Category: Press Release

LISTEN: If you’re newly pregnant and not able to afford health insurance, you may qualify for Medicaid. Reporters Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer — hosts of the new series “HealthQ” — explain that every state has a program to provide coverage for pregnant people. When she noticed an unusual craving for hot dogs, Matte’a Brooks […]

Norman Spence has been appointed president of Kettering Health Hamilton (Ohio), he wrote in a Feb. 1 LinkedIn post. Mr. Spence most recently served as president of Kettering Health Troy (Ohio). He joined the Kettering, Ohio-based system in 2011 as a senior financial analyst and later served as regional director of business development and director […]

Registered nurses at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, Calif., have voted to unionize. Of 750 eligible voters, 670 ballots were cast. The final tally showed 479 votes in favor of unionization and 191 against, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted the election. The vote count was completed Jan. 30. […]

Here are eight health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled from credit rating reports. CentraCare has an “AA-” rating and stable outlook with Fitch. The […]

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative. The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment and Supports Initiative is designed to expand outreach, psychiatric care, medical stabilization and crisis intervention […]

Across the country, pediatric care systems are delivering high quality, increasingly complex care in environments that no longer resemble those in which many Medicaid payment models were designed. The challenge facing pediatric providers today is not clinical performance or operational stewardship, but whether Medicaid reimbursement structures have kept pace with the realities of modern pediatric […]

Mary Williamson was named CFO of CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia (Mo.), according to a Jan. 31 LinkedIn post. CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia is a 72-bed private behavioral health hospital, according to its LinkedIn page. “[Ms. Williamson’s] expertise will play a vital role in strengthening our operations, enhancing our services and supporting our mission to provide […]

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health’s credit rating was downgraded to “A1” from “Aa3” by Moody’s.  The downgrade reflects a lower level of normalized operating performance and increasing capital spend that will likely require additional borrowing, Moody’s said in its Jan. 30 report.  Moody’s said that Parkview has made significant strategic investments, including expansion into new […]

Members of the Washington State Nurses Association have approved a new labor agreement with Seattle Children’s. Six things to know: 1. Nurses approved the agreement after nine months of bargaining and 36 sessions, according to a Jan. 30 union news release. 2. According to the union, the contract includes market-based adjustments to the wage scale […]