Category: Press Release

Clinical leaders across the country are well aware of the challenges individuals face when they are uninsured: delays in care and worsening health conditions, which ultimately lead to more complex and costly treatment. The prospect of a widening pool of uninsured is increasingly an imminent reality. Millions of people are projected to lose insurance coverage […]

Jared Stimpson has been named vice president of critical access hospitals at Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System, according to a Feb. 5 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Stimpson served as president and CEO of Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., according to his LinkedIn page. He also served as a […]

Carmela Coyle plans to retire in early 2027 as president and CEO of the California Hospital Association. Her retirement marks the culmination of a 44-year career in healthcare policy and advocacy, according to a Feb. 5 news release from the organization. She has led CHA since 2017, guiding the organization through major challenges, including the […]

As the New York City nurses strike — the largest of its kind in the city’s history — continues into its fourth week, the union and hospitals involved say progress is being made in negotiations. Nearly 15,000 nurses have been on strike at Montefiore Health System, Mount Sinai Health System and NewYork-Presbyterian since Jan. 12. […]

There was a time when a hospital contract renewal was one of the more boring events in healthcare. Health systems and payers would work through rate disputes in private, and patients rarely knew the process was happening, let alone that their access to in-network care hung in the balance. For the majority of contracts, that […]

Several hospital and expansion projects are underway in South Carolina, the fastest-growing U.S. state. The state recorded a population growth rate of 1.5%, increasing by 79,958 residents between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Jan. 27.  Becker’s has reported on 11 hospital projects in South […]

Over 130,000 individuals have enrolled to be organ donors through a new feature on Epic’s MyChart patient portal. The EHR vendor launched the organ donation button in May, and since then half of its health system customers have adopted the tool, according to a late January news release. More than 20,000 people registered in December […]

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, que aspira a presentarse en las elecciones presidenciales, ha enfurecido tanto a demócratas como a republicanos por su posición sobre la atención médica para los inmigrantes en su estado. La situación revela el delicado camino político que tiene por delante. Por segundo año, el demócrata pidió a los legisladores […]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is eyeing a presidential bid, has incensed both Democrats and Republicans over immigrant health care in his home state, underscoring the delicate political path ahead. For a second year, the Democrat has asked state lawmakers to roll back coverage for some immigrants in the face of federal Medicaid spending cuts […]