# Hospitals * **Definition:** Healthcare institutions that provide treatment and care for patients, including emergency medical services and various medical specialties, often located in rural areas and facing resource constraints. * **Taxonomy:** Sectors / Hospitals ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Hospitals**, for healthcare technology leaders * 106K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 4/25/2025 | [**Texas says hospitals spent $121M on immigrant care in one month - Houston Chronicle**](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/texas-hospitals-immigrants-costs-20295165.php) | [[Houston Chronicle]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Hospitals' lobbying frustrates Montana lawmakers who sought to boost oversight**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250423/Hospitalse28099-lobbying-frustrates-Montana-lawmakers-who-sought-to-boost-oversight.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Hospitals' Lobbying Frustrates Montana Lawmakers Who Sought To Boost Oversight**](https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hospital-lobbying-montana-state-legislators-medicaid-expansion-oversight-community-benefit/) | [[KFF Health News]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Hospitals' Lobbying Frustrates MT Lawmakers Who Sought to Boost Oversight**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/payer/hospitals-lobbying-frustrates-mt-lawmakers-who-sought-boost-oversight) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 4/22/2025 | [**Avel eCare Delivers Consistency in Care as Hospitals Face Rising Costs, Chronic ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/avel-ecare-delivers-consistency-care-112100644.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 4/17/2025 | [**Hospitals say they could be hurt by Trump's order on drug prices**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/hospitals-say-they-could-be-hurt-by-trump-s-order-on-drug-prices) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 4/17/2025 | [**Since 2020, 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/since-2020-100-rural-hospitals-have-stopped-delivering-babies) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 4/16/2025 | [**The state of rural hospitals: 34 numbers to know**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/care-coordination/the-state-of-rural-hospitals-34-numbers-to-know/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/11/2025 | [**Medicare releases 2026 payment plan for hospitals; critics call it 'insufficient'**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/medicare-releases-2026-payment-plan-for-hospitals-critics-call-it-insufficient-) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 3/21/2025 | [**Hospitals face another hazard from cyberattacks: credit downgrades**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/hospitals-face-another-hazard-from-cyberattacks-credit-downgrades) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Specialty hospitals and their unique ability to improve patient care + benefit payers**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/specialty-hospitals-and-their-unique-ability-to-improve-patient-care-benefit-payers.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**Global Specialty Hospitals Market Size/Share Worth USD 1,361.21 billion by 2031 at a 13.5AGR by The Insight Partners (Analysis, Outlook, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth, Growth Rate, Value)**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-specialty-hospitals-market-sizeshare-worth-usd-1-361-21-billion-by-2031-at-a-13-5-cagr-by-the-insight-partners-analysis-outlook-report-trends-forecast-segmentation-growth-growth-rate-value-302319909.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**40 largest health systems in the US - 2024**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/40-largest-health-systems-in-the-us-2024.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/22/2024 | [**705 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/705-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-state-by-state-november-2024.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/17/2024 | [**Operating on the wrong body part: What can be done to prevent it?**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/operating-on-the-wrong-body-part-what-can-be-done-to-prevent-it/ar-AA1qJgLD) | msn.com | | 9/12/2024 | [**Enterprise Asset Management Market: Optimizing Asset Performance in the Digital Age**](https://techbullion.com/enterprise-asset-management-market-optimizing-asset-performance-in-the-digital-age/) | techbullion.com | | 9/12/2024 | [**Funding News and Announcements - GrantNews - GrantWatch**](https://www.grantwatch.com/grantnews/funding-news-and-announcements?rkey=20240912NE04392&filter=22850) | grantwatch.com | | 9/3/2024 | [**Why we are always reactive not proactive when it comes to hospital OPD visit?**](https://etedge-insights.com/industry/healthcare/why-we-are-always-reactive-not-proactive-when-it-comes-to-hospital-opd-visit/) | etedge-insights.com | | 8/30/2024 | [**Study combines data and molecular simulations to accelerate drug discovery**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/study-combines-data-and-molecular-simulations-to-accelerate-drug-discovery/ar-AA1pJtRE) | msn.com | | 8/28/2024 | [**Israel-India collaborates to enhance healthcare at JJ Hospital in Mumbai**](https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/israel-india-collaborates-to-enhance-healthcare-at-jj-hospital-in-mumbai/ar-AA1pzVwO) | msn.com | | 8/27/2024 | [**How Forvis Mazars Built a Global Network**](https://www.forvismazars.us/forsights/2024/08/how-forvis-mazars-built-a-global-network) | forvismazars.us | | 8/26/2024 | [**CD Antigen Cancer Therapy Market 2024: Trends, Innovations, And Growth Outlook**](https://www.barchart.com/story/news/28220220/cd-antigen-cancer-therapy-market-2024-trends-innovations-and-growth-outlook) | barchart.com | | 8/11/2024 | [**MilliporeSigma collaborates on vaccine tech - Burlington - Homenewshere.com**](https://homenewshere.com/daily_times_chronicle/news/burlington/article_73f36de6-57d8-11ef-b024-73904d0904a6.html) | homenewshere.com | | 8/8/2024 | [**More than 700 rural hospitals, about 1 in 3 nationwide, could shut their doors**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/more-than-700-rural-hospitals-about-1-in-3-nationwide-could-shut-their-doors) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 1/8/2024 | [**Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care?