Hospitals

Hospital systems, care capacity, staffing, and healthcare operations.

FDA READI-Home Innovation Challenge: Reducing Readmissions through Device Innovation for the Home

FDA launches READI-Home innovation challenge for home-use medical devices

The FDA has opened a challenge for home-use medical devices aimed at reducing avoidable readmissions after hospital treatment.

Assessing the Health Care Environment for 2026: Key Signals for the Field

Healthcare execs cite strong job growth alongside persistent labor shortages

March labor data showed health care again leading job growth, but hospital and health system leaders say labor shortages remain most acute in direct patient care roles.

‘Proof will be in the details’: Hospital leaders await clarity on rural health funds

Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short

AP reporting on Avera Creighton Hospital in northeast Nebraska shows how the federal Rural Health Transformation Program may not be large enough to offset broader rural hospital losses.