Ron Southwick

Hospitals and clinics remain open, but patient care is still being affected. The health system says it is making progress in restoring systems.

The organization is launching an effort to enroll 100,000 Black women in cancer research to develop better treatments. Alpa Patel of the cancer society talks about the effort.

Prime Healthcare says two facilities in the Philadelphia area are making the transition.

Northwell is investing $150 million over the next decade to advance cancer research. Dr. Richard Barakat of Northwell talks about their goals and moving advances from the bench to bedside.

Dr. Pawan Jindal, founder and CEO of Darena Solutions, talks about exchanging patient data more easily and the progress of AI in our latest podcast.

The Pennsylvania hospital systems have signed an agreement to come together. The merged organization would run 30 hospitals and become one of the nation’s 15 largest nonprofit health systems.

Hospitals and health systems admit 60 people every minute across the country. More than 1 in 3 Americans visit emergency departments each year.

Some are reducing hours, or simply leaving jobs, because of the difficulties in managing work and caregiving, according to a survey by AARP and S&P Global. Employers can do more to help workers.

Artificial intelligence is being used to help clinicians do their work, study disease, and help treat patients. Steven Ullmann of the University of Miami talked with us about AI in medicine.

The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation is teaming with North Carolina leaders to improve the well-being of caregivers. They’re pushing hospitals to drop invasive questions about mental health.

Rod Hochman says he is stepping down at the end of the year and will move into a CEO emeritus position. Industry leaders praised him as ‘visionary’ and a voice for the vulnerable.

The U.S. is spending billions unnecessarily due to the failure to address mental health needs, a new report finds. Jay Bhatt of Deloitte talks about the report and expanding access to mental health services.

The health system continues to work to recover from a ransomware attack. Some hospitals continue to divert ambulances.

After years of rating America’s hospitals, U.S. News & World Report looks at outpatient facilities. Ben Harder of U.S. News talks with us about the new ratings.

OSF HealthCare and Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital are negotiating with plans to come together.

The Catholic health system says it’s continuing to work to restore systems, but there’s no timeline for full restoration.

KPMG and Women’s Health Access Matters are teaming to improve women’s health, expand access to clinical trials and spur more investments.

Healthcare leaders say doulas could assist patients during and after pregnancy, but many patients don’t have access.

After joining forces, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System are now moving forward under a new brand: Emplify Health.

The Catholic health system disclosed that the attack is affecting patient care, and some appointments are being postponed. Key systems are now offline.

The hospital, part of Northwell Health, has already delivered more sets of twins through the first few months of 2024 than all of last year.

Nurses often feel like hospitals are faulting them for being attacked, rather than supporting them. Fear of blame may lead to underreporting of assaults, researchers say.

Several groups representing hospitals sent a joint letter to CEO Andrew Witty to take responsibility for reaching out to those affected. He has said many Americans are likely affected.

Facing overwhelming workloads and rising violence, some nurses are leaving hospitals. Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, president of the American Nurses Association, talks with us about the struggles of nurses.

The Texas-based system operates 31 hospitals in eight states. Steward is placing all of the hospitals up for sale, attorneys said in court.

Researchers found that Hispanic patients on ventilators are five times more likely to be heavily sedated, but too many patients are being placed in sedation.

More health systems have introduced programs to offer acute care at home, and two lawmakers want to ensure those programs continue.

Alicia Jackson, founder and CEO of Evernow, discussed the importance of finding the right people to help young companies grow and succeed.

The potential elimination of non-compete agreements could add to labor costs, but it also could boost the pool of talent, Fitch says.

The Change Healthcare cyberattack shows how health systems are extremely vulnerable to breaches involving their vendors.