In the first article of this series, we explored a simple but powerful idea: Health care behaves not like a machine, but like ...

Trustworthiness, as described by the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Health Justice, is a “necessary precursor to trust that is rooted in honesty and honors lived experience.” It ...

Erik Ramsey is learning about that dilemma. He was arrested on April 1, 2019. Police say Ramsey covered his face with a black bandana, armed himself with a .22 caliber handgun and held up four ...

Coming off the deadly pandemic, health care has taken center stage as a global issue. While the U.S. is facing health care struggles that include increased maternal mortality and lower life expectancy ...

Consolidation of health care providers into vertically integrated health systems continued through the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in ever greater concentration in the U.S. health care system.

Hospitals and health systems across the United States are experiencing significant shortages of health care professionals.

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs amid financial and operational challenges. Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations announced in 2025.

Here are 87 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2025.