The Hennepin County Board split Tuesday over the 2024 budget for the hospital system commissioners oversee, with several saying they were frustrated by a lack of transparency over how the spending plan will affect caregivers.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. had its senior unsecured credit rating cut to junk by Moody's Investors Service, citing the drugstore chain's high debt relative to earnings and risks associated with its push to offer more healthcare services.
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center announced the closure of some of its services in northern Arkansas. Leaders of the hospital system say inflation costs, a 15% increase in labor, and elevated medicine costs led to closing of two clinics in Marshall and Lead Hill.
Mass General Brigham reported its 2023 results, and while the system is in the black by $95 million — following last year's record-breaking losses — the view is cloudier.
Citing declining numbers of patients and significant costs, the PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District officially closed its emergency department on Friday, leaving the second-largest city in Oregon without an emergency room.