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Significant tariffs have been imposed on top U.S. trading partners-including a 25% import tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, according to the according to The Wall Street Journal, and an increase to 20% on Chinese goods. Read More

How will tariffs impact healthcare?Read More

Scripps Health announced this week it plans to move forward with the development of a new medical center campus in San Marcos. The Scripps San Marcos Medical Center campus will be located on a 13-acre site south of state Route 78 near Twin Oaks Valley Parkway in an area where the city has stewarded thoughtful and robust …

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Premier stated in a recent press release that the company applauds Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) for their bipartisan leadership in introducing the Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act. Read More

Premier applauds bipartisan effort to strengthen the healthcare supply chainRead More

Prime Healthcare has acquired eight Ascension hospitals, four senior living and post-acute care facilities, and various physician practices in Illinois. This marks a significant expansion into the Greater Chicago area. Read More

Prime Healthcare completes acquisition of Ascencion hospitals, care sites in IllinoisRead More

Four Intermountain Health Hospitals have been named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals for 2025, according to a new national study by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Intermountain Cedar City Hospital, Intermountain Park City Hospital, Intermountain Bear River Valley Hospital, and Intermountain Sevier Valley Hospital all made this year’s list. Read More

Four Intermountain Health hospitals named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals for 2025Read More

As healthcare looks to a period of uncertainty, the impact of potential tariffs, it’s important to remain vigilant, keep informed and be purposeful about next steps, according to Vizient in a recent release. Read More

Vizient on how to proceed amid tariff uncertaintyRead More

Nestor Jarquin may look at physician engagement with the supply chain a bit differently than most. A healthy sign of collaboration to him isn’t when everybody is on the same page at the start of the process. He believes it’s when clinicians and supply chain leaders can actually sit down and debate during their meetings …

Dialogue that drives outcomesRead More

Outpatient care is booming – in fact, more than 80% of surgeries are now performed in outpatient settings, outsourcing these procedures to ambulatory surgery centers. ASCs are highly regulated care facilities that provide outpatient surgery and preventive care for their patients, performing a more focused scope of procedures compared to hospitals and other healthcare facilities. …

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CVS MinuteClinic and Atlanta, Georgia-based Emory Healthcare Network are partnering to provide in-network adult primary care to most health insurance plan holders at all MinuteClinic locations in Georgia. The partnership aims to increase primary care access, potentially improving health outcomes by reducing healthcare costs and the risk of premature death through regular primary care. Read More

Expanded primary care access is the goal of new partnership between IDN, retailerRead More

For the seventh consecutive year, Cleveland Clinic is the No. 2 hospital in the world, according to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2025 list. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (No. 172) and Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital (No. 225) are also recognized among the Top 250 hospitals in the world. The World’s Best Hospitals rankings are based on surveys and data from …

Cleveland Clinic ranked second hospital in the world for seventh consecutive yearRead More

Prime Healthcare has acquired eight Ascension hospitals, four senior living and post-acute care facilities, and various physician practices in Illinois. This marks a significant expansion into the Greater Chicago area. Read More

Prime Healthcare completes acquisition of Ascencion hospitals, care sites in IllinoisRead More

Community Health Systems, Inc. announced that subsidiaries of the Company have completed the divestiture of ShorePoint Health– Port Charlotte in Port Charlotte, Florida, certain assets of ShorePoint Health–Punta Gorda, in Punta Gorda, Florida, and related businesses to subsidiaries of Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation (AdventHealth) for $260 million. The entry into the definitive agreement for this transaction was announced on November …

Community Health Systems completes divestiture of ShorePoint Health System in FloridaRead More

Ed Hissock, SVP, Supply Chain Management at Trinity Health, is joining the IDN Directory for a member-exclusive webinar to discuss the role of supply chain in the healthcare continuum. Every month, the IDN Directory hosts webinar with industry experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in the industry. See the full list of …

Trinity Health to join IDN Directory for exclusive webinarRead More

Many physicians in the healthcare industry have long attested to well-being as a significant workplace challenge. A recent survey by the Physicians Foundation all but confirms it. According to the data, well-being has remained critically low post-pandemic among physicians across the nation. The report, titled “2024 Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians,” unveils an …

Addressing physician well-beingRead More

The American Hospital Association announced the team from Columbia Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Astoria, Ore., as the 2025 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award. The award recognizes rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. The honorees display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs …

AHA names 2025 Rural Hospital Leadership Team award winner and finalistsRead More