Category: Press Release

The California Department of Public Health has delayed implementation of emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals, originally slated for Jan. 31, following pushback from the public and hospitals, according to a Jan. 26 letter summary.  The department now expects to adopt staffing regulations by June 1 and has advised psychiatric hospitals to continue recruiting staff […]

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Kaitlin Cooke of Cartersville, Georgia, was contemplating suicide when she started calling a statewide mental health crisis line in 2018. She said she would sneak outside and call the hotline […]

South Carolina has reported nearly 800 measles cases since an outbreak began in October, with no signs of slowing, according to the latest data from the state’s health department. As of Jan. 27, 789 measles cases have been confirmed, with 160 reported during the week ending Jan. 18. This is higher than the number of […]

Posible riesgo de autismo en niños. Células cancerígenas latentes que se reactivan. Envejecimiento acelerado del cerebro. En mayo de 2023, funcionarios federales declararon el fin de la pandemia nacional de covid. Pero más de dos años después, un número creciente de investigaciones sigue revelando información sobre el virus y su capacidad de causar daño mucho […]

Cuando Jeannine Urban fue a un chequeo médico en noviembre, tuvo toda la atención de su doctora. En lugar de teclear en su computadora durante la consulta, la médica de atención primaria de Urban, en la práctica Penn Internal Medicine en Media, Pennsylvania, usó un asistente de inteligencia artificial (IA) conocido como ambiental para tomar notas. Al […]

Healthcare is entering another period of significant change. Financial pressure continues to build, while new technologies are moving decisively from pilots to practice. At the same time, policy decisions are playing a growing role in determining how care is delivered and sustained. At this moment, leaders are contending with rapid innovation alongside persistent access and […]

Healthgrades published its annual “America’s Best Hospitals Awards” Jan. 27, recognizing 250 hospitals across the country for strong quality performance. The list recognizes the top 50, 100 and 250 best hospitals, representing the top 1%, 2% and 5% of hospitals in the country for clinical excellence, respectively, the consumer platform said in a news release. […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported a net income of $6.8 billion in 2025, a 17.8% increase year over year, according to its Jan. 27 financial report.  Seven things to know: 1. The for-profit system reported revenue of $75.6 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, up from $70.6 billion last year.  2. HCA reported […]

In most healthcare systems, contracts dictate daily operations, including what is reimbursed, which supplies are approved, how vendors are held accountable for service levels, and what actions are taken when performance falls short. The problem is that many of those contractual terms still reside in PDFs, rather than being integrated into enterprise systems. According to […]

James Mack is returning to Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals as vice president and CFO after departing the system 20 years ago.  Mr. Mack served as controller at the hospital from 1987 until 2006, according to a Jan. 23 news release shared with Becker’s. He has served as president of finance at Chicago-based St. Anthony Hospital […]