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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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Liberty Hospital has agreed to join the University of Kansas Health System. Missouri officials had initially voiced concerns.

The American Hospital Association issued a new report pointing to higher expenses for labor, drugs and other supplies.

Hospital leaders are growing more frustrated by the number of patients they are housing because they can’t send patients to nursing homes or other post-acute facilities.

The retail giant announced Tuesday that it is shuttering its clinics. Some had hoped that Walmart could help fill a gap in delivering care to smaller, underserved communities.

The new hospital represents the biggest investment in UCSF Health’s history, officials say. The project is part of a large effort to transform the system’s flagship campus.

The project will add more than 100 beds to the hospital. It comes just after the opening of a new ambulatory surgical center.

The Federal Trade Commission says barring such agreements will help workers. The American Hospital Association says it’s bad policy and that the agency has ‘run amok.’

The state’s hospitals have lost nearly $4 billion over the last two years, and most are continuing to lose money.

Health systems are getting pushed, from inside and outside their organizations, to reduce waste and emissions.

More hospitals and health systems are working to reduce their impact on the environment.

VillageMD recently appointed a new president, and other leaders have taken new roles.

Community Health Systems, Inc. says it has reached an agreement to sell Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland to the Hamilton Health Care System in a $160 million deal.

The WVU Medicine board approved $400 million for new projects. The system also recently announced plans to build a new cancer hospital.

Medical Properties Trust has sold its majority interest in five hospitals. The real estate investment trust has sold other properties to generate more cash.