Ron Southwick

The famed heart surgeon, television host and former Senate candidate would oversee the huge agency. Trump said he'd be a good partner to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the HHS nominee.

Nurses are pressing the state's lawmakers to approve a measure to establish staffing levels and also provide $20 million to help train more nurses.

Critics worry he'll undermine public confidence in vaccines. They also say he lacks the qualifications to lead an agency directing health policies that affect all Americans.

PatientRightsAdvocate.org says it analyzed 2,000 hospitals and found only about 1 in 5 were fully compliant. Some health systems fared better than others.

Many hospitals in rural areas are struggling to stay afloat. A report commissioned by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare suggests mergers may be the best option for some rural providers.

CommonSpirit and the University of Utah Health have established a clinical partnership. The academic system will help expand care at 5 CommonSpirit hospitals in Utah.

Federal waivers for telehealth programs, including hospital-at-home programs, are slated to expire Dec. 31. Fitch says failing to extend home hospital programs would be a financial blow to nonprofit hospitals.

More than half of all reviews are negative, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania. Hospital ratings tumbled in the pandemic and haven't fully recovered.

Weldon, a physician, represented Florida for more than a decade in the House of Representatives. Trump also named his choices for FDA commissioner and surgeon general.

Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital are planning to come together. But critics say it could lead to higher costs and would cost some workers their jobs.