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The $50B rural health transformation fund is pushing many hospitals to shrink
To avoid losing funding, many states are pursuing proven cost-saving models, such as downsizing inpatient care, rather than novel, untested approaches, some experts say.
New Orleans hospital destroyed by Katrina to be reborn as a science hub
While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping redevelopment of the vacant Charity Hospital.
University of Oklahoma names new radiology chair
Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD, is slated to take on the title in September, also acting as clinical service chief of radiology at OU Health, the school’s academic hospital system.
Family says they tried to get man mental health help before alleged beating
Kenneth Flagg's family says they tried to get him mental health help hours before prosecutors say he beat a PA inside a hospital. 12 News Investigates obtained new video of the encounter.
State advances over four hundred projects in bid for Rural Health Transformation Program funding
The state received about 1800 letters of interest from organizations, and those chosen are advancing to the application phase, or are getting grants for project planning.
'Intelligentisation' phase of hospital transformation
This hospital deputy superintendent from Taiwan shares the key changes required to build a truly data-aware, proactive digital health ecosystem.
NYC Health + Hospitals Announces New Season of Farmers Markets Near Patient Care Sites
New York, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals today launched a new season of farmers markets hosted at public hospitals and community health centers across the
State elevates Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center to Level I trauma center
Lakeland Regional becomes the 12th Level I center designated by the Department of Health. The hospital, which cares for more than 4,400 patients annually, has been a provisional Level I facility since May 2025.
CDC’s chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it’s in a top medical journal.
The study found that the vaccine reduced the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half last winter.
Hackensack Meridian to upgrade pediatric behavioral health tech
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has received nearly $150,000 from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to support new technology at Hackensack Meridian K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, N.J. The funding will support the installation of five interactive media walls in the Pediatric Emergency Department’s Behavioral Health Unit, according to a June 22 […]
HRSA Announces Maternal Health Grant Opportunity
The grant will support produce prescription programs that aim to improve nutrition access and health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum patients and their families.
Hospital must pay $23M jury verdict after radiologist misses spinal cord injury on CT
Plaintiff attorneys believe this is the largest non-death-related malpractice payout in the history of Maine, with Brewer-based Northern Light Health system on the hook for the damages.
US: Millions Lost Health Insurance When Subsidies Expired
The United States Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance has caused millions to lose healthcare coverage, increasing financial hardship and deepening inequality.
New Health Science High School looks to strengthen career-building opportunities
Students could get hands-on experience at hospitals through the proposed school, which would be set in a traditional school.
State advances over four hundred projects in bid for Rural Health Transformation Program funding
The state received about 1800 letters of interest from organizations, and those chosen are advancing to the application phase, or are getting grants for project planning.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Pediatric Residents and Newtown High School Train Students and Teachers to Handle Cardiac Arrest
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst today announced its pediatric residents trained nearly 200 students and staff at Newtown High School in cardiac arrest
Two injured after vehicle crashes into Richland Township business
Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a business along Scalp Avenue in Richland Township late Monday morning.According to emergency
Record mogul Clive Davis' cause of death revealed
Clive Davis' cause of death has been determined. Davis' rep confirmed his death to USA TODAY, weeks after he was hospitalized for an upper respiratory infection.
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital receives Primary Stroke Center certification
Certification recognizes one of Vanderbilt Health’s regional hospitals for exceptional efforts in providing safe, high quality stroke care.
'Bright' girl's death sparked Bristol's mental health unit's closure
Her death on New Year's Day led to Riverside Adolescent Unit at Blackberry Hill Hospital to shut.
Minnesota hospitality businesses are wary about the summer season | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Businesses reported increasingly price-sensitive customers as costs continued to rise
House Speaker Introduces Hospital Cost Review Board and New Health Tax
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) announced legislation on June 18 that would establish a hospital cost review board and create new health facility consolidation measures.
Indiana Takes On Powerful Hospitals by Capping Prices They Charge Employers
“Government has to intervene, because healthcare is run like an unregulated utility,” Indiana’s GOP governor says of the state’s effort to regulate hospital prices.
The feds promised Minnesota’s rural hospitals grant money to ease massive Medicaid cuts. Hospitals are still waiting.
Rural health care providers in Minnesota and across the country are bracing for heavy Medicaid funding cuts next year.
