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Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern Medical opened a pediatric emergency department Nov. 12. The new unit contains four dedicated pediatric treatment rooms equipped with cardiac monitoring and pediatric-sized medical equipment. The project was funded by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority.  Kern…

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is building a new $29.8 million central fill pharmacy, The Courier-Journal reported Nov. 12. The off-site pharmacy will process and fill up to 7,000 prescriptions per day upon its completion next summer. It will also offer…

Novant Health plans to build a $16.5 million freestanding emergency department in Cornelius, N.C., a suburb of Charlotte. The health system filed a certificate of need application with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop the…

Revenue cycle management company MedEvolve has been acquired by Emergence, a permanent equity firm providing long-term capital and tailored support to software companies.  Under Emergence’s ownership, MedEvolve will expand its investment in data science, automation and AI-driven analytics, according to…

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has gone live with Epic’s MyChart Central, a tool that allows patients to securely access their health information from multiple participating systems through a single login. Sameer Al-Tariq, director of outpatient clinical applications at Jefferson Health, announced…

Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health has submitted a $13 million bid to take over Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital, part of Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, according to a Nov. 11 news release.  Prospect Medical owned three Connecticut hospitals, including Waterbury, and has…

Democratic lawmakers in California have proposed a $23 billion state bond to replace federal research funding that was cut by the Trump administration, The New York Times reported Nov. 12. The proposal would create a state-run program — similar to…

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