible, […]

Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. The legislation introduced in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington builds on efforts made in other states in past years. This latest push for patient protections comes as the Trump administration has backed […]

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces amid ongoing financial strain. Executives have cited a mix of factors — including lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs, and the need to realign operations — as drivers of these decisions. For many organizations, the moves are part of broader efforts to stabilize […]

Benton, Ky.-based Marshall County Hospital recently took to Facebook to dispute rumors about its financial health or potential closure. “MCH is not at risk of failing to meet its financial obligations, paying its employees or continuing normal operations,” MCH board chair Lauren Mann said in a Feb. 16 post. “Any assertions claiming any of these […]

Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries nationwide — more than 35 million people — but health systems are confronting a question that until recently felt almost taboo: What happens when participation in the country’s fastest-growing Medicare program no longer makes financial sense? Over the past three years, Becker’s has reported on roughly […]

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that are seeking CFOs and assistant CFOs in recent job listings. 1. Abrazo West Campus (Goodyear, Ariz.) 2. Buchanan General Hospital (Grundy, Va.) 3. Delray Medical Center (Delray Beach, Fla.) 4. Jefferson Hospital (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) and Canonsburg (Pa.) Hospital  5. Memorial Hospital Miramar (Fla.) 6. Morehouse General […]

Chicago-based CommonSpirit recorded total revenue of $10.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up from $10.1 billion during the same period last year.  The 138-hospital system reported an operating income of $2 million (0% operating margin) for the three months ended Dec. 31, down from an operating income of $135 million (1.3% margin) during […]