Here are this week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter.
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic CEO: ‘You Can’t Cut Your Way to Success’
Becker’s Hospital Review, by Kelly Gooch
Andre Boyd, regional president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, says hospitals must balance cost reductions with growth investments to remain financially sustainable amid mounting reimbursement pressures. The six-hospital system, which includes Holy Cross Health in Maryland, is streamlining operations while expanding primary care, outpatient services, and other community-based care. Boyd discusses how protecting patient care, supporting employees, and improving access remain priorities as the organization prepares for changes under Maryland’s AHEAD Model and federal health care funding policies.
‘Worth It’: Breast Cancer Survivor the First to Try Scalp-Cooling Therapy at Ascension Saint Agnes
WMAR, by Taylor Epps
Ascension Saint Agnes has introduced scalp-cooling therapy to help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, offering cancer patients additional emotional support during treatment. Dr. Suman Rao, chief of medical oncology at Ascension Saint Agnes, says the technology cools the scalp to limit chemotherapy exposure to hair follicles. Breast cancer survivor Melinda Fletcher became the hospital’s first patient to use the therapy in 2025 and says the experience helped preserve her confidence during treatment.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Taps OpenEvidence to Bring AI Into Medical Education, Clinical Care
Fierce Healthcare, by Heather Landi
Johns Hopkins Medicine is partnering with OpenEvidence to develop artificial intelligence tools that support medical education and clinical care. The collaboration aims to integrate current medical research, patient histories, and clinical best practices to help physicians make informed decisions while strengthening training in clinical reasoning, diagnosis, and patient communication. The organizations also plan to evaluate how AI can improve medical education and patient outcomes while preserving the essential role of human judgment in health care.
Baltimore Offers Prayers for Pope Leo Amid Cancer Diagnosis Following Surgery to Remove Lung Lobe
WBAL, by Jason Newton
Dr. Matthew Egyud, a thoracic surgeon with the University of Maryland Medical System, discussed Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis and successful surgery to remove the lower right lobe of his lung. Dr. Egyud says that early detection improves treatment options, but lung cancer can be difficult to identify because patients often experience no symptoms, even when tumors are large.
CMS Penalizes 2,334 Hospitals for High Readmissions: 6 Things to Know
Becker’s Hospital Review, by Madeline Scheetz
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is penalizing 2,334 hospitals, approximately 80% of those evaluated, under its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program for fiscal year 2027. The penalties, which took effect October 1, reduce traditional Medicare inpatient payments by up to 3%, with 244 hospitals facing reductions of at least 1%. For the first time, CMS included Medicare Advantage data in its readmission calculations and shortened the performance measurement period from three years to two.