The national birth rate is declining, but neonatal ICU admissions are increasing. Several factors are at play, according to neonatology experts Kristina Reber, MD, and Jae Kim, MD, PhD. Dr. Reber is ...

When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do ...

Proposed healthcare cuts in Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could place 338 financially struggling rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to the data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center ...

UChicago Medicine has named Chris Allen executive vice president and health system CFO, effective Sept. 1. Mr. Allen joins the health system from Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC, where he has ...

UnitedHealthcare updated its Designated Diagnostic Provider program for advanced diagnostic imaging services to exclude all pediatric patients, according to a June 12 American College of Radiology ...

From a new health system forming in Missouri to two Oregon systems agreeing to walk away from their proposed merger, here are three hospital M&A moves that Becker’s reported during the week of June 9: ...

Roper St. Francis Healthcare on June 11 broke ground on a $1.2 billion hospital in North Charleston, S.C. Three things to know: 1. The 27-acre hospital campus is expected to be completed in 2029, ...

Some of the most difficult moments CEOs have faced in their careers have left them with leadership lessons — including the importance of teamwork and resilience. Becker’s recently connected with three ...

Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., said in a news release June 12 that it implemented a restructuring plan that will affect 600 full-time-equivalent positions across seven ...

Health systems are positioning themselves for the future by implementing next-generation EHR solutions. IT leaders told Becker’s they’re leaning into ambient listening, agentic AI and clinical ...

While men expressing passion for their job can improve their career prospects, it can hurt women’s, according to a recent study. Here are four things to know: 1. The study, published Dec. 17 by the ...

Today’s health system CEOs are focused on improving access to care, cultivating a positive team culture and ensuring continuous improvement. In recent conversations with Becker’s, six health system ...