Becker’s has tracked eight healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2026 — five involving hospitals and three hitting the physician group, ASC and primary care space. From a small Kentucky ASC with liabilities topping $100,000 to a San Francisco-based primary care…
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Healthcare procurement is under pressure from every direction including rising costs, supply uncertainty and growing expectations for quality. New research based on a national Advisory Board survey of over 100 health system supply chain and executive leaders reveals how organizations…
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Most hospitals have invested heavily in visibility in the form of dashboards, daily huddle reports, capacity snapshots and more. Yet boarded emergency department patients, delayed discharges and capacity bottlenecks remain stubbornly familiar. The problem is rarely a lack of data.…
Jun 24, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Cody Walker
Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. will transition from a full hospital to an Ambulatory Care Center, Fox 54 News reported May 4. The transition, which has been formally communicated to Congress, will result in the permanent closure…
Three physician practices announced or completed closures within the past month, the latest sign of mounting financial pressure on physician groups across the country. The wave follows a turbulent stretch for physician practice finances. Bankruptcies climbed to their highest level…
Morgan City, La.-based Ochsner St. Mary Hospital added a gastroenterology service line, with Lauren Bernuchaux, MSN, APRN, and Brooke Gautreaux, MSN, APRN, beginning to see patients starting May 5. According to a May 4 news release, the providers will see…
Plano, Texas-based Legent Health has named Brad Stoltz as chief operating officer. According to a May 4 press release, Mr. Stoltz will oversee operations for all surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers aligned with Legent Health, along with several corporate…
Warqaa Akram, MD, a surgeon with ECU Health Cancer Care, performed the first colorectal procedures using the da Vinci Single Port system in North Carolina. The robotic platform allows surgeons to perform complex colorectal procedures with a single incision. Traditional…
Physician shortages, rising competition and long hiring cycles are exposing the limits of transactional recruiting models. Health systems can no longer rely on reactive, requisition-based hiring to meet workforce needs. This webinar examines how physician recruitment leaders are evolving from…
May 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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- Alex Herbison, VP, Physician Solutions, AMN Healthcare
- Keitha Ray, CSM, CPM, Senior Director, Physician Workforce Solutions, AMN Healthcare
- Christopher Borasz, Director Provider Recruitment, OhioHealth
- Mark Beason, MS, Interim Operations Director, Tuba City Regional Health Care
Persistent vacancies, rising contract labor costs and limited access to local nursing education are squeezing health systems, especially in rural and regional markets. In response, many organizations are working harder to recruit. A smaller number are taking a different approach:…
Jun 11, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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- Ivan J. Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Great Plains Health
- Brandy Irwin, MSN, RN, Vice President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, Sierra View Medical Center
- Jeffery L. Hudson-Covolo, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, FACHE, President, Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL); Co-Founder, Sierra View Medical Center School of Nursing powered by Unitek College
- Celia Ffrench, VP of Marketing, Workforce Development, Unitek Learning