Category: Press Release

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A1” from “A2” by Moody’s.  The upgrade reflects Lee Health’s successful conversion from a public entity to a private, nonprofit health system, Moody’s said in its Jan. 30 report. The transition took effect on Nov. 1, 2024, and allowed the system greater flexibility, regional growth […]

Massachusetts has the most hospitals per 100,000 rural residents while Delaware has the fewest, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report. The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-Chapel Hill used CMS’ rural health transformation program data to determine the number of healthcare facilities and population in rural […]

Although up to 40% of the nation’s nurse workforce have said they plan to leave the industry by 2029, the demand-and-supply gap for registered nursing services is projected to decrease.  In 2024, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing surveyed more than 800,000 U.S. nurses and found that 22% of nurses said they will […]

David Quirke has been named chief digital and information officer for Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network. Mr. Quirke stepped into the role Oct. 1. He had been serving as Marshall Health Network’s interim CIO since September 2024. In this role, he will be responsible for ensuring clinical information is more accessible to physicians and clinicians, […]

Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, is assuming his dual role as dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health amid widespread financial and operational pressures in healthcare — but with optimism grounded in the New York City-based system’s strong foundation, integrated structure, and continued potential for innovation. Dr. Kimmelman, a physician-scientist […]

President Donald Trump signed the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act into law Feb. 3 after the House voted 217-214 to approve it, ending a three-and-a-half-day partial government shutdown. The vote saw 21 Republicans reach across party lines to vote no and 21 Democrats vote yes.  The partial shutdown began […]

The West Lafayette (Ind.) City Council approved a rezoning request required for Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health to build a $200 million full-service hospital and medical building. The 8-0 vote was given at a Feb. 2 city council meeting. The 40-bed hospital will include an emergency department, four operating rooms, specialty care, outpatient services, laboratory […]

CommonSpirit Health’s Tennessee and Georgia facilities (formerly CHI Memorial), went out of network with Cigna Healthcare on Feb. 1.  The network split affects individuals covered by Cigna’s commercial Open Access Plus PPO and its narrower-network Local Plus plan. The affected CommonSpirit facilities include three hospitals: Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Memorial Hospital – Hixson (Tenn.) and […]

Los cambios en las políticas de salud en Washington están teniendo repercusiones en todo el país y haciendo que millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de Medicaid o de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA). Pero todavía hay formas de acceder a la atención médica. Durante la próxima década, se espera […]