Andrew Cass

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 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…

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…

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,…