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“Our methodology this year is much more outcome-focused. Up to about 60% to 70% of the score that each hospital gets assigned in each of those categories is based on risk-adjusted outcomes.”

Cancer research infrastructure faces its most severe funding crisis in over two decades, with institutions forced to choose between maintaining current studies and preserving workforce capacity for future breakthroughs.

The study found that top-ranked cancer institutions were most likely to produce ethically transgressive advertisements, with eight of nine violating ads originating from top-10 ranked centers, suggesting institutional prestige correlates with aggressive marketing practices.

Survey data shows that, although open positions grew more slowly and turnover eased slightly, more than half of nurse managers still find recruitment more difficult than before, with many citing concerns about hiring practices that prioritize filling positions over ensuring competency and preparedness.

“We are starting to lose our junior faculty, which means you no longer have a pipeline…they often are overworked, and they don’t see a way out of their situation.”

A section of the new report titled ‘Collapse of Cancer Care’ details how staffing shortages, inadequate resources, and poor management at HCA Mission Hospital led to a severe decline in oncology services.