Orlando (Fla.) Health Physician Partners, a member of Orlando Health, will form an accountable care organization with insurer Florida Blue, effective Jan. 1.
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The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and Eskenazi Health Campus in Indianapolis opened on Dec. 7, according to a news release.
Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center has received a $50 million gift to help finish construction on its new patient tower, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale (Ill.) has proposed a $52 million expansion project, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
Mercy Health Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids, Mich., is planning a $48.9 million renovation project to begin in January, according to a Grand Rapids Business Journal report.
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In November, UW Health in Madison and Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee announced they are looking to collaborate — but they did not explicitly mention the words "merger" or "acquisition."
St. Luke's Health System, a Houston-based subsidiary of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, will adopt Craneware's pharmacy charge program.
Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has announced its partnership with Memorial Hospital in York, Pa.
Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International and Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline Industries have signed a five-year partnership for supply distribution estimated to be worth $275 million.