Man shot outside Brockton business
Brockton Police say a man was shot outside a business on Main Street around 7:48 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital as the investigation continues.
Aiken proposal to raise hospitality tax sparks business concerns
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — The City of Aiken could soon ask restaurant-goers to pay a little more at the register. City leaders are discussing raising the hospitality tax. “It adds to the price of …
Independence Health to open new behavioral health unit
Independence Health System will open a new behavioral health unit at Latrobe Hospital on Wednesday. The health system announced the plan to expand and consolidate inpatient behavioral health services at its Latrobe Hospital in February 2025 as part of ongoing changes at its three hospital campuses in Westmoreland County. The
New Orleans East Hospital breaks ground on $10 million inpatient behavioral health unit
Before Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005, New Orleans East was home to a 40-bed inpatient behavioral health unit at The Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital—the same campus where LCMC Health’s
Success via SNF mental health assistants: How one provider slashed antipsychotics use, bad behavior and hospitalizations
One of the nation’s largest nursing homes is expanding its behavioral health initiatives, offering important insights for caregiving as providers nationwide admit more patients than ever with serious mental illness or other complex diagnoses.
UNC Health seeks approval for new hospital in Asheville
The state-owned, nonprofit, academic health system is appealing a separate Certificate of Need decision awarding 95 beds to Mission.
4 sets of triplets born at hospital in Pittsburgh
Doctors at Allegheny Health Networks' West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh delivered four sets of triplets recently.
Baptist-Cigna deadline nears: Insurance expert shares 3 steps patients should take now
With days remaining before Baptist Health hospitals and employed providers are scheduled to leave Cigna’s network, patients across Northeast Florida are scrambling to understand their options and determine whether they can keep their doctors.
Health care costs are a problem in Vermont. Private equity isn’t.
Limiting buyers for medical practices may instead strengthen large hospital systems.
More than 70 medics infected with Ebola as DRC outbreak spreads ‘fast’
Aid cuts and poor sanitation are deepening fears that Ebola is spreading through displacement camps.
TGH Behavioral Health Hospital Launches Partial Hospitalization Program, Expanding Access to Outpatient Mental Health Care
/PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Behavioral Health Hospital has launched its Partial Hospitalization Program, a structured daytime treatment...
MUSC Health passes $10B budget, reflecting growth in drugs and population
Medical University of South Carolina and its hospitals and physicians will have a budget that tops $10 billion next fiscal year, driven by the cost of drugs and a growing population in the state.
Ebola in DR Congo: Six-year-old 'doing well' after armed men took her from hospital
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
Olympian Jenny Simpson shows 'encouraging improvement' after collapse
The 39-year-old Simpson underwent CPR at a track Tuesday and was taken to the hospital.
Children's Healthcare welcomes new facility dog
Arti, a Labrador mix, will join the rehabilitation team at Arthur M. Blank Hospital.
HPAE Nurses Ratify New Contract giving Patients Access to a Virtua Health Hospital with Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
HPAE Nurses Ratify New Contract giving Patients Access to a Virtua Health Hospital with Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Now every NJ Hospital with HPAE Nurses has enforceable safe staffing in their union contract EMERSON — HPAE Local 5105 Registered Nurses at Virtua-Mount Holly Hospital have ratified a new three-year contract with Virtua Health that includes enforceable safe nurse-to-patient[...]
Racer's visit brings boost to patients
Nicolas Hamilton returns to a local hospital, uplifting patients and staff with a heartfelt visit.
New First-of-Its-Kind Flu Vaccine Approved by FDA Expert Panel
This could prevent thousands of hospitalizations.
North Side restaurant owner’s stroke leaves family business in limbo
After a stroke left Asian Bite owner Gunawan Halim hospitalized, his family is grappling with medical bills, lost income and the possibility of losing the restaurant they hoped to one day pass down to their children.
Milwaukee leaders call for change following scooter crash
Milwaukee business owner, Dave Wolz, is currently hospitalized with broken bones after being struck by an electric scooter rider on a sidewalk.
A 'perfect storm’: Why rural hospitals across Michigan are struggling
As Sturgis Hospital closes, there have been concerns raised over healthcare access in southwest Michigan.
