Baptist Health Fort Smith (Ark.) plans to close its cardiology clinic and end related services as part of a broader restructuring effort, according to an April 29 report by CBS affiliate KSFM-5News. The changes follow earlier cuts, including the April…
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Health systems are facing a convergence of rising outpatient demand and tightening margins, forcing real estate decisions into the strategic spotlight. At the same time, limited construction and 92.7 percent occupancy rates are tightening supply. Delayed decisions can result in…
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Tenet Healthcare is leaning into its higher-acuity service lines with robotic surgery remaining a key growth strategy for United Surgical Partners International, the Dallas-based health system’s ASC arm. USPI added roughly 150 robotic surgery programs in its ASCs during the…
Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System will open a multispecialty clinic in Plano, Texas. According to an April 30 news release, the clinic is the system’s seventh multispecialty location, joining sites in Alliance, Denton, Hurst, Mansfield, Southlake and…
Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees in the month of April, as reported by Becker’s: 1. San Antonio-based Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, a 330-bed behavioral health facility owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services,…
President Donald Trump has replaced his surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, MD, with Fox News contributor, author and radiologist, Nicole Saphier, MD, Medpage Today reported April 30. In an April 30 social media post, President Trump said that Dr. Saphier…
Tri-Cities Gastroenterology, a GI practice with five locations in Tennessee, has suffered a data breach, according to an April 30 report from Claim Depot. The breach occurred on or about Dec. 11, 2025, when an unauthorized third-party removed files from…
Imagine a supply chain function that decides in real time, not in retrospect — one connected to clinical workflows, utilization patterns and patient demographics, not just invoices and purchase orders. That shift is what separates a procurement-driven model from an…
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When two long-standing neurologists scaled back their hospital involvement, Nash UNC Health Care faced an immediate gap in specialty coverage. Recruitment efforts came up short. Patient transfers to higher levels of care climbed. Care teams absorbed the strain. Leadership at…
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