Category: Press Release

Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals are set to begin a strike Jan. 26 at more than two dozen Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics across California and Hawaii. The union added that the strike “will continue until an agreement is reached.” Five things to know: 1. The union said […]

All four astronauts from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission were transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in San Diego after landing off the coast of Southern California on Jan. 15. CBS News reported the crew’s arrival at the hospital shortly after splashdown. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya […]

The Missouri attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against 19 pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers, alleging they conspired to inflate insulin prices and deceive consumers. The lawsuit claims the defendants engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that caused life-sustaining insulin prices to soar in the state, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed […]

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Three Crosses Regional Hospital has grown its physician workforce by making culture the centerpiece of its strategy. Since the 46-bed private hospital opened in 2020, Chief Medical Officer Muhammad Owais Khan, MD, has leaned on physician experience — and daily visibility with the medical staff — to recruit and retain physicians. In […]

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed an increase in measles cases in the U.S. on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Jan. 15. Gounder also discussed a new study on GLP-1 weight loss drugs on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 and CBS Mornings on Jan. 8. Click here to watch Gounder discuss […]

When she was 25 years old, Rhonda Swaney nearly died delivering a stillborn baby. She’s a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana. Although her experience was nearly 50 years ago, Swaney said Native Americans continue to receive inadequate maternal care. The data appears to support that belief.  In 2024, the most […]

Hospital patient volumes declined overall at the end of 2025 but financial performance remained steady, according to Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” released January 15. “While month-to-month hospital performance softened in November, on a year-to-date basis, revenue and margins are still strong compared to previous years,” said Erik Swanson, managing director and data and […]

Piedmont Augusta (Ga.) has named Nikki McLain CFO of its clinical hub, effective Jan. 11. Ms. McLain had been serving as interim CFO since August, following the retirement of Dave Belkoski. She previously served as executive director of finance for Piedmont Augusta and Piedmont McDuffie, where she helped lead financial planning, performance improvement and strategic […]

Five Mississippi hospitals are getting ready to go live with Epic on Jan. 31. South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Magee General Hospital, Covington County Hospital in Collins, Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall and Smith County Emergency Hospital in Raleigh started implementing the EHR together in January 2025. They’re now preparing patients to switch […]

Among U.S. resident physicians, about 8 in 10 are in specialty programs and the remainder are in subspecialty programs, according to the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges.  In their annual Graduate Medical Education census, the AMA and AAMC collected data on thousands of residency training programs in the U.S.  The […]