WIESBADEN – October 28, 2026 -- German hospitals treated 17.7 million inpatients in 2025, up 1.2% or 203,000 cases on 2024, while bed capacity shrank 0.9% and average occupancy climbed to 72.6%, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Case numbers remain well below pre-pandemic levels. In every year from 2014 to 2019, more than 19 million people received inpatient treatment. Against 2019, when 19.4 million patients were treated, the 2025 total is 9.4% lower.

SHANGHAI – October 28, 2026 -- Jiahui International Hospital has launched the Jiahui International Cell Therapy Center to treat CAR-T patients from China and abroad, citing rising international demand. The hospital handles nearly 500,000 patient visits a year from 180 countries and regions.

DENVER – October 28, 2026 -- Western Microsurgical, LLC (WMS), a portfolio company of HealthEdge Investment Partners, has acquired Q Surgical and Proficient Surgical, extending its surgical microscope sales and service coverage to 18 states in the western and northeastern United States. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Brea, California – October 28, 2026 -- Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NVST) reduced waste generation by 40% year over year and water consumption by 19% in 2025, according to its sixth annual sustainability report.

Envista Smile Project donates $2.4 million, reaching nearly 20,000 patients

The dental products group donated $2.4 million through the Envista Smile Project to expand access to care and oral health education. Services, products and charitable support reached close to 20,000 patients.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – October 28, 2026 -- Ovation Healthcare has released a playbook to help rural hospitals convert the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) into lasting operational gains, as states move through application, review, award and implementation.

CMS awards the full $50 billion to all 50 states

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the full $50 billion authorized for the program to all 50 states. The money is distributed at $10 billion per year from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2030.

Rossville, Md. – October 28, 2026 -- LifeLogics, a nonprofit technology company serving the organ and tissue donation and transplantation community, has appointed Ankit Mathur as Chief Executive Officer. Mathur, who has more than two decades of experience in technology, healthcare and organizational leadership, most recently served as Chief Technology Officer of United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

WASHINGTON – October 28, 2026 -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has called for right heart failure (RHF) to be recognized as a distinct clinical syndrome rather than a secondary complication of left-sided heart disease, in a Scientific Statement published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.

Columbus, Ohio – October 28, 2026 -- The Perfect Companion plans to hire 25 more employees in Columbus, adding to a local team of 65, as Ohio works to fill an estimated 17,000 home care aide openings every year. The private-pay senior care provider marks five years in the city this month.

TORRINGTON – October 28, 2026 -- Therap Services has added a Personalized Sleep Insights feature to its Therap Connect platform. It analyzes three months of historical data from Withings sleep monitors and Watchdog room sensors to help care teams identify the room conditions that support better sleep.

ATLANTA – October 28, 2026 -- Providi has launched as the corporate brand of the company behind electronic health record (EHR) products Cerbo and OptiMantra, which together serve nearly 7,000 cash-pay personalized care clinics.

The two companies combined in 2025 with a growth investment from Mainsail Partners. Cerbo and OptiMantra remain as product brands under Providi. Both have served the market since 2011.