Hospitals’ storm prep, ED visit rates & new data on colon cancer lead today’s news.

January 23, 2026

1. Hospitals brace for severe winter storm Full story

2. ED visits per 1,000 population, by state Full story

3. Ascension. Cleveland Clinic. Intermountain. Stanford. Ochsner. Their leaders are among the 3,500+ headed to Becker's Annual Meeting, April 13-16. Secure your spot here.

4. Why one hospital set a 1:4 cap on nurse-to-patient ratios Full story

5. Insight to surrender license for Ohio hospital Full story

 

6. Stanford + McLaren are making mental health core to GME. See how — here.

7. Colorectal cancer now top cause of cancer death in adults under 50: Study
Full story

8. House passes healthcare spending package Full story

9. 3 maternity closures in 3 weeks Full story

10. NYC Health + Hospitals launches outbreak tracking map for clinicians Full story

 

11. Why UHS sent 1M text messages in 2025 Full story

12. Connecticut Children's names chief physician Full story

13. How radiology leaders are scaling AI beyond pilots at St. Jude, UAB — here.

14. 'Vertical integration is destroying people's ability to access care': Payer CEOs face bipartisan congressional grilling Full story

15. Pennsylvania hospital to reopen with 'operational discipline' under new ownership Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

16. Half of specialty patients still fill scripts outside health systems. What's driving leakage: here.

17. Traditional 911 wasn't built for modern healthcare. 4 best practices for faster, safer emergency response here.

18. 94% of healthcare leaders plan to increase AI spending. See what they're prioritizing next here.

19. Interested in more? See Becker's full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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