Hospitals and health systems began 2026 with a flurry of executive moves. Since Dec. 19, 2025, Becker’s has tracked 60 leadership changes, including 10 in the new year. Editor’s note: This live page was launched Jan.

Children's Hospital said the decision came after HHS announced referral of an investigation against the hospital that would threaten Medicare and Medicaid funding.

A second patient has died in a North Jersey hospital after being infected with a deadly bacteria that was discovered in the facility’s water system. The unidentified patient tested positive for Legionella, a type of bacteria that can cause a serious form of pneumonia, after being treated at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson.

Marlborough Hospital will officially have a new name, starting Jan. 1, as the hospital completes a transition to being a UMass Memorial site.

Quinlivan confirmed Dec. 31 that the judge in the hospital's bankruptcy case extended the deadline to submit a plan of reorganization to the end of January, though the timeline on review of this plan is currently unclear.

HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2026 in the early hours of New Year's Day, according to a news release. A baby girl named Hazel was born at 2:42 a.m. Thursday. Her parents are Emily and Brendan of Brookfield; the hospital did not give their last name.

After a year-long renovation, hospital leaders say the facility is ready to provide inpatient and emergency services. The community last had a hospital in 2017.