A Dec. 20 study published in JAMA from researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University has shed light on financial disparities between critical access hospitals and larger acute care hospitals.
Fitch downgraded Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health's issuer default rating from "BB+" to "B" after the system reported a "significant" operating loss in fiscal 2024.
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth's land use application has been approved by the city of Lakeland, Fla., for a proposed full-service hospital.
A San Francisco federal judge expressed skepticism about advancing a proposed class action accusing Google of violating privacy laws by collecting health data through its website tracking tools, Bloomberg Law reported Dec. 19.
Mercy Health has named Linsey Paul as the new chief nursing officer for the Mercy Health-Lima market.
ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda (Fla.) hospital will not reopen after sustaining significant damage during Hurricanes Helene and Milton this fall.
Baxter has announced a significant milestone in its recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, with eight of the 10 manufacturing lines at its North Cove site now restarted. This brings the site to approximately 85% of its pre-hurricane capacity.
Mouneer Odeh has been named the inaugural chief data and artificial intelligence officer of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has doubled its hospital-at-home program over the past year, its leader told Becker's.
Walmart exited the healthcare business in 2024.