Another year gone means another opportunity to look back on all the biggest trends in healthcare.

For the hospital sector, this included implementing new technologies, confronting extreme weather and climate challenges, and a shift in provider/patient interactions, experts around the country told Healthcare Brew.

Here’s the rundown on the year from leading hospital execs.

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

Roberta Schwartz, EVP and chief innovation officer, Houston Methodist

[This year] was probably one of the first years of a little bit of return to normal on the business. We came out of Covid in 2022, and 2023 was a very big recovery year. A lot of us are using large amounts of travelers, large amounts of fill-in staff. We were still hiring large amounts of people to stabilize organizations.

[This year is the first] that I can compare to a pre-pandemic era.

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The end of the year is finally here, and we’re reflecting back on some of our favorite reporting from our talented colleagues.

This year saw changes that included a presidential election to a reckoning in the retail pharma space as companies like Walgreens and CVS struggle to climate change-fueled hurricanes impacting Florida’s hospitals to changes in Medicare Advantage star ratings.

Here’s what we’ve enjoyed reading the most from each other.

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I loved this story because of the amount of time and research Caroline poured into giving readers an in-depth look at a topic that is deeply important and personal for so many. From the sources she spoke with to the quotes she selected, Caroline did a great job telling this story from multiple angles.—MA

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