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Some health systems are faring better financially so far this year, but performance varies widely. Hospitals are facing higher supply costs, including rising drug prices.

Surgical patients are more likely to survive and they are having fewer complications, according to a new report by the American Hospital Association and Vizient.

Many patients hope that surgery is the fastest way to healing. But the truth is that for most, surgery is not the best solution.

With nearly $1 trillion in cuts projected over a decade, health systems will be looking at staff cuts, reducing services and possibly closing facilities.

The head of Community Health Systems has announced plans to retire, and other leaders take on new roles.

University Health has reached an agreement to buy the former CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center in a $71 million deal.

Cuts to Medicaid will be devastating to children’s health nationwide. These programs cover half of all children in the country.

The news outlet has produced the highly anticipated list for more than three decades. Chelsey Wen of U.S. News talks with us about this year’s honorees.

The analysis examines how hospitals fared in survival rates and readmissions. This year’s list also includes more data on Medicare Advantage patients.

Federal officials are giving more scrutiny to the financial arrangements between hospitals and health systems and their employed and contracted physicians.

Dr. Dipen J. Parekh, the new CEO of the University of Miami Health System, talks about having the security to make the right call, even when it’s a difficult choice.

The president’s tax package shifts more burden to states running Medicaid programs, while making it tougher to finance them.

SolutionHealth, formed by the merger of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health, have filed papers to go in different directions.

Health systems hoped for more for outpatient clinics and surgery centers, but other federal proposals are drawing the ire of hospitals.

The two systems have signed a non-binding letter to weigh ‘co-founding’ an organization that would serve patients in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The HBO Max series received 13 nominations and enjoys a big audience. Healthcare leaders say the show's producers consulted clinicians to ensure authenticity.

The hospital, which has been featured in ‘The Pitt’, is undertaking a $43 million project to modernize the emergency department.

The hit drama series turned to Allegheny General Hospital to film key scenes and get advice on accurately portraying an emergency department.

The number of mergers and acquisitions is well below the transactions seen a year ago.

Deals picked up a bit in the second quarter, Kaufman Hall says. But the number of transactions in the first six months of the year trails the number of mergers seen in the first half of 2024.

Lawmakers added a $50 billion fund to aid rural hospitals, but healthcare leaders say the money won’t offset other losses due to Medicaid cuts.

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative has purchased the St. Joseph’s Hospital, which closed last year. The cooperative is looking to build a new hospital.

The Indiana-based system has completed a deal to acquire four Ascension hospitals in Michigan, along with a host of clinics.

Edward Jimenez, the new CEO of Main Line Health, says healthcare executives should look to assemble teams of complementary members who make everyone better.

Health systems say the passage of the legislation means millions will lose Medicaid coverage. They warn that hospitals could reduce services or shut down.