Category: Press Release

Healthcare providers across the country are already facing a shortage of registered and licensed practical nurses and this shortage is expected to increase significantly over the next several years as Baby Boomers age and the need for healthcare grows. In fact, according to a Health Workforce Analysis published by the Health Resources and Services Administration […]

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has promoted Michele Stokes, MSN, to chief nursing officer of its Cincinnati market. Ms. Stokes assumed the role Feb. 10 after serving on an interim basis. She joined Mercy Health in 1994 and has since held multiple nursing leadership roles across the Cincinnati region, including CNO and clinical director of Mercy Health-Fairfield […]

Amy Assenmacher, RN, senior vice president of revenue cycle at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, is confident that healthcare is at a pivotal moment that could redefine the role of revenue cycle operations, as the industry tackles shrinking margins and high cost pressures. “In many ways, this is the ideal time for the revenue cycle […]

Hospitals and health systems began 2026 with a flurry of executive moves. Since Dec. 19, 2025, Becker’s has tracked 311 leadership changes, including 261 in the new year. Editor’s note: This live page was launched Jan. 2, 2026, and will be updated regularly. 2026 Feb. 7-13 1. DeVry Anderson, MD, was named chief medical officer […]

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Physicians named Greg Beilman, MD, CEO. Dr. Beilman will lead M Physicians, the clinical practice of Minneapolis-based UMN Medical School, and its 4,500 staff members into a “new era of academic medicine,” according to a Feb. 13 system news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Beilman has served as interim CEO since […]

One of WVU Medicine’s small hospitals in rural West Virginia was nearing closure just a few years ago. Today its beds are nearly full, and leaders say a low-cost virtual care model helped reverse its trajectory. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based health system’s virtual ICU program, piloted at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, earned national recognition with […]

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Profusa to investigate and commercialize clinical applications of the company’s oxygen monitoring technologies. The partnership will explore new product development for intra-organ perfusion monitoring in cardiovascular, renal, multi-organ and orthopedic settings, according to a Feb. 13 news release from Profusa. It also aims to support the potential U.S. […]

Chicago-based CommonSpirit recorded an operating income of $2 million (0% operating margin) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, down from an operating income of $135 million (1.3% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Feb. 13 financial report.  Note: Figures are adjusted to normalize the California Provider Fee Program net income.  […]

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is one of the first health systems to have virtual nursing in the neonatal ICU. The organization is expanding a collaboration with startup VirtuAlly, which previously provided pediatric virtual nurses in the med-surg unit at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston. “The NICU setting demands precision and constant coordination as […]

Registered nurses and licensed medical professionals at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana (Calif.) Medical Center are set to begin a five-day strike Feb. 16, according to a union news release shared with Becker’s. The strike involves members of Service Employees International Union Local 121RN, which represents more than 11,000 registered nurses and other healthcare professionals in California. […]