Back-to-back hurricanes Milton and Helene affected IV production, which delayed or cancelled surgeries and impacted hospital revenue, says Rami Karjian, head of the operating rooms business at LeanTaaS.  

Children’s Medical Center Plano in Texas, part of Children’s Health, has just opened a 395,000-square-foot patient tower, with the expansion tripling the campus’s bed capacity, the health system said.

Heading into 2025, the physician shortage is no better than in past years and in fact, is continuing to worsen, according to Carey Goryl, CEO of the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR). 

In an op-ed published in The New York Times on Friday, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the backlash against the insurer following the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.