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Gray makes pitch for $486 million hospital and retail plan for east side of D.C.
D.C. Councilman Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7, says his proposal to build a new hospital and attract grocery and other retailers to the east side of the city would cost $486 million. Gray revealed the figure...
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Steward agreed to pay $2B for Tennessee health system, sources say
Steward Health Care will shell out $1.9 billion for the 18-hospital health system IASIS Healthcare, sources familiar with the deal have said. Steward, which owns nine hospitals in Massachusetts,...
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Independent Health: A catalyst for change in moving to a value-based model
The cost of health care continues to climb at an alarming and unsustainable rate, while the quality of care and our population’s overall health remains low compared to other developed nations. The...
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Viewpoint: Here’s one Colorado business that welcomes government oversight
When a patient undergoes a medical scan to determine if they have a life-threatening disease, the last thing they should worry about is whether the machine has been serviced and repaired per the...
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Diagnostic discoveries: Experts say Buffalo a good fit for companies that...
A great deal of effort has gone into supporting biomedical companies in Buffalo in recent years, symbolized by the overall growth of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and new programs, facilities and...
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Swedish startup that makes 3-D 'bioprinters' opens Cambridge office
Cellink, a Swedish biotech startup that makes 3-D printers and "bio-ink" capable of producing human tissues, has chosen Cambridge as the site of its U.S. headquarters. Cellink, which was founded in...
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Why Trocaire College is completely overhauling its nursing program
Trocaire College is doing a stem-to-stern overhaul one of its signature programs, with new teaching methods and educational content. The private college in South Buffalo is embracing a "concept-based"...
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How to protect healthcare organizations and their employees from workplace...
Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the healthcare sector that can take a toll on employees. Healthcare facilities serve the public, which increases their exposure to workplace episodes....
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Hemophilia Center offers new clinic for girls
The Hemophilia Center of Western New York has opened a new clinic aimed at growing awareness and diagnosis of bleeding disorders among girls and women. The new Specialized Hematology Experts (SHE)...
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Addictions program expansion will help the community, and Eastern Niagara's...
Eastern Niagara Hospital’s CEO says an expansion of its chemical dependency program is one part of a larger plan to shore up operations and strengthen the hospital system. With one final approval...
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Holliston biotech faces possible delisting, but CEO remains confident
Biostage, a Holliston-based biotech developing organ implants to treat cancers in the respiratory tract, said Monday it faces a possible delisting from the Nasdaq. But its CEO, a former top official at...
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Des Peres doctor to pay nearly $300,000 to settle false billing allegations
The federal government has reached a civil settlement with Dr. Sherry Ma and Aima Neurology, following alleged false Medicare billings related to Dr. Ma’s Botox and Myobloc injections at the medical...
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Shawnee Mission Health wraps up $23.5M hospital renovation
Shawnee Mission Medical Center capped a three-year renovation of its first floor with a new simulation center and conference center. The $23.5 million renovation of Shawnee Mission Health's original...
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All-ages planned community in Liberty aims to connect generations, COO says
After years of managing assisted living, Melissa O'Hara said the unique vision for a multigenerational neighborhood drew her to the Kansas City area. As the community's COO, O'Hara will oversee...
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One of Birmingham's most influential medical leaders retiring
One of the most influential executives in Birmingham's health care scene will retire later this year. Dr. Edward E. Partridge, who has served as the director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham...
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Moffitt expansion plan gains flexibility with land purchase
Moffitt Cancer Center has some additional options for its expansion plan, with the purchase of land across the street from its McKinley campus south of the University of South Florida. Moffitt paid...
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Avery Dennison buys Finesse Medical
Avery Dennison Corp. has acquired Finesse Medical Ltd., an Irish maker of materials used for wound care and skin treatments, as part of plans to expand in the medical sector. Financial terms of the...
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Legacy Health CEO Brown announces retirement
Dr. George Brown, who has led Portland’s Legacy Health hospital system for the past nine years, announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Under Brown’s leadership as president and CEO of...
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Lawsuit accuses DaVita of failing to pay overtime
A Wheat Ridge law firm has alleged in a collective-action lawsuit that DaVita Inc. has failed to pay overtime wages to employees working before and after their shifts ended. Ramos Law Firm also is...
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Nurse helps pass new Georgia overdose laws
When Laurie Fugitt began hearing about her friends — not just one or two, more like seven — losing, or nearly losing, their children to opiate overdose, she was outraged. As a 17-year nurse at WellStar...
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