Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has begun using Ion robotic bronchoscopy technology across southeastern North Carolina to perform minimally invasive biopsies of hard-to-reach lung nodules. The technology, funded by the Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, allows…
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Mercy Hospital St. Louis is adding a noninvasive technology that directs sound waves to destroy liver tumors. The hospital is slated to become the first in Missouri and among the first 100 in the U.S. to use the Edison histotripsy…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Guyana’s Ministry of Health have launched a national quality improvement program focused on advancing patient safety and hospital care through digital, data-driven strategies. The initiative began with a two-day leadership workshop held…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is introducing smart rooms at its more than 55 hospitals across nine states. The health system is rolling out the technology in stages throughout 2026. The rooms include digitized whiteboards, digital door signs, and secure, in-room…
Residents and fellows at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are leaning into the health system’s data analytics arm to inform their careers. They recently participated in Platform Experience Day, exploring how Mayo Clinic Platform’s database of tens of millions of deidentified…
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Accrete Health Partners, the digital venture arm of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, is leading a $7 million series A investment in workforce startup Definity. The company offers a vendor-neutral staffing platform for hospitals and health systems. Bon Secours Mercy…
The venture capital arms of three health systems have joined a $28 million series E equity financing round for neurosurgery tech company Monteris Medical. OSF Ventures, part of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, and the CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, which includes…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has launched a pilot program in its emergency medicine department to train residents to use artificial intelligence-powered note-taking technology during patient encounters. The program at UC Davis Medical Center trains residents to use a generative…
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health delivered $27.9 million in value in 2025 from an AI assistant developed with Google Cloud. The payer-provider’s employees have now prompted the generative AI tool, Sidekick, over 6 million times, and the application has 74 active use…
Four health systems’ venture capital arms are participating in a $27.4 million financing round for virtual care startup KeyCare. York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, Minneapolis-based Allina Health, University of Chicago Ventures, and Edge Ventures (the investment arm of Emplify Health, headquartered…