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Many of the year’s transactions involved systems or hospitals on shaky ground. There were other noteworthy trends in mergers over the past year.

The wildfires have destroyed or damaged thousands of properties in the region. Some clinics have closed in evacuation zones, and one clinic was destroyed.

Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and Children’s Hospital of Orange County have come together. The merged organization is now known as Rady Children’s Health.

Analysts from Fitch Ratings see reasons for optimism in the coming year. But they also don’t expect margins to return to pre-pandemic levels.

Citing ‘insurmountable financial challenges,’ the state attorney general has signed off on HCA Healthcare’s planned acquisition of Catholic Medical Center.

The Sharon Regional Medical Center shut down over the weekend, but others have expressed interest in taking over the hospital.

McLaren Health Care appoints a leader to a newly created role, and other leaders make news.

By helping providers, plans can optimize the functions that support risk adjustment while also building trust and fostering collaboration that support holistic care.

Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System have come together to create a 56-hospital organization. Marshfield becomes a region of Sanford Health.

Bea Grause, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State, talks about keys to leadership that she’s found valuable.

Concluding our review of the most-read stories of the year, the stories offer a snapshot of changes in the healthcare industry.

These stories on the patient experience resonated with readers over the past 12 months.

Lawmakers approved a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, but Congress didn’t block Medicare payment cuts to doctors taking effect in 2025. The package doesn’t address prior authorization reform.

Sharon Regional Medical Center is poised to shut down. State and local efforts to preserve the hospital haven’t been successful.

Mercy names a physician as COO, and other leaders make news.

Vizient’s 2024 chief nursing officer wellbeing survey identifies leadership fatigue and secondary trauma as key drivers in burnout and turnover.

Lawmakers crafted legislation to fund the government and avert a shutdown. It includes a short-term extension for telehealth programs, but doesn’t block cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.

A state board has signed off on Prime Healthcare’s acquisition of the facilities from Ascension. The deal also includes two ambulatory surgery centers.

Nurses who treat patients with gunshot wounds on a daily basis endure heavy stress, and they need to know when to get assistance.

Leslie Snavely talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about her immediate goals, working with hospitals and health systems, and her vision for the future.

ChristianaCare hires a chief wellbeing officer, and other leaders take new roles.

Terry Shaw says he will step down in 2025. The system says it has a succession plan in place.

Wendy Horton talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about keeping good workers, recruiting new talent, and lessons learned from the pandemic.

Duke Health has reached an agreement to purchase Lake Norman Regional Medical Center from Community Health Systems, Inc. CHS tried unsuccessfully to sell the hospital previously.

Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City and a suspect has been arrested. Eric Sean Clay of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety discusses new measures health organizations are considering.