Hospitals Offer A Record 44,344 Residency Positions On Match Day
That's a 2.6% increase in positions offered compared with 2025, according to the National Resident Matching Program, though a slightly lower percentage of the offered positions were filled, compared with last year.
Modern Healthcare:
Match Day 2026 Breaks Record For Residency Matches
A record number of medical students matched into residency programs this year but more positions went unfilled than in 2025. Hospitals and medical centers offered 44,344 positions in 2026, a 2.6% increase from 2025, according to Match Day results released Friday by the National Resident Matching Program. Of the offered positions 93.5% were filled, compared with 94.3% in 2025. The number of applicants for residency programs totaled 48,050, a 1.8% increase from last year. (DeSilva, 3/20)
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CIDRAP:
Up To 60% Of Health Care Workers May Have Long COVID 4 Years After Infection
Four years after infection with the wild-type SARS-CoV-2 strain, up to 60% of health care workers (HCWs) in Switzerland still reported at least one COVID-19 symptom, although the number of participants dwindled over time, Swiss researchers write in Infection. From 2022 to 2024, the team tracked 24 COVID-19 symptoms among 456 HCWs who self-reported infection with the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and 571 uninfected controls at 14 centers. Participants completed an online survey at baseline and every six months and underwent serologic testing to identify any asymptomatic infections. The median participant age was 44 years, and 80.6% were women. (Van Beusekom, 3/20)
Asheville Watchdog:
Mission Hospital To Evaluate Leadership’s 'Capacity And Competency,' Hires Consultant In Wake Of Immediate Jeopardy
Mission Hospital has hired an outside consultant following its most recent Immediate Jeopardy sanction and committed to federal regulators that it will make sweeping changes, including reevaluating “the capacity and competency” of its leadership and staff, according to its enhanced plan of correction obtained by Asheville Watchdog. (Clifford, 3/22)
More updates from the health care industry —
Modern Healthcare:
Jefferson Health To Pay $108.6M In Malpractice Lawsuit
Jefferson Health must pay $108.6 million after a Philadelphia jury found the nonprofit health system liable for brain injuries suffered by a baby delivered in 2018 at Einstein Pediatrics. Doctors at Einstein Pediatrics, which Jefferson acquired in 2021 as part of the Einstein Healthcare Network transaction and changed the name to Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, delivered the baby referred to in court filings as “KJ.” KJ’s parents filed a lawsuit in July 2024 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, alleging the child’s permanent brain damage stemmed from preventable complications during birth. (Kacik, 3/20)
Modern Healthcare:
UHS-Talkspace Deal Signals Demand For Behavioral Health Services
Universal Health Services’ proposed acquisition of Talkspace taps into the surging demand for behavioral healthcare and marks a significant step in its strategy to expand outpatient services. Last week, UHS announced it plans to buy the virtual behavioral healthcare company in an $835 million deal. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter. (Hudson, 3/20)
Modern Healthcare:
Hospital-At-Home Heats Up As DispatchHealth, MedArrive Expand
MedArrive’s purchase of software assets from Inbound Health earlier this week is the latest, but likely not the last, move by companies jockeying for the best position in the burgeoning hospital-at-home market. Many health systems are looking to outside companies to help them establish home-based care programs, and in the past year vendors have switched up their business models and other companies have entered the space. Their efforts have taken on more significance since last month when Medicare’s Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver was extended through September 2030. (Eastabrook, 3/20)
KFF Health News:
Even With Dental Insurance, You Still Could Face A Large Bill
Russell Anthony made eight trips to the dentist last year. The 65-year-old retiree in Nashville, Tennessee, hopes to go less often in 2026, but he’s already made a few visits. “I had a root canal just last week that was like $500,” he said. “The week before that, I had a crown that cost me several hundred dollars. And as we speak, I have a broken tooth, and I have to go and see the dentist soon.” In all, Anthony — uncle of HealthQ host Cara Anthony — expects to pay about $2,000 for dental care this year, even though he has dental insurance. (Farmer, Anthony and Ruppelt, 3/23)
KFF Health News:
KFF Health News’ ‘On Air’: Journalists Shine Light On Out-Of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI's Role In Claims Disputes, And Susie Wiles
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm and a Leg on March 19. (3/21)
