CHS shed 39 hospitals since 2020

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems signed a letter of intent Aug. 6 to sell three Pennsylvania facilities to hospital turnaround firm Tenor Health Foundation. Since 2020, CHS has announced or completed the sale of 39 hospitals: 2025 Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pa.)* Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton (Pa.)* Wilkes-Barre (Pa.)…

HHS revives childhood vaccine task force: 6 notes

HHS has reinstated the Safer Childhood Vaccines task force, the agency said in an Aug. 14 news release. Here are six things to know: 1. The task force, created by Congress, was originally disbanded in 1998. 2. In its new iteration, the panel will include senior leadership from the National…

65 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs amid financial and operational challenges. Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations announced in 2025. Editor’s Note: This webpage was created Jan. 22 and updated on Aug. 15. August 1. Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare cut an unspecified…

Orthopedic pay in 2025: 5 notes

Orthopedics remains one of the top-paid specialties, according to reports from Medscape, AMN HealthCare and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Five things to know: 1. The average salary for an orthopedic surgeon is $564,000, according to Medscape. Of 29 specialties included in a report, orthopedics had the highest average annual income. 2. Orthopedic surgeons…

Wyoming orthopedic group adds self-pay bundles

Casper (Wyo.) Orthopedics began offering bundled self-pay options, according to an Aug. 12 news release shared with Becker’s. The self-pay program offers transparent pricing for services including office visits, physical or occupational therapy, MRI imaging and some procedures. The program is designed to make it easier for patients and employers to…

Minimally invasive spine in 2028: 5 predictions

Minimally invasive spine techniques have been the focus of recent medtech innovations, and more growth is expected in the motion preservation aspects. Five spine surgeons discuss what the near future of minimally invasive techniques will look like. Question: What will motion-preserving spine surgery look like in 3 years? Tan Chen,…

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