Category: Press Release

St, Louis-based Ascension reported an operating loss of $52.6 million (-0.9% margin) for the three months ending Dec. 31, 2025, a more than $91 million improvement on the $143 million operating loss (-2.2% margin) reported in the same quarter the previous year.  For the six months ending Dec. 31, 2025, the faith-based system posted a […]

Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston is earning national recognition for embedding healthy work environments into daily operations — a strategy leaders say is key to retaining nurses in today’s competitive workforce climate. In January, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognized 580 hospital units nationwide with its Beacon Award for Excellence, which honors units […]

One year after taking charge of the nation’s health department, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t held true to many of the promises he made while appealing to U.S. senators concerned about the longtime anti-vaccine activist’s plans for the nation’s care. Kennedy squeaked through a narrow Senate vote to be confirmed […]

The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says, to provide more choice and lower premiums. But it also proposes sharply raising some annual out-of-pocket costs — to more than $27,000 for one type of […]

It’s February, so open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is over. We’re getting the first glimpses of how sign-ups are shaking out after the expiration of enhanced subsidies that helped most people with their premium costs.  While more Americans enrolled than some policy analysts had expected, the number was still 1.2 million below what it was at the same time last year. And experts say it will be months until the numbers are final. The timing will depend on how many of those people who […]

The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require hospitals to inform patients about financial assistance programs before sending their bill to collections.  The legislation would also require hospitals to proactively make information about financial assistance programs available, according to a Feb. 11 news release from the Indiana House Republican Caucus.  The […]

Brigid Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System. As CNO, she will lead nearly 1,150 nurses across Blessing’s two hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Missouri. Dr. Toyne-Barfoot joins the system from University Health in Kansas City, Mo., where she has served as CNO of nursing practice, […]

Brian Levine, MD, has been promoted to chief academic officer at ChristianaCare, where he will oversee the system’s graduate medical education programs and broader clinical workforce training efforts.   In the role, Dr. Levine will oversee 38 residency and fellowship programs with 315 physicians in training. He will also lead programming for allied health training programs […]