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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.

Physician practices, along with hospitals and health systems, have taken a serious financial hit from the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

Retail clinics and virtual care providers have an immense opportunity to position themselves as central care hubs, Chris Sullivan of Wolters Kluwer Health writes.

The shift is one of the key findings in a new report by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. Fewer doctors are working in private practices.

Jenny Redman-Schell of Aspirus Medical Group discusses the need to understand all aspects of business, planning ahead, and how women can rise in healthcare leadership.

The leader of the University of Virginia health system talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about the organization’s strategic plan, acquisitions and partnerships, and his contract extension.

AtlantiCare unveiled ambitious initiatives and announced partnerships with the Cleveland Clinic, Oracle Health, Drexel University and others.

Peter Fine, the system’s chief executive officer, will step down June 30. Amy Perry, Banner’s president, has been selected as the next CEO.

Kaiser’s subsidiary has finalized the deal for the Pennsylvania-based health system. Here are some important points about the much-discussed transaction.

More hospital transactions have been happening, but some proposed partnerships were abandoned over the past year.

Federal support helped avert disaster for some rural hospitals, but many face a difficult road in the absence of that additional support, a new study finds.

Tenet completed the $550M sale of two facilities to Adventist Health. The Texas-based system also just finished the sale of four other California hospitals to UCI Health.

Corewell Health names a new regional president, and other leaders tackle new roles.

Without it, hospitals and their providers are unable to deliver top-quality care.