Hospital and Meritas Health on June 12 merged to form a unified health system: NKC Health. Four things to know: 1. The move ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth have finalized an agreement to increase access to pediatric care in southwest Missouri. Four notes: 1. The partnership aims to bring ...

Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., said in a news release June 12 that it implemented a restructuring plan that will affect 600 full-time-equivalent positions across seven ...

The national birth rate is declining, but neonatal ICU admissions are increasing.  Several factors are at play, according to neonatology experts Kristina Reber, MD, and Jae Kim, MD, PhD. Dr. Reber is ...

The CDC is walking back more of its recent job cuts, with plans to reinstate more than 400 people who were previously laid off, according to an internal email obtained by Politico. About half of the ...

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Chris Akeroyd as its new CIO. In this role, Mr. Akeroyd will oversee the strategic direction, planning and operational management of the health system’s ...

Church & Dwight Co. has issued a nationwide recall of several over-the-counter swab-based drug products due to the risk of fungal contamination. The recall affects all lots within expiry of Zicam Cold ...

A growing majority of health system CIOs are taking the lead in shaping their organizations’ AI strategies, a June 12 report from AI-based software provider Qventus found. The report highlights the ...

Health First, based in Rockledge, Fla., invested more than $100 million to implement a new Epic EHR system. The move unified clinical workflows and reduced the system’s reliance on third-party vendors ...

CommonSpirit Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Daniel Morissette will retire at the end of October, according to a June 12 filing from the Chicago-based health system.  CommonSpirit’s board has ...

Several health systems were honored at the recent 42nd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. The winners, revealed in May by Health Care Marketing Report, were chosen by a panel of judges based on ...

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health broke ground June 12 on a new facility in Cary, N.C. Five things to know: 1. The facility expands services at the health system’s existing 85-acre campus at Duke Health ...