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After the $261 million verdict against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, health system public relations departments have a new concern: unwillingly becoming the subject of a streaming service documentary.

Visitors to the hospital on the north end of Aurora, Ill., the state's second-largest city, are greeted by a big green-and-blue sign welcoming them to Amita Health Mercy Medical Center.

As hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions have seen a substantial resurgence in 2023, organizations have begun rebranding initiatives in order to embrace new identities to match their affiliated partners.  

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Two members of Cleveland Clinic's care team — Kid and Trotter, high-trained therapy golden retrievers — will soon be making appearances at its facilities in Florida, Canada, London and Abu Dhabi. Or, at least, stuffed animal replicas of the two…

Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System has entered into a partnership with a professional women's soccer team, the Kansas City Current, and will get naming rights for its training center. 

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