Category: Press Release

Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is making service line changes that will result in the elimination of about 100 positions, citing a broader effort to stabilize its finances and protect core clinical services. The health system said Jan. 26 it will close or integrate several stand-alone clinics and services, including chiropractic and acupuncture, with patients referred to […]

Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health is transitioning its hospital and clinic signage to Vandalia Health, reflecting the branding of its parent health system. Mon Health merged with Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center in 2022 to create Vandalia, which is headquartered in Charleston. The rebranding process, which also includes patient-facing materials, will take several months. “Our new […]

CMS proposed its 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D capitation rates and payment policies Jan. 26, putting forth a slowdown in payment growth after a $25 billion boost for 2026. Five things to know: The proposed policies would result in a net average year-over-year payment increase of 0.09%, or roughly $700 million in MA payments […]

While healthcare job gains drove overall U.S. employment growth in December, the sector’s momentum has slowed below its 2024 and 2025 averages. Healthcare added an average of 56,000 jobs per month in 2024, but that figure fell to 34,000 in 2025. December saw just 21,100 new jobs in the sector, according to the most recent […]

Across health systems, chief medical information officers say physician frustration is not driven by a single broken workflow, but by the compounding effect of documentation burden, chart review overload, inbox volume, payer friction and fragmented digital tools that pull clinicians away from patient care. While these pain points are chronic, CMIOs say they have reached […]

Benjamin “BJ” Predum has been named Central Coast market president at Dignity Health, effective Feb. 2, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. In the role, Mr. Predum will oversee the following California hospitals: Arroyo Grande Community Hospital (Arroyo Grande) Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo) Marian Regional Medical […]

Cleveland Clinic generated $18 billion in operating revenue and completed nearly 16 million patient encounters in 2025, President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said during a Jan. 26 annual address. The academic medical center also reported an operating margin exceeding 4%, an increase from the nearly $16 billion in revenue and a 1.7% margin in […]

At Cedar Crest Hospital in Belton, Texas, pharmacy leadership spent the past year focused on one core shift: modernizing medication distribution to improve safety in a high-risk psychiatric setting. Edith Okolo, PharmD, director of pharmacy, said 2025 marked a major technology upgrade for the hospital, as it transitioned from legacy dispensing machines to new automated […]

Desde que Larry Wilkewitz, de 79 años, se jubiló de una empresa de productos de madera, hace más de 20 años, ha tenido un plan comercial de Medicare Advantage ofrecido por la aseguradora Humana. Pero hace dos años, escuchó sobre Peak Health, un nuevo plan Advantage creado por el Sistema de Salud de la Universidad […]