Eli Lilly is building a $4.5 billion facility in Indiana that will combine research and production, aiming to enhance manufacturing efficiency and accelerate the development of clinical trial medicines, the drugmaker said Oct. 2. 

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham was among the investors in a $23 million funding round for a dementia telehealth startup.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System's medical technology incubator, Mount Sinai BioDesign, is broadening its scope and will collaborate with startup companies.

Two health systems have new leadership after recent departures of CEOs who had long years of service with their respective organizations. 

Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health System went live with an Epic EHR system on Oct. 1. 

Chad Setliff was appointed president of UNC Health Rex and Triangle East, overseeing hospital campuses located in Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton, and Smithfield, in North Carolina.

Six Steward hospitals in Massachusetts were among 16 hospitals that came under new ownership on Oct. 1: 

Among 9,147 hospitalized patients who received general medical care, an estimated 653 experienced a harmful diagnostic error, according to research published in BMJ.

The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest siding with UPMC workers in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit alleging the Pittsburgh-based health system prevented workers from exiting or improving their working conditions, suppressed their wages and benefits, and increased their workloads.

One in 4 Americans (24%) will develop heart failure in their lifetime, according to a new report published Sept. 24 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.

Medicare Advantage is "failing patients" and "jeopardizing" Nebraska hospitals, according to a survey of 92 member hospitals from the Nebraska Hospital Association. 

Beginning Dec. 1, hospitals will be eligible to apply for a new credential offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. 

Health system CIOs have increasing responsibilities, from traditional IT functions to business and digital transformation.

After implementation was delayed in June, California healthcare workers will begin to see minimum wage increases Oct. 16, according to a letter from the state's Department of Health Care Services.

Four cancer centers have created the Cancer AI Alliance. 

Healthcare software startup Commure has completed its acquisition of artificial intelligence medical scribe company Augmedix.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health broke ground Oct. 1 on a $107 million hospital expected to open in 2026. 

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health has made several C-suite changes in 2024.

Most health systems saw revenues grow in 2023 as patient volumes rebounded and provider productivity increased. However, expenses continued to grow at a rapid rate, outpacing revenue for many systems. 

Randolph "Randy" Howard Jr. has been named senior vice president and COO of Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.