October 30th, 2026Hundreds of small, rural hospitals could close. Many are in big states.A new report says nearly 700 are in danger, with 260 rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure. Read more
October 29th, 2026Bon Secours affiliate plans to acquire Surgery Partners in $5.7B deal: Questions and answersHealthSpan Partners and Surgery Partners announced the deal this week. Bon Secours Mercy Health cites the importance of offering different ways to get care.Read more
October 22nd, 2026Election 2026 Roundtable: Medicaid cuts and rural hospitals at riskOur panel looks at restoring funds to Medicaid, the potential for cuts and closures of health systems, and the Affordable Care Act. Read more
October 22nd, 2026Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health moves to add third system: AnalysisRisant has signed an agreement to acquire INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma. Kaiser Permanente has said Risant is looking to add more community hospitals. Read more
October 22nd, 2026Chief medical officers must focus on relationshipsRex Hoffman, MD, chief medical officer of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles, talks about lessons he has learned.Read more
October 20th, 2026Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen talks about merger with North MemorialHe spoke with us about plans to invest nearly $600 million in the Minnesota system, upgrading facilities and the alignment between the organizations. Read more
October 19th, 2026Tackling the physician shortage in MaineMaineHealth and Tufts University School of Medicine are working to train more doctors to practice in the state. Read more
October 19th, 2026Atrium Health’s $340 million behavioral health initiativeThe health system says it’s building a hospital and expanding virtual care to meet rising needs in Charlotte and beyond.Read more