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Lown Institute’s 2026 Hospitals Index Names 123 Honor Roll Hospitals, Finds Little Overlap With U.S. News

The new index adds health-equity and value scores to outcomes and could reshape how patients, payers and policymakers judge hospital performance.

University of the Pacific to Open First M.D. Medical School in Central Valley

Naidu Launches Next Phase of Sanjeevani, Sets August 15 Statewide Rollout

Santa Clara University and Sutter Health Announce First New Bay Area Medical School in More Than a Century

Ameos Files €5.94 Million Payment Order Against Salzlandkreis Over Hospital Sale

Sheinbaum Inaugurates IMSS HGZ No. 15 University Hospital in Hermosillo

Odisha Minister Inaugurates 24x7 Telemedicine Hub at Vedanta’s Lanjigarh Hospital

Dahme-Spreewald Puts Retroactive Ambulance Bills on Hold as Talks Advance

Wake County Delays Vote on Atrium’s Takeover of WakeMed

Atrium Health to Take Control of WakeMed With $2 Billion Pledge

LUMHS, BMC Award Degrees to Over 1,700 at Joint Convocation

Mendoza Awards ARS 31.684 Billion Contract for Notti Hospital Ambulatory Center

West Suburban Reopens Outpatient Clinics as Eviction Fight Heads to Court

B.C. Hires 417 U.S. Health Workers in Yearlong Recruitment Drive

Jersey City Hospital ER Closes After Judge Rejects Last-Minute Bid to Stop It

Saskatchewan Unveils 'Patients First' Plan With 2028 Wait-Time Targets

Colegio Médico Demands Swift Probe After SERUMS Doctor Found Dead in Puno

Alabama Pledges $40 Million for Jackson Hospital, Contingent on Bankruptcy Exit

Guatemala to Phase Out Cuban Medical Brigade in 2026

Hesse Drives Hospital Reform as Consolidation Accelerates and States Warn on Access Risks