**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/does-medicare-cover-home-health-care/ar-AA1mEHhl) | msn.com | ## Sector Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Lawrence General Hospital**: Acquired struggling hospitals to enhance community healthcare access. - **Healthgrades**: An organization that awards hospitals for exceptional clinical outcomes. - **Doctors Hospital**: A healthcare facility in the Cayman Islands working towards JCI accreditation with support from Baptist Health International. - **Emerus**: A company that partners with health systems to establish micro hospitals, providing high-quality care with short wait times. - **MyMichigan Health**: Acquired three hospitals from Ascension to improve care access and services. - **American Hospital Association**: A national organization representing hospitals and healthcare networks, advocating for policies that support hospital operations and patient care. - **Mass General Brigham**: A health system in Massachusetts that has established the largest hospital-at-home program in the U.S. - **Baptist Health International**: A healthcare organization collaborating with Doctors Hospital to pursue Joint Commission International accreditation. - **HCA Healthcare**: A for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tennessee, with multiple CEO appointments across its hospitals. - **Cognosos**: A provider of real-time location services for healthcare, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency in hospitals. - **UCSF Health**: Purchased two hospitals from Dignity Health, committing to significant investments for integration. - **Terre Haute Regional Hospital**: A hospital involved in a proposed merger with Union Health. - **Prospect Medical Holdings**: A healthcare provider that filed for bankruptcy, affecting its hospitals in Rhode Island. - **Community Health Systems, Inc.**: The seller of two Florida hospitals, part of a strategy to reduce its footprint. - **Oklahoma Heart Hospital**: An all-digital cardiovascular specialty hospital focused on enhancing patient experience through technology. - **ScionHealth**: A healthcare organization operating over 90 long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals across 28 states, focusing on specialized care for critically and chronically ill patients. - **Steward Health Care**: A hospital operator that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in the process of selling over a dozen hospitals while restructuring its operations. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Emerus and Health Systems**: Emerus collaborates with various health systems to open micro hospitals, improving access to healthcare in underserved communities. - **Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)**: Provides grants to rural hospitals for maternal health initiatives, supporting collaborative networks to improve care access. - **Baptist Health International and Doctors Hospital**: A strategic collaboration to achieve JCI accreditation by 2025, enhancing healthcare standards in the Caribbean. - **Ascension Michigan and Henry Ford Health**: Partnered to rebrand ten acute care hospitals under the Henry Ford Health name. - **Bangkok Hospital and Agnos Health**: Transitioned to an AI-driven patient registration system to improve patient flow management. - **Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Corewell Health**: Collaborating on Michigan's first children's rehabilitation hospital. - **Avant-garde Health**: Organizing a Collaborative to assist hospitals in preparing for the CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). - **Mass General Brigham**: Formed technology partnerships to support its hospital-at-home program, aiming to enhance patient care and reduce costs. - **Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital**: Proposed merger aimed at improving healthcare services in Indiana's Wabash Valley. - **Amazon and Haven Healthcare**: Collaborated to reduce healthcare costs for employees and the broader population. - **Government of Punjab and Max Healthcare Institute**: A public-private partnership aimed at improving medical infrastructure. - **Microsoft and Google with rural hospitals**: Both companies are providing discounted cybersecurity services to enhance the resilience of rural hospitals against cyber threats. - **Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters and Dairy Queen**: Partnership resulting in a $5 million pledge for a mental health facility. - **MiQ and PurpleLab**: Launched the Hospital & Doctor Influence (HDI) measurement solution to help hospital marketers measure the impact of digital advertising on patient visits. - **Beacon Health System and Ascension**: Beacon Health System is acquiring Ascension's Southwest Michigan Region, which includes multiple hospitals and outpatient clinics, to enhance healthcare access in the area. - **Aspirus Health and local officials**: Collaboration to secure a location for a new hospital in Chippewa Falls. - **Children's HealthCare of California and Rady Children's Hospital**: Merged to form a new entity called Rady Children's Health. - **Arnot Health and Cayuga Health**: Merged to form Centralus Health, aiming to improve access to quality care and operational efficiencies. - **Jamestown Regional Medical Center**: Started offering pediatric dental surgery in partnership with Prairie Rose Family Dentists, improving local access to care. - **Cognosos and Cox Prosight**: The acquisition of Cox Prosight by Cognosos aims to integrate AI-powered location technology to enhance operational efficiency and patient care in hospitals. