Industry News - September 2026
The Evolution of Lighting in Patient Care
Lighting is a significant investment that healthcare facility managers can make to aid in healing.
9/30/2026
HealthPartners and Essentia Health to Combine Organizations
The organizations anticipate the combination will be effective Jan. 1, 2027.
9/30/2026
Prisma Health to Acquire 36 Urgent Care Sites in South Carolina from Novant Health
Following the close, expected November 1, 2026, the centers will operate under Prisma Health Urgent Care.
9/29/2026
Arnprior Regional Health Upgrades Building Controls to Improve IEQ
Case study: They wanted to improve the hospital facility’s IEQ to support patient care and reduce long-term operating costs.
9/23/2026
Tangram Furnishes Be Well OC Irvine Behavioral Health Campus
Case study: Through a public-private partnership, Be Well OC’s 22-acre Irvine campus expands Orange County’s continuum of behavioral healthcare.
9/10/2026
Why Healthcare Facilities Management Is Critical to Patient Safety
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities rely on much more than doctors and nurses to keep patients safe.
9/9/2026
Sanford Health and North Memorial Health Finalize Partnership
An integration process is underway to create a unified organization.
9/9/2026
OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital Earns Critical Access Hospital Designation
The program was established to help rural hospitals maintain local access to care by providing additional flexibility through a cost-based Medicare reimbursement model.
9/8/2026
Stephens County Hospital Becoming Part of Wellstar Health System
The transaction is expected to be completed toward the end of 2026, pending the conclusion of regulatory approvals.
9/3/2026
Grafton City Hospital Joins Vandalia Health
The transition follows approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority and continues a longstanding partnership between the organizations.
9/3/2026
Adena Health Finalizes Acquiring Fairfield Medical Center
Fairfield Medical Center will now be known as Adena Fairfield Medical Center, marking a new chapter for the hospital.
9/2/2026
Every Detail Matters: A Patient's Story of Healing, Hope and Healthcare Facilities
In the Facilities in Focus season finale, 11-year-old Kendalynn and her mother share how Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital became more than a place for care.
9/1/2026
The Landes Group Completes Acquisition of Encore Medical Center
Encore Medical Center is a 108,055-square-foot hospital in Bryant, Arkansas.
9/1/2026
