Category: Press Release

Jay Hudson, Monterey, Calif.-based Montage Health’s second CEO, has died, according to a March 23 LinkedIn post from the health system. Mr. Hudson joined the system, which was then known as Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, as an assistant administrator in 1968 and became CEO in 1990. He retired in 1999, but remained involved […]

Members of the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United have reached a tentative labor agreement with Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, part of Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health. The agreement, which averted a strike planned for March 23, covers about 900 nurses at the medical center. It includes pay increases of 12% […]

Dana Erickson, BSN, RN, president and CEO of Eagan, Minn.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, has resigned from the board of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health as the system moves forward with its proposed acquisition of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, both organizations confirmed in statements shared with Becker’s. Ms. Erickson stepped down from the board […]

Across five health systems, behavioral health leaders are seeing a fundamental shift in how integration is financed: moving from siloed service lines and short-term funding toward enterprisewide cost strategies.  Rather than treating behavioral health as a standalone service, leaders said systems are embedding it across care settings and budgets, reflecting its impact on overall patient […]

Russell Anthony fue ocho veces al dentista el año pasado. El jubilado de 65 años que vive en Nashville, Tennessee, espera ir con menos frecuencia en 2026, pero ya ha tenido algunas consultas. “La semana pasada me hicieron un tratamiento de conducto (endodoncia) que costó unos $500”, dijo. “Antes me colocaron una corona que me […]

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare named Zach Yoder, BSN, RN, president of three Illinois hospitals in its Western Region, effective March 29. Mr. Yoder will serve as president of OSF HealthCare Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee and OSF HealthCare St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, according to […]

Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health is providing student debt relief to 173 nurses through a donor-funded effort that has brought in $4.26 million across four of its hospitals since early 2025, according to the health system. The effort began with a $1 million donation at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa., in early 2025 […]

Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida has named four leaders across its system. The appointments include two hospital CEOs, according to a March 23 health system news release. Carlos Hernandez was named CEO of Baptist Health Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables and executive leader for Baptist Health Orthopedics, effective May 1. He most recently served […]

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Health Network has seen double-digit growth in new patient appointments and heart services, thanks in part to a dyad partnership model among its leaders. New patient visits in the Health Network have had a compound annual growth rate of 17% over the last five years. Within cardiology services, echo is up 16%, […]

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices outlined 15 strategies for reducing medication errors in clinical settings in its 2026-2027 “Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals.” The update includes three new best practices and 12 carried forward from previous cycles. ISMP launched the Targeted Best Practices program in 2014 to help hospitals implement “low-effort, high-impact […]