Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has launched Observer, a multimodal medical dataset that captures anonymized, real-time interactions between patients and clinicians. Developed by researchers at the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Observer links video, audio and transcripts to clinical data…
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The University of Texas at Austin has received a $100 million gift to support its planned academic medical center. The donation comes from Austin residents Tench and Simone Coxe, according to a Jan. 12 health system news release. The donation…
OpenAI has acquired Torch, a healthcare startup focused on unifying lab results, medication data and visit recordings. The company announced the deal in a post on X. “Bringing this together with ChatGPT Health opens up a new way to understand…
Craig Carstens was named CFO of Pullman (Wash.) Regional Hospital on Jan. 12. He will succeed Steve Febus, who is retiring. Prior to his new role, Mr. Carstens served as CFO, CIO and compliance officer at Charles City, Iowa-based Floyd…
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System is partnering with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Rehabilitation to operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital under construction in Howard, Wis. The Hospital Sisters Health System | Rehabilitation Hospital will be located near HSHS St. Mary’s…
Hospital and state hospital association leaders are broadly supportive of the Rural Health Transformation Program’s promise to redesign care in rural communities. But they stress that the program’s true impact will depend on how the dollars are executed and distributed…
Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has launched a shared brand identity with a new logo across its three hospitals and various outpatient facilities. The $1.6 billion system’s locations — Butler Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital in Providence and Kent…
Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark., has closed its labor and delivery unit, CEO Glenda Harper confirmed in a phone call with Becker’s. “Since August, when I came [in as CEO], it was one of a number of units…
David Fox was named vice president and administrator of Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View, Ark., part of Batesville, Ark.-based White River Health. Mr. Fox began the role Jan. 5, joining from Summit Management Group, where he most recently…
Michael Mewhirter has been appointed CEO of AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.), effective Feb. 2. Mr. Mewhirter most recently served as CEO of AdventHealth East Orlando (Fla.), according to a Jan. 12 AdventHealth news release shared with Becker’s. He previously held the…