Doubling in size, Stanford's children hospital set to open in December...
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is expected to open for patients by December, with a newly built main building, 3.5 acres of gardens and plans to hire hundreds. The project is a part of...
View ArticlePeople Inc. approved for state funding for Linwood project
People Inc. has received funding approvals that will allow it to move forward with its $11 million housing project at Gates Circle. The agency’s community housing development division will build the...
View ArticleHickenlooper health-care package a major casualty of 2017 Legislative session
Gov. John Hickenlooper will get most of what he wanted out of the Colorado Legislature's 2017 session that ends today — an increase in transportation funding, construction-defects reform, even a boost...
View ArticleDoubling in size, Stanford's children hospital set to open in December...
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is expected to open for patients by December, with a newly built main building, 3.5 acres of gardens and plans to hire hundreds. The project is a part of...
View ArticleGilead's last chronic HIV drug — and what it plans to do now
Gilead Sciences Inc. — whose HIV-fighting drugs have helped to nearly triple the lives of people with the HIV virus and reduce the number of pills patients pop from 25 to one — expects this fall to ask...
View ArticleOregon insurance CEOs tentatively break silence on GOP health plan
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a health care overhaul that will transform a sixth of the U.S. economy and could lead to another huge upheaval in the Oregon insurance market. Groups...
View ArticleAnother top executive at Sanofi Genzyme leaves company
The head of human resources at Sanofi Genzyme, the state's largest life science employer, has left the company to join New York-based Intercept Pharmaceuticals. Intercept (Nasdaq: ICPT), which develops...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: Rick Brajer
Name: Rick Brajer Title: Senior vice president, business strategies, Novant Health City: Winston-Salem Duties: Support business imperatives, strategic acquisitions and partnerships Education:...
View ArticleColorado company to manage Texas university's proposed $156 million expansion
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston is planning a $156 million expansion for its campus in the Galveston suburb of League City campus that would include a new 60-bed hospital wing, a...
View ArticleInside Caritas Family Solutions' tax statement
Caritas Family Solutions, with the legal name Christian Social Services of Illinois, covers 42 counties in Southern Illinois. It offers adoption, foster care and residential treatment services, as well...
View ArticleLovelace Westside Hospital names new CEO
One of Lovelace Health System's hospitals will soon have a new CEO. Amy Blasing will be leading the Lovelace Westside Hospital, replacing Farron Sneed, starting Monday. Sneed accepted a COO position...
View ArticleBrown appoints leader for statewide opioid task force
Gov. Kate Brown today appointed Senior Policy Advisor Jeff Rhoades to lead a statewide effort to combat the opioid epidemic. Rhoades will create a task force consisting of medical experts, drug...
View ArticleHeat Bio pivots, will focus on combination therapies for cancer
Along with its first quarter results, Durham’s Heat Biologics (Nasdaq: HTBX) has outlined a new strategy focusing on combination therapies for the treatment of cancer – specifically, with checkpoint...
View ArticleLegislature 2017: A progress report on filling Oregon's $1.6B budget hole
The NBA playoffs are a different sport than the regular season. Superstars forego rest and intensity ramps up. Coaching decisions get picked apart. The same shift is about to happen in Salem, says...
View ArticleLegislature 2017: 8 bills to watch as the session winds down
The 2017 Legislature is nearing the home stretch, and while big-ticket items like tax reform, PERS and transportation are grabbing all the attention, they're not the only issues lawmakers are...
View ArticleHawaii joins call for increasing authority in Medicaid fraud investigations
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin has joined the attorneys general of 37 states and the District of Columbia to widen their authority in the investigation of Medicaid fraud. The National Association of...
View ArticleGuest Opinion: It is possible to reduce health care costs
Passage of the American Health Care Act by the House of Representatives is raising fears that tens of millions of Americans may lose their health care coverage. This makes it all the more essential to...
View ArticleLongtime Carolinas HealthCare exec to retire after 33 years
Carolinas HealthCare System is losing its longtime chief financial officer. Greg Gombar will retire at the end of the year. He has been with the Charlotte-based health-care system for 33 years — the...
View ArticleKentuckyOne CEO: 'There just wasn’t enough money to go around'
One of the largest and most controversial health care mergers in Kentucky history is all but falling apart. The 2012 merger of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc. in Louisville and...
View ArticleHow Lakeshore Foundation and UAB are working to reducing a common, costly 911...
Researchers with a Birmingham collaborative are aiming to take a small grant and create some big cost savings. Every time a Birmingham paramedic team goes on a basic call it costs at least $350, and...
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