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Hospital-at-Home Programs**: Initiated by CMS to allow hospitals to provide care at home, showing positive outcomes for patients, particularly older adults. - **Micro Hospitals**: Emerus is expanding its network of micro hospitals, which provide nimble access points for communities, incorporating telehealth services. - **Home Hospital Care**: Over 300 hospitals across 37 states are providing hospital-level care at home, demonstrating improved patient outcomes and satisfaction since 2022. - **Hospital Consolidation**: A growing trend in the U.S. healthcare sector, with hospitals merging to enhance efficiency and care coordination. - **Specialty Hospitals Market Growth**: Projected significant growth driven by increased demand for specialized care. - **Virtual Hospitals**: Projected growth in virtual hospitals driven by telemedicine and digital health platforms, allowing remote healthcare services. - **Smart Hospitals in Malaysia**: The growth of smart hospitals in Malaysia is driven by the demand for advanced healthcare infrastructure and technology. - **Maternity Care Access Hospitals**: Designation for hospitals providing essential maternity services in underserved areas, introduced in 2023. - **Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards**: Recognition of hospitals for exceptional clinical outcomes in cardiac care. - **EHR Implementations**: Hospitals like Memorial Hermann and Lake Charles Memorial are transitioning to new electronic health record systems. - **CMS 5-Star Ratings**: Hospitals are being evaluated for cleanliness based on patient surveys, with a focus on improving patient experiences. - **Predictive Models in Hospitals**: A study indicates that many hospitals using predictive models fail to evaluate their accuracy, highlighting a digital divide in healthcare. - **AI in Healthcare**: Hospitals are increasingly adopting AI technologies, such as AI scribes, to improve clinician efficiency and reduce burnout. - **Magnet Recognition Program**: Identifies hospitals demonstrating nursing excellence linked to improved patient outcomes. - **BayCare Health System**: Recognized for high-quality care with 66% of its hospitals receiving 4 or 5-star ratings in the 2024 CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings report. - **Patient Safety Improvements**: Hospitals have made significant progress in patient safety metrics, with increased use of Computerized Physician Order Entry systems. - **Inpatient Telemedicine Services**: Expanding telemedicine in rural hospitals to enhance access and quality of care. - **CALM Tours**: Wynn Hospital's initiative to help surgical patients alleviate anxiety by providing tours to learn about the surgical process. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Hospital Closures**: Financial challenges, including declining reimbursement rates and increasing operational costs, have led to the closure of 14 hospitals, including Emory Smyrna Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital. - **Steward Health Care Closures**: Closure of Steward Health Care hospitals causing community healthcare access issues. - **Financial Strain on Hospitals**: Many hospitals are operating at a loss, leading to service cutbacks and threatening the availability of essential healthcare services. - **Access to Top Hospitals**: Healthgrades reports that many Americans lack access to top-performing hospitals, with significant portions of the population living far from these facilities. - **Hospital Mergers**: Concerns over hospital mergers leading to increased prices for patients, contradicting claims that they reduce costs. - **Financial Struggles**: Many hospitals are facing financial difficulties, leading to mergers, acquisitions, and closures, impacting local healthcare access. - **Private Equity in Hospitals**: Concerns about private equity firms prioritizing profits over patient care, leading to inadequate staffing and declining quality of care. - **Private Equity Concerns**: Private equity acquisitions of hospitals raise concerns about increased patient costs without improvements in clinical quality. - **Financial Instability**: Many hospitals are experiencing financial distress due to inadequate government reimbursement and a shift in patient demographics. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Hospitals are increasingly investing in cybersecurity measures due to the high risk of cyberattacks, allocating a portion of their technology budgets to this area. - **Financial Pressures**: Many hospitals are operating at a loss, leading to service cuts and layoffs. - **Access to Care**: The closure of hospitals, such as Crozer Health, raises concerns about access to healthcare services for local communities. - **Quality of Care**: Concerns regarding hospital consolidation leading to potential compromises in patient care quality, especially in rural areas. - **Rural Hospital Sustainability**: Rural hospitals face financial challenges, with many at risk of closure, highlighting the need for mergers and acquisitions to ensure healthcare access. - **Healthcare Bankruptcies**: In 2023, 12 hospitals filed for bankruptcy, highlighting financial instability in the sector. ## Related Topics [[Smart Hospitals]]