Jarrard Hires Byron Johnson as Senior VP
The Nashville healthcare communications consultancy added Johnson to expand its federal public affairs capabilities.
Nashville Healthcare News
In Nashville, healthcare news means the business of medicine: hospital systems, drug and device companies, coverage carriers and health-tech firms. This page covers mergers, earnings, rate filings, closures and funding rounds across the sector.
Recent news
October 29, 2026
Health CEOs Discuss Medicaid in NashvilleIndependence Health Group and UPenn Health System leaders addressed Medicaid challenges at the Health Evolution Connect conference.
October 27, 2026
RxLogic Executive Ann Beal Wins 2026 Herizon AwardThe Business Intelligence Group honors the senior vice president for her leadership in transforming pharmacy programs.
October 26, 2026
Mployer Names Steve Strickland Chief Technology OfficerThe Nashville-based healthcare platform operator appointed a new leader to oversee its technology and data strategies.
October 13, 2026
Dialogue Vanderbilt Hosted Author Michael ShepherdThe event explored the political implications of rural health trends and the findings in the book Rural Pain, Republican Gain.
October 12, 2026
Insight Molecular Diagnostics to Join Kidney Health ForumManagement will participate in an investor forum on October 14, 2026, to discuss advancements in transplant diagnostics.
October 8, 2026
Healio Will Honor Nine Gastroenterology ProfessionalsThe ninth annual Disruptive Innovators Awards reception will take place in Nashville on October 11, 2026.
October 7, 2026
Clearsense Released Cloud Medical Image ArchiveThe new archive allows Nashville health systems to migrate and retire aging medical imaging infrastructure.
October 6, 2026
Monogram Health Earned Population Health AccreditationThe Nashville-based healthcare firm received the industry credential from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
September 29, 2026
Innocan Pharma Represented VALITIC at Shoptalk Fall 2026The skincare brand participated in the Nashville industry event to drive future retail market expansion.
September 23, 2026
Vanderbilt Health Secured $11.2 Million Federal ContractThe Nashville health system will lead a federal initiative to improve critical care outcomes using new AI diagnostics.
Nashville healthcare reporting spans the hospital systems that anchor the city, pharmaceutical and medical device companies with local operations, insurers setting premiums, and startups building software for care delivery. Coverage reaches the city and the surrounding counties, where many facilities draw patients and staff from well beyond city limits. Rural hospital closures and service cutbacks appear here as often as expansions do. Consolidation across providers and payers is the thread that ties most of these stories together.