What patients need to know about the Baptist-Cigna dispute as Cigna claims Baptist costs 40% more than other hospitals
Thousands of Northeast Florida residents could soon lose in-network access to Baptist Health hospitals and providers as contract negotiations between Baptist Health and Cigna remain unresolved days before a June 24 deadline.
UVM Health is downsizing. Here’s what those cuts mean for services.
Employee unions are still digesting exactly which positions were eliminated at the state’s largest hospital group, but say the losses are certain to influence patient-facing operations.
UNC Health proposing 92-bed hospital on 22 acres at Westgate Shopping Center
UNC Health is proposing a 92-bed, acute-care hospital and according to a map of the location provided by UNC Health, the hospital would be at Westgate.
Nurses across Baystate Health signal concern over potential staffing cuts
Nurses across the Baystate Health system said the hospital is “misaligned”
Will Condon named Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Sacred Heart Health System
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Will Condon has been named chief executive officer of Ascension Sacred Heart Health System, a five-hospital ministry serving Northwest Florida
The unwanted return of tetanus; why soccer makes people so happy; breast cancer in men; plus other stories with Vanderbilt Health sources
Women’s Health interviewed Kathryn Edwards, MD, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics, for a story about her JAMA Viewpoint article on tetanus making a comeback. Women’s Health interviewed Colin Armstrong, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, for a story tied to the World Cup about why soccer makes people so happy. An NBC News story about the announcement by “X-Men” actor and former wrestler Tyler Mane that he has breast cancer quotes Ben Ho Park, MD, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. The story focuses on how a prominent man with breast cancer may help remove some stigma from a cancer that is rare in males. Prevention magazine interviewed Caitlyn Mooney, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, for a story about a BMJ study that suggests 90 to 120 minutes per week of strength training may lower the risk of death. William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by several news outlets about public health issues, including: Women’s Health (norovirus is more common this summer); SFGate (measles in San Francisco just before the World Cup crowds); Travel + Leisure (how to avoid getting sick on a cruise); and Fox News (mosquito-borne diseases). Reporter Liz DeSantis from WKRN News 2 aired a story on the rehab unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Kat Hedden, PT, DPT, PCS, CBIS, Acute Pediatric Physical Therapy Clinical Team Lead and Mary McLanahan, MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were interviewed, as well as the family of patient Will Terry. Reporter Nikki Hauser from WTVF News Channel 5 interviewed Graden Knapp, Gaming and Technology Specialist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt about his 3-D wheelchair project. Tennesseanreporter Sandy Mazza covered the announcement of the latest Leadership Nashville class, which includes Jane Freedman, MD, Deputy CEO, and Chief Health Systems Office for Vanderbilt Health; and also the announcement of the latest Leadership Tennessee cohort, which includes Jeff Upperman, MD, Surgeon in Chief at Monroe Carroll Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care Workforce
This issue brief provides data on immigrants’ role in the U.S. health care workforce, including within key industries such as direct long-term care and the hospital workforce.
Hospital and health system leaders participate in Healthcare of Tomorrow Conference
Hospital and health system leaders gathered June 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C., for U.S. News & World Report’s Healthcare of Tomorrow Conference, focusing on the future of healthcare delivery.
Ilitch Companies Announces Formation of Ilitch Gaming, a National Gaming, Hospitality, and Entertainment Platform
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Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way
A pathway to single-payer healthcare would require dozens — or even hundreds — of difficult economic and political choices.
Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way
A pathway to single-payer healthcare would require dozens — or even hundreds — of difficult economic and political choices.
Isles hospital told to improve training in mental health services
A watchdog made an unannounced visit to Western Isles Hospital in February.
Essentia Health-Virginia expands emergency department
VIRGINIA, Minn. — Essentia Health-Virginia has begun construction on an expansion that is set to nearly double the capacity of its emergency department. The expansion includes a dedicated behavioral health suite and five additional exam r…
'None of this had to happen': Family says mental health system failed before triple killing
After three hospitalizations in four months, Chris Ferguson was released before allegedly killing three Newton residents. Now his family and advocates are pushing for changes to Massachusetts mental health laws.
Trump targets hospital prices in 'anticompetitive' contracts
White House officials detailed potential savings for families by targeting 'anticompetitive' hospital contracts.
