Fuel Crisis in Gaza Hospitals: Gaza’s Health Ministry says ~70% of hospital electricity generators are down due to fuel, oil, and spare-part shortages, threatening critical departments and leaving medical workers unable to reach jobs as transport halts. Rural Hospital Funding: Connecticut announced $50M for its Rural Health Transformation Program, including $46M for four rural hospital systems to right-size facilities and stabilize infrastructure. Supply Shortages at Colombo National Hospital: Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror reports crepe bandage shortages and procurement delays are forcing some patients to buy needed surgical supplies outside hospital pharmacies. Nebraska Facility Upgrades: U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer secured $3.5M for Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital boiler/water heating upgrades plus other Nebraska health facility modernization funding. Mental Health ER Safety Rooms: Cambridge Memorial Hospital added a third mental health safe room after renovations, funded partly by a $300K city contribution. Rising Infectious Disease Signals (Australia): Australia’s Kirby Institute reports gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis notifications up over half in a decade, with calls for better testing and awareness. Cost Pressures on Chronic Care: KFF survey finds high costs and payer hurdles are driving chronically ill adults to skip or delay care and struggle with medication adherence. Hospice Care With Dignity: A 93-year-old hospice patient, an Army veteran, fulfilled a stunt-flying dream through a hospice program focused on honoring patient wishes. Hospital Access in Custody: Maldives human rights data links most medical-treatment delays for inmates to prison officer escort shortages.