Skin cancer cases hit record high in the UK

Sydney Ghazarian / cancerresearchuk - New analysis shows that melanoma skin cancer rates in the UK have reached a new high of 20,000 cases per yearThe post Skin cancer cases hit record high in the UK appeared first on Cancer Research UK - Cancer News.

AI Summary: The UK has recorded its highest-ever number of skin cancer cases, with an alarming rise in the most dangerous presentations. Public health experts point to changing sun behaviours and inadequate sun protection as likely contributors. The surge signals strain on dermatology services and a need for clearer messaging—because sunscreen confusion apparently remains a public health hobby.

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Quorum Health strikes deal to become nonprofit

Kelly Gooch / beckershospitalreview - Quorum Health, a for-profit system headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has signed a definitive agreement with nonprofit health system Healthside Partners to transition Quorum into a nonprofit organization spanning 11 hospitals across nine states. With the …

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Quorum Health has agreed to convert from a for-profit to a nonprofit system through a definitive transaction with nonprofit Healthside Partners, officials said. The deal would move Quorum’s 11 hospitals in nine states into nonprofit status and is intended to shore up finances and preserve care in rural communities (Becker’s; Healthcare Dive). Quorum, based in Brentwood, Tenn., has pursued years of restructuring — including bankruptcy-related restructuring and portfolio reductions after spinning off from Community Health Systems about a decade ago — and CEO Chris Harrison framed the nonprofit move as one of survival amid mounting operational and financial pressures (Becker’s). Under the agreement, Quorum plans to expand charity care programs and to invest more than $300 million in capital projects through 2029. Executives say the conversion will help the system access new sources of financial support and shift priorities away from profitability toward community health and stability for struggling hospitals (Becker’s; FierceHealthcare). The transaction is expected to close in the fall. The move comes against a broader backdrop of rising hospital bad debt and charity-care pressures nationally, which industry data show have increased year over year (Becker’s).

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