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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jamie Youssef was appointed CEO of Ascension Texas, effective June 1. Mr. Youssef brings more than 23 years of experience to Ascension Texas, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, according to a May 19 ...

At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Executive Vice President and CFO Sophia Holder is entering her fifth year in the role with pediatric growth opportunities on her mind, and a goal of continuing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Stanford Health Care, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is testing a new tool from Microsoft designed to ease the burden of preparing complex cancer cases for tumor board meetings. The technology — a ...