Category: Press Release

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources has signed a 10-year agreement for the naming rights to a new soccer stadium in Mansfield, Texas. Texas Health Mansfield Stadium is expected to open in the summer and host the North Texas Soccer Club, an affiliate of MLS franchise FC Dallas. “Texas Health’s mission is to improve the health of […]

For nurses at Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, tech adoption hinges on one question: Does it improve patient care? “Nurses have long memories,” said Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, chief nursing informatics and innovation officer of MD Anderson. If a technology fails — especially as a result of them not being involved in […]

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by former neurosurgeon Jason Dreyer, DO.  Eight things to know:  1. The Justice Department said in a Feb. 4 news release that the investigation showed how “MultiCare […]

LISTEN: In this audio portrait of homeless people displaced by the Trump administration’s crackdown on encampments in the nation’s capital, KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart tells of residents living outside this winter and their search for medical care and shelter. January’s extreme cold has put a spotlight on the conditions homeless people face. […]

He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room. During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program […]

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health have finalized a joint venture to launch a new outpatient care delivery system and co-own a health plan in northern Nevada.  Five things to know:  1. Hometown Health, the health plan previously owned by Renown, is now jointly owned by Kaiser Permanente, according to a Feb. […]

Traci Nordberg has been appointed CHRO of The University of Texas at Austin’s academic health system, she wrote in a Feb. 2 LinkedIn post. Ms. Nordberg joined the organization after serving as chief people officer at Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Healthcare since January 2024, according to her LinkedIn profile.  Prior to that, she was senior vice […]

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A1” from “A2” by Moody’s.  The upgrade reflects Lee Health’s successful conversion from a public entity to a private, nonprofit health system, Moody’s said in its Jan. 30 report. The transition took effect on Nov. 1, 2024, and allowed the system greater flexibility, regional growth […]

Massachusetts has the most hospitals per 100,000 rural residents while Delaware has the fewest, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report. The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-Chapel Hill used CMS’ rural health transformation program data to determine the number of healthcare facilities and population in rural […]

Although up to 40% of the nation’s nurse workforce have said they plan to leave the industry by 2029, the demand-and-supply gap for registered nursing services is projected to decrease.  In 2024, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing surveyed more than 800,000 U.S. nurses and found that 22% of nurses said they will […]