Duke University and Duke University Health System, both based in Durham, N.C., are launching a $203 million initiative aimed at increasing local hiring and expanding second-chance employment across the Durham and Triangle region, according to a March 18 news release.…
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has acquired the Beverly Connection shopping center for $270 million as it aims to expand its footprint and plan for future healthcare delivery in the region. Four things to know: 1. The roughly 10-acre retail complex sits…
New York City-based Mount Sinai released a 34-minute podcast on March 13, detailing the health system’s contracting dispute with Anthem. “At Thanksgiving, [Anthem] inexplicably just said, ‘We are not doing anything we agreed to, and we’re not talking to you…
There’s a seductive logic in healthcare that says you can grow your way out of almost any problem. Build a new program, launch a new service line, put up a new building. Momentum, the theory goes, creates its own return…
Northwestern Medicine and Techstars have selected five startups for the 2026 class of their healthcare accelerator program. The early-stage companies will participate in a 13-week, mentorship-driven program hosted at Northwestern Medicine’s Mansueto Innovation Institute in Chicago, according to a March…
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As health system acquisition activity crawls back toward pre-pandemic levels, CEOs are turning their focus to what comes next: integrating newly acquired hospitals without disrupting care, culture or community trust. As large systems continue to grow — with 10 hospital…
In 2026, consolidation is a common reality across industries, from education and healthcare to law and finance. While there will always be interesting new start-ups, smaller institutions — such as colleges, companies, law firms and hospitals — are increasingly becoming…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine plans to build a $50 million small-format hospital in St. Clairsville, Ohio, The Times Leader reported March 13. Douglass Harrison, regional president at WVU Medicine and president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital, shared…
As healthcare AI moves beyond the pilot phase, health systems need to build the infrastructure to enable the technology for the long term, according to a recent panel discussion at New York City-based Columbia Business School. “There’s a lot of…
Richmond-based VCU Health named John Delzell Jr., MD, its designated institutional officer and senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Delzell, a family medicine physician, will oversee all of VCU Health’s…