Renton, Wash.-based Providence is exploring the potential sale of its insurance arm and divesting select hospital and health system assets as part of a broader push to stabilize finances and sharpen its strategic focus. The 51-hospital, faith-based system said it is reviewing “strategic options” for Providence Health Plan — including a potential sale — as […]
Continue ReadingFrom Community Health Systems closing a deal that saw it exit Pennsylvania, to Baptist Memorial Health Care acquiring its 25th hospital, here are 12 hospital mergers and acquisitions completed in 2026: 1. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems on April 1 sold Crestwood Medical Center — a 180-bed hospital in Huntsville, Ala. — to Huntsville Hospital […]
Continue ReadingPlentiful job openings and potential six-figure incomes are drawing young Americans to nursing, while prospects in other fields are declining, The Wall Street Journal reported April 1. While factory work and office jobs were once the most reliable path to the middle class in the U.S., automation, globalized manufacturing and, most recently, artificial intelligence have […]
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Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it again. Her cancer came back late last year. Ollie’s parents, who adopted her in 2020, tried to sign her up for a clinical trial […]
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This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status. The CDC […]
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Six months after a West Virginia man died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, the state’s Republican governor signed a bill intended to curb the harm of insurance denials. West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency enrolls nearly 215,000 people — state workers, as well as their spouses and dependents. […]
Continue ReadingInnovation in healthcare has long suffered from a specific organizational failure: the people closest to the problems are rarely the ones empowered to solve them. A growing number of health system leaders are concluding that this isn’t just a missed opportunity, it’s a strategic liability, and they’re building the structures to correct it. Katrina Wojciechowski, […]
Continue ReadingClearwater, Fla.-based BayCare’s graduate medical education program has nearly doubled in size following Match Day 2026, held March 20. The health system will welcome 194 new residents in July, bringing its total to more than 400. BayCare also filled 100% of its residency positions for the second consecutive year, according to a March 26 system […]
Continue ReadingVisa processing delays are sidelining foreign physicians at hospitals and clinics across the nation, adding to staffing shortages and recruitment headaches for hospitals, Politico reported April 1. Here’s what to know. 1. In October, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services froze automatic extensions of employment authorizations for visas. 2. In December, the Trump Administration released Proclamation […]
Continue ReadingMinneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is working to cut $200 million in costs by the end of 2026. However, internal savings alone will not be enough to keep the system afloat, with closure possible if the state legislature doesn’t act quickly. Both Hennepin Healthcare and local leaders are pushing for legislation to repurpose and expand an existing […]
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