Another Tucson business dealing with break-in, vandalism
Grant Krueger with Union Hospitality Group said two people broke into the patio area of the old HiFi building and tried to damage his security camera.
Radiologist saw signs of in-house abuse in NICU, but hospital failed to act on his warning
A special report is raising new concerns about a hospital’s lackluster response to a radiologist's concerns of abuse happening in the organization's NICU.
How surviving leukemia changed Duke Health CEO's approach to patient care
A life-threatening leukemia diagnosis forced Dr. David Zaas to experience healthcare from the other side of the hospital bed. Now, the new Duke University Health System CEO says those lessons are guiding his approach to patient care and the future of Duke Health.
San Diego County Fair brings classic treats, entertainment to Rady Children’s Hospital
The San Diego County Fair brought music, entertainment, and classic fair treats to patients and families at Rady Children’s Hospital, providing a sense of normalcy for those unable to attend …
On Demand — Health on the Plains Coffee Hour, Featuring Sarah Jane Tribble
KHI hosted Sarah Jane Tribble of KFF Health News to discuss rural health care challenges and opportunities, including hospital closures, technology and rural transformation efforts.
What hospitals are preparing for during World Cup
Measles? A food poisoning outbreak or a need for lots of CT scans in a hurry? With the World Cup in town, hospitals and public health teams say they're prepared.
Local healthcare executive to lead 2026 Kern County Heart and Stroke Walk and county-wide push for CPR readiness
Bakersfield, Calif., June 17, 2026 — According to the American Heart Association, 9 in 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital die, and more than half don’t receive bystander CPR. CPR — especially if performed immediately — can double...
WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus disease which include all types of Ebola and Marburg viruses.
New state psychiatric hospital opens in Dallas. Here’s a look inside
A new state psychiatric hospital is set to open in Dallas. The hospital may help ease chronic bed shortages across Texas.
‘It’s a sanctuary’: DFW’s first state behavioral health hospital opens to patients, community
State officials and UT Southwestern Medical Center on Tuesday unveiled Texas' newest state hospital, the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Texas Behavioral Health Center joins ten other facilities — nine state hospitals and one youth residential treatment center — to provide care for hundreds of Texans with serious mental health issues.
New calls for workplace protections in hospitals
Health care workers have been among the likeliest to experience threats or be assaulted on the job since the pandemic began.
OHSU sues OPB, seeking to withhold records about fired executive
Oregon’s flagship research hospital and medical school on Tuesday sued Oregon Public Broadcasting to prevent the release of records about its firing of a prominent executive four months into his job.
Corey Feldman diagnosed with 'really bad case of food poisoning,' released from hospital after mid-flight medical emergency
'Stand by Me' actor Corey Feldman has been released from the hospital following a mid-flight medical emergency on a flight to Los Angeles.
CMS proposes codifying, strengthening Medicare drug price negotiations
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What really happened during Corey Feldman's airport health scare
Corey Feldman is out of the hospital and on the mend after a health scare unfolded at Los Angeles International Airport.
Corey Feldman shares health update, diagnosis after hospitalization
Corey Feldman received a diagnosis after spending the night at a hospital due to a medical emergency he'd experienced on a flight.
HHSC, UT Southwestern Medical Center Celebrate Opening of New Psychiatric Hospital in Dallas | Texas Health and Human Services
HHSC and UT Southwestern Medical Center hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Texas Behavioral Health Center in Dallas.
UNC Health plans to take over Goldsboro hospital with $675 million investment
Officials said the money would go toward expanding healthcare services, upgrading facilities and technology, and recruiting more doctors at the Goldsboro hospital.
‘What am I going to do?’: Some Brown Health patients face loss of UnitedHealthcare coverage
The announcement follows a similar breakdown in contract negotiations over Brown University Health hospitals last year, which led to those hospitals going out of network with certain UnitedHealthca…
Family files $17M lawsuit after young girl’s heart valve allegedly implanted upside down
Days went by and the girl's doctors allegedly never figured out what was wrong. When she was transferred to a different hospital, however, the issue was quickly identified and corrected.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Celebrates Pride Month with NYC Council Member Carl Wilson and Hospital Leaders
New York, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue hosted its annual Pride Month celebration, bringing together elected officials, patients, staff, and
Main Line Health to add new 5-story tower to Paoli Hospital
The expansion is part of the health system's push to extend its reach in the Philly suburbs.
Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital will get a new, 108-bed patient tower in a major expansion
The Paoli project is part of an expansion wave at the four-hospital nonprofit health system.
Orlando Health Lakeland to bring more than 1,000 jobs to Polk County
Hospital leaders say every new hire brings them one step closer to expanding healthcare access for Polk County.
Healthcare AI vendor suffers data breach, exposing patient records to hackers
Tennessee-based Xsolis said the incident occurred in January, and the sensitive data was from its clients. The company provides AI-powered case management software to hospitals and health insurers.
Roundup of third-quarter financial results for Philly-area nonprofit health systems
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was the most profitable nonprofit health system in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the nine months that ended March 31.
CaroMont Health wants to add hospital in Cleveland County
CaroMont Health wants to add an 18-bed hospital in Kings Mountain, about 10 miles east of Atrium Health’s 241-bed hospital in Shelby and less than four miles from Atrium Health’s 67-bed hospital in Kings Mountain. The hospital would be about 17 miles west of CaroMont’s 476-bed hospital in Gastonia. CaroMont’s hospital in Cleveland County would […]
Top Republican, 84, Refuses to Come Clean on Health Crisis
Mitch McConnell is not saying why he was hospitalized over the weekend.
Wisconsin is offering $40 million for rural health care, part of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
The funding will go to hospitals, clinics and other providers to hire community health workers, create partnerships and buy dental care technology.
Covid vaccine linked to broad protections against heart conditions, study finds
The vaccine modestly reduced cardiovascular conditions, hospitalizations and deaths of all causes, including those not linked to covid, researchers said.
Radiology Partners affiliate inks in-network deal with Anthem Blue Cross
The deal is with Golden State Imaging Associates, which serves Southern California, providing 24/7 diagnostic and interventional services to hospitals and other referrers.
Corey Feldman reportedly hospitalized after suffering medical emergency on flight to Los Angeles
'Stand by Me' actor Corey Feldman was reportedly hospitalized on Monday after suffering a medical emergency on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Kentucky Sen. McConnell ‘fully engaged’ in Senate business amid hospitalization
A spokesperson for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said the longtime senator remains “fully engaged” in Senate business after being hospitalized over the weekend.
Mitch McConnell ‘wants to be back’ on Capitol Hill after hospitalization, GOP leader says
Sen. Mitch McConnell “wants to be back” on Capitol Hill after he was hospitalized over the weekend, Senate GOP leader John Thune told CNN on Monday.
Ebola outbreak strains health system in eastern Congo
In eastern Congo’s Ituri province, a new Ebola outbreak is testing an already fragile health system. In the city of Bunia, hospitals are overwhelmed or shut down after suspected infections, while health workers race to contain the virus.
Rochester Regional Health data breach: Letters sent to 18,600 patients after third-party vendor Xsolis hack
Rochester Regional Health patients received letters about a data breach, but the letters themselves looked like scams. The letters were sent by a third-party vendor and incorrectly identified the hospital system as "Rochester Regional Medical Center," which doesn't exist. Hospital officials confirmed to News10NBC the letters are legitimate despite the error.
Cone Health proposes new Forsyth County hospital
Cone Health is proposing a 56-bed, nearly 200,000 square-foot facility along I-70 and the Northern Beltway.
Cone Health proposes new Forsyth County hospital
Cone Health is proposing a 56-bed, nearly 200,000 square-foot facility along I-70 and the Northern Beltway.
Trella Health Launches Physician Group Explore & Analyze to Help Post-Acute Organizations Identify High-Value Referral Opportunities
Trella Health, the leading provider of market insights and CRM solutions for post-acute care – now supporting hospital discharge planning via its Repisodic platform – today announced the launch of Physician Group Explore & Analyze, a new feature within Trella Insights designed to help home health, hospice, and skilled nursing organizations identify, prioritize, and engage high-value physician group opportunities.
OHSU names new CEO to oversee hospitals, clinics after months of leadership upheaval
A Maryland hospital executive will take the helm of the health system that has cycled through multiple interim CEOs since 2024.