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Extreme temperatures affecting much of the United States add an additional challenge to hospitals still reeling from the pandemic.
July 28 -
Nonprofit assisted living and nursing home bonds continue to be under stress, with defaults and impairments on the rise.
July 17 -
Transactions announced for the second quarter rose to 20 involving $13.3 billion of revenues from 15 in the first quarter and hit a milestone in more closely resembling pre-COVID-19 mergers and acquisition activity, according to Kaufman Hall's quarterly review.
July 13 -
S&P expects improvement although for some borrowers that simply means a reduction in losses, or breakeven to just slightly positive margins.
June 29 -
Clare Oaks' history of fiscal struggles resulted in two bankruptcy filings, the most recent leading to a bond exchange in 2020.
June 20 -
The system is incorporating some floating-rate risk into its fixed-rate debt portfolio to allow for strategic flexibility after its new hospital campus opens.
June 5 -
BJC HealthCare and Saint Luke's Health System signed a letter of intent to form an integrated not-for-profit Missouri-based health system.
June 1 -
Inflation joined supply chain struggles, wage pressures, and the labor shortage — most acutely felt with nursing staff — dragging down the sector's margins.
May 23 -
The system's turnaround efforts include using proceeds of a proposed $710 million deal to sell hospice and home health assets to pay off direct placement debt.
May 15 -
Lawmakers passed a stopgap $150 million loan fund for hospitals in fiscal distress, and will discuss longer-term solutions as the session progresses.
May 11