A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order May 16 to prevent the White House from terminating $11.4 billion in funding to state and local health departments, The Hill reported May 16.  U.S ...

U.S. hospitals and health systems in many regions are seeing a sharp rise in uncompensated care, with new data showing big increases in bad debt and charity care deductions during the first quarter of ...

Moody’s has downgraded Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ rating to “Baa3” from “Baa2.” The hospital has recorded three consecutive years of weak financial performance and has been challenged to rebuild ...

James Roundtree, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Ore., effective June 2. Mr. Roundtree will join RiverBend from Washington Regional ...

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth has named Gordon Wesley chief strategy and clinical integration officer, according to a May 18 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Wesley served as vice president ...

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has joined Longitude Health, marking the first new addition to the health system-led innovation collaborative since its creation in 2024. Four things to know: 1. Four ...

John LaPorta has been named CFO of Summit Oaks Hospital, according to a May 17 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. LaPorta served as manager of revenue management for Penn Medicine Princeton (N.

Scott Robertson, MD, was appointed system senior vice president of the Physician Enterprise, California Region, for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and CEO of the Dignity Health Medical Foundation, ...

Jason Carter has been appointed president and COO of Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, N.C., effective immediately, after serving in the roles on an interim basis for the past six months. Mr. Carter ...

Michele Morrison, RN, has been named president and chief hospital executive of JFK University Medical Center in Edison, N.J., after serving in those roles on an interim basis. Ms. Morrison has been ...

Josh Kooistra, DO, was appointed president of Corewell Health in West Michigan. Dr. Kooistra, an associate dean for the College of Human Medicine at East Lansing-based Michigan State University, has ...

The FDA has approved Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvavoxid, for use in adults 65 and older and in individuals ages 12-64 who have at least one underlying health condition. The approval is based on ...