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Rawlins, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, has grown its days cash on hand from 3 days to 25 days between January 2025 and June 2026, marking a significant financial recovery for the 25-bed critical access hospital. The turnaround also includes a reduction in outstanding payables from more than $9…

Health system chief marketing officers say marketing is most effective when it helps shape strategy instead of simply promoting it. As executives face growing pressure to demonstrate measurable business results, Becker’s asked marketing leaders to share a campaign or initiative that moved the needle on revenue and what it revealed…

From restructuring leadership teams to limiting hiring and adjusting compensation, health system leaders are making difficult workforce decisions that require balancing organizational priorities, financial realities and employee needs.  While the circumstances vary, those decisions often require balancing several competing priorities at once. Becker’s asked three health system leaders: What is…

Many of the 519 hospitals that drew federal price transparency warning letters from the Trump administration said the citations stemmed from minor technical or formatting errors in their data files — not a failure to disclose pricing — and that the problems were corrected within days of notification. The Associated…

A wave of new research is expanding what clinicians and health system leaders know about GLP-1 medications — covering new territory from liver disease to male fertility to a blood pressure safety signal.  Here are eight recent findings: GLP-1 medications did not harm male hormones or fertility after long-term use…

Workforce spending remained hospitals’ top expense in 2025, representing 60% of total expenses, according to the American Hospital Association.  Workforce costs rose 5.6% in 2025 as hospitals continued increasing wages and investing in recruitment and retention efforts for nurses, physicians and other staff, according to the AHA’s 2026 “Cost of…

Nationally, roughly 1% of U.S. physicians have opted out of Medicare entirely, according to 2025 data from KFF.  While 1% appears to be a marginal number upon first glance, a closer look at where those exits are happening, and what is accelerating the trend, tells a more consequential story for…

My mom was a nurse. Some of my most vivid childhood memories are of accompanying her on house calls, where she taught husbands and wives how to give insulin injections using an orange for practice. Growing up in Bayonne, N.J., my mother was the trusted soul of our community and…

Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University was ranked the top university for radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging — both globally and in the U.S. — as part of U.S. News & World Report’s “2026-2027 Best Global Universities” rankings. Harvard University also earned the top spot for overall best global university, according…

Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health has appointed Sarah Durden, BSN, RN, as director of nursing for acute care. In the role, Ms. Durden oversees nursing operations across 3 West, 4 South and virtual nursing program, according to a June 15 hospital news release. Ms. Durden brings more than 16 years of…

Virtual nursing for hospital discharge was associated with sharply lower 30-day emergency department readmissions across nine hospitals in a major Southeastern U.S. health system, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compared 4,662 discharges handled by remotely located…

S&P Global Ratings’ preliminary 2025 medians show nonprofit hospitals and health systems posting positive but still-thin operating margins, stronger debt-service coverage and growing reserves, with performance varying across credit tiers. Hospitals enter the back half of 2026 managing elevated labor and drug costs, an eroding payer mix and the looming…

Nearly 1 in 5 healthcare workers in the U.S. is a registered nurse, according to May 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. RNs account for about 19% of the nation’s combined healthcare practitioner and healthcare support workforce — a larger share than any other single occupation. Below are…

The word “provider” has become a contested term in American medicine, and the pushback is intensifying. In February, the American College of Physicians published a policy paper in Annals of Internal Medicine, arguing that referring to physicians as “providers” is not just imprecise but an ethical problem. The ACP’s Ethics,…

Among four advanced practice provider positions, only nurse practitioners saw growth in employed workers between 2024 and 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of employed people in each roll by state. The data, released May 13, calculated the number of employed people in 2025. Becker’s gathered…

The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is estimated to pay full Medicare Part A benefits only through the second quarter of 2033, one quarter earlier than last year’s projection of the third quarter, according to the 2026 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report published June 9. Part A covers inpatient, skilled…

As the link between oral health and overall wellness becomes more widely recognized among patients, healthcare leaders are looking for more ways to integrate care to enhance patient outcomes. More than 90% of adults in the U.S. agree that oral health is an important aspect of overall health, according to…

Hospitals in the top quartile for employee engagement are 4.2 times more likely to achieve top patient experience scores, according to a Press Ganey report that analyzed feedback from more than 2.6 million healthcare employees and physicians surveyed in 2025. The report found that employee engagement rose from 3.97 to…

Nurses are less likely to leave when they have greater responsibility for patient care, according to an article published in Harvard Business Review. The study followed 430 full-time ICU nurses at a large U.S. hospital over 26 months. Researchers analyzed data from the EHR to see nurses’ care activities, and…

Austin-based UT Health Austin was named the most trusted healthcare brand in Monigle’s “2026 most trusted healthcare brands” section of its Humanizing Brand Experience Vol. 9 report. Brand consultancy Monigle surveyed more than 3,000 nationally balanced U.S. healthcare consumers for the report, which examined trust, engagement, compassion and healthcare consumer…

While hospitals and health systems work to recruit and retain the next generation of healthcare talent, another group is also top of mind: those nearing retirement age. A recent study found that leaving the workforce before retirement age may accelerate cognitive decline, and working into older ages could help delay…

Larger states such as California and Texas employ the highest number of registered nurses nationwide. But when measured by concentration — the number of RNs employed per 1,000 jobs in a state’s economy — both states rank much lower, according to May 2025 data released May 15 from the Bureau…

Department of Veterans Affairs staff did not detect a prohibited weapon that undercover Government Accountability Office investigators brought into any of 30 tested VA medical facilities — including two with metal detectors — according to a GAO report publicly released May 13.  Nine things to know: 1. The GAO was…

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine reported an operating income of $238.5 million (2.4% margin) for the nine months ended March 31, up 46.3% from $163 million (1.9% margin) in the same period last year, according to financial documents filed May 20. The results follow the April 1, 2025, acquisition of Doylestown (Pa.)…