Richard Pizzi

The board of directors of the Boston-based Partners Healthcare system has named Brigham and Women’s Hospital President Gary L. Gottlieb, MD, as its next president and CEO.

Nemours, one of the nation’s top pediatric health systems, has broken ground on a new children’s hospital in central Florida.

President Obama intends to create $634 billion reserve fund dedicated to healthcare, paid for in part by further tax increases on wealthy Americans.

The medical device maker Medtronic has announced it will voluntarily disclose payments to U.S. physicians.

Health insurance is essential for people's health and well-being, and safety-net services are not enough to prevent avoidable illness, worse health outcomes, and premature death, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Americans spend more treating heart conditions and mental health disorders than any other medical conditions, according to a recent study published in the journal Health Affairs.

Gyrodyne Company of America Inc. has agreed to buy Fairfax Medical Center in Fairfax, Va., for $13.2 million.

New Jersey's hospitals are reporting sharp hits to their bottom lines, a drain on cash reserves and an increase in layoffs, according to a statewide survey conducted by the New Jersey Hospital Association.

In a move to unite the power and influence of major U.S. nursing unions, the United American Nurses, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association are joining together to form a new, 150,000-member association.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a $15 million, four-year initiative to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in public health insurance programs like Medicaid and the States' Children's Health Insurance Program.