Healthcare

New York – October 05, 2026 -- Talkiatry, the largest psychiatric provider group in the U.S., has received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Behavioral Health, covering care delivered to more than 170 million lives nationwide.

Accreditation follows four million patient visits and rapid national expansion

The accreditation arrives shortly after Talkiatry surpassed four million patient visits and serves as the preferred in-network psychiatry partner for more than 70 U.S. health systems. To earn the designation, the company underwent a comprehensive review of its operations, patient care delivery, and privacy and security practices, followed by on-site surveyor observations and interviews.

Columbus, Ohio – October 02, 2026 -- The Franklin County Correctional Center II, known as Jackson Pike, passed its annual inspection by the Bureau of Adult Detention of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction with no deficiencies noted, following a review conducted September 8, 2026.

Ohio regulators found no compliance gaps across facility operations

The inspection covered facility operations, safety measures, sanitary conditions and compliance with applicable state standards, including protocols tied to health care delivery. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office operates the facility, with Armor Health serving as its correctional healthcare partner.

Vero Beach, Fla. – October 02, 2026 -- Watercrest Senior Living Group has appointed Wildi Fervil-Brown as Executive Director of Pelican Landing Assisted Living and Memory Care in Sebastian, Fla., a 63-unit assisted living and 26-unit memory care community.

Fervil-Brown brings cross-functional operational experience to the leadership post

Fervil-Brown entered the senior living industry in logistics, later moving into a Business Office Manager role overseeing financial operations, human resources and regulatory compliance. She holds master's degrees in health services administration and public health.

She advanced to Assistant Executive Director before serving as Executive Director of another senior living community, a trajectory that now places her at the helm of Pelican Landing's operations.

San Francisco -- October 1, 2026 -- MontoHealth is developing an AI-driven action layer designed to execute routine healthcare tasks—not just discuss them—across existing hospital and clinic software systems.

MontoHealth targets the gap between digitized records and automated work

Despite two decades of healthcare digitization, tasks such as rescheduling an appointment, routing a prescription refill, coordinating a referral or resolving an insurance query still require manual phone calls and handoffs across disconnected systems. Healthcare organizations typically operate EHRs, scheduling platforms, billing systems and patient portals as separate applications, each governed by distinct privacy and security controls. MontoHealth argues that digitizing a workflow has not equated to automating it, leaving staff to perform the connective work between systems.

Birmingham, Ala. – October 01, 2026 -- Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

Company schedules investor call for Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. ET

Encompass Health will host a conference call the following morning to discuss the quarterly results with investors. Domestic participants can dial 833-354-6854 using conference ID EHCQ326, while international callers should use 785-838-9343 with the same ID.

Live webcast and replay available on investor site

A live webcast of the call, along with an online replay, will be accessible through the company's investor relations website. Encompass Health operates 177 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across 39 states and Puerto Rico, making it the largest owner and operator of such facilities in the United States.

Gaithersburg, Md. – October 01, 2026 -- Adventist HealthCare has appointed Opal Howard as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, placing her on the health system's senior leadership team following a national search.

Howard brings 30 years of HR leadership from AdventHealth to the new role

Howard joins after more than three decades of progressive human resources leadership at AdventHealth. Most recently she served as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for AdventHealth's East Florida Division, directing workforce strategy for over 12,000 team members and aligning HR initiatives with clinical, operational and financial priorities.

Norcross, Ga. – October 01, 2026 -- Koning Health has become an approved vendor under a new agreement with HealthTrust Performance Group, creating a streamlined purchasing pathway for HealthTrust member healthcare organizations to acquire the Koning Vera Breast CT system.

Agreement launched last month expands Koning's U.S. market access

The deal, which took effect in September 2026, marks a milestone in Koning Health's U.S. expansion strategy, giving the company a direct contracting route into HealthTrust's network of member hospitals, imaging centers and health systems.

Approved vendor status removes procurement barriers for buyers

David Georges, President of Koning Health, said the arrangement gives HealthTrust member organizations "a more direct path to evaluate and adopt Koning Vera," positioning the compression-free breast CT technology for broader deployment across U.S. clinical settings.

Boston – – October 01, 2026 -- Bank of America is providing a $10 million grant to Boston Children's Hospital to fund a new pediatric behavioral health campus at Franciscan Children's in Brighton, a project expected to generate between 150 and 200 permanent jobs and over 3,320 construction jobs.

Grant funds therapeutic campus combining inpatient and outpatient care

The gift will support development of a new space on the Franciscan Children's campus, which joined the Boston Children's health system in 2023. The facility will combine inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation services under one roof, increasing capacity to treat children and adolescents facing mental health needs.

Hollywood, Fla. – October 01, 2026 -- Memorial Healthcare System has appointed Madison Workman, FACHE, as chief executive officer of Memorial Hospital Pembroke, a 301-bed facility in Pembroke Pines, placing him in charge of operations and growth strategy at the hospital.

Workman Previously Oversaw $100 Million in Capital Projects at Broward Health North

Workman joins from Broward Health North, a 409-bed Level II trauma hospital, where he served as chief operating officer managing roughly 800 employees across clinical and support services. He expanded his role to lead the systemwide Safety and Security program and the COO Council, while helping direct more than $100 million in construction and capital investment focused on patient throughput and hospital expansion.

Nashville – October 01, 2026 -- Sound Physicians has appointed Sergio Zanotti, MD, FCCM, as Chief Executive Officer of its Critical Care specialty, placing him in charge of programs that treat more than 170,000 critically ill patients annually.

Zanotti takes over strategy for a specialty treating 170,000 ICU patients per year

In the role, Dr. Zanotti will oversee operations for Sound Critical Care, working with regional and specialty leadership as well as hospital and health system partners nationwide to implement evidence-based clinical programs. He will also continue supporting physician leadership development across Sound's other clinical specialties.