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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…
Read MoreOrthopedic 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…
Read MoreWyoming 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…
Read MoreMinimally 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,…
Read MoreSutter Health doubles early-stage lung cancer diagnoses: 5 things to know
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health doubled its rate of early-stage lung cancer diagnoses after implementing an AI-powered tracking tool within its Epic EHR. The tool has led to more than 70% of all lung cancer diagnoses to occur during stage 1 or stage 2, according to a July 21 news release from the American Medical Association. […]
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Texas system CEO to step down
Bernard Leger, CEO of Victoria, Texas-based DeTar Healthcare System, plans to step down from his role Sept. 5. Mr. Leger has served in the role for more than five years, advancing quality and services, according to a health system statement shared with Becker’s on Aug. 13. During his tenure, he oversaw the recruitment of new […]
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CentraCare to lay off 535 workers, 30% in patient care roles
St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare is laying off 535 employees across the health system in response to “significant external pressures” including rising costs and reimbursements rates “that no longer cover the true cost of care,” a spokesperson for the health system said in a statement shared with Becker’s. The layoffs affect 44 locations and represent nearly […]
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6 ways to drive more equitable care, per nurses
When surveyed, nurses consistently identified six areas where hospitals could improve equitable patient care quality for disadvantaged patients. The study, conducted between April and June 2021 by Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania and published in JAMA Network Open, used the RN4CAST-NY/IL survey, which included responses from 1,084 registered nurses who worked in 58 New York and […]
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OpenAI to lead $250M investment in competitor to Elon Musk’s Neuralink: Report
OpenAI plans to back a competitor to Elon Musk’s Neuralink in the brain-computer interface market, the Financial Times reported. Merge Labs aims to raise $250 million for a valuation of $850 million, with much of the funding coming from the maker of ChatGPT, sources told the news outlet. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman would reportedly co-found […]
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States with the most, fewest licensed nurses
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing found Washington, D.C., has the most licensed nurses per capita, while Utah is the state with the fewest. The organization created a comprehensive course of nursing licensure statistics in the U.S. and its territories. The data was compiled using the NCSBN’s database and Nursys, an electronic information […]
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