Category: Press Release

Forty-three hospitals across 18 states have converted to rural emergency facilities since the law that created the designation took effect in January 2023, according to data from CMS. Here are the hospitals that have converted to rural emergency status, by state: Alabama (3) Bullock County Hospital (Union Springs) East Alabama Health-Lanier (Valley) J. Paul Jones […]

Tyler Stapp, chief operating officer of Pineville (Ky.) Community Health Center, has spent his career in healthcare focused on improving patients’ access to care. Mr. Stapp helped Pineville modernize its facility and treatment options in recent years. His mission has remained simple since his journey in healthcare began, “provide access closer to home.” At age […]

Midland, Mich.-based MyMichigan Health is rolling out additional changes to its executive and medical center leadership structure aimed at strengthening coordination and care delivery. Five things to know from a Feb. 4 news release: 1. Hunter Nostrant, president of MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena, will transition to the role of COO for MyMichigan Health, effective March […]

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources has signed a 10-year agreement for the naming rights to a new soccer stadium in Mansfield, Texas. Texas Health Mansfield Stadium is expected to open in the summer and host the North Texas Soccer Club, an affiliate of MLS franchise FC Dallas. “Texas Health’s mission is to improve the health of […]

For nurses at Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, tech adoption hinges on one question: Does it improve patient care? “Nurses have long memories,” said Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, chief nursing informatics and innovation officer of MD Anderson. If a technology fails — especially as a result of them not being involved in […]

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by former neurosurgeon Jason Dreyer, DO.  Eight things to know:  1. The Justice Department said in a Feb. 4 news release that the investigation showed how “MultiCare […]

LISTEN: In this audio portrait of homeless people displaced by the Trump administration’s crackdown on encampments in the nation’s capital, KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart tells of residents living outside this winter and their search for medical care and shelter. January’s extreme cold has put a spotlight on the conditions homeless people face. […]

He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room. During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health have finalized a joint venture to launch a new outpatient care delivery system and co-own a health plan in northern Nevada.  Five things to know:  1. Hometown Health, the health plan previously owned by Renown, is now jointly owned by Kaiser Permanente, according to a Feb. […]

Traci Nordberg has been appointed CHRO of The University of Texas at Austin’s academic health system, she wrote in a Feb. 2 LinkedIn post. Ms. Nordberg joined the organization after serving as chief people officer at Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Healthcare since January 2024, according to her LinkedIn profile.  Prior to that, she was senior vice […]