When Michael Wagner, MD, joined Care New England Health System as president and CEO in 2022, he had a big challenge ahead of him. The system had spent roughly a decade previously cycling through acquisition and combination talks with a…
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West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health has begun an affiliation with Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health to expand regional care. “We are pleased to begin an affiliation with Jefferson Health, built on our shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality care close to…
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Colorado opened its third medical school July 24, the University of Northern Colorado College of Osteopathic Medicine in Greeley. The state-funded school will welcome 81 students in its inaugural class, with just over half from Colorado, according to a news…
HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of Valesco was initially a financial drag. Now, executives say the physician platform is stabilizing costs, strengthening payer negotiations and giving the company greater control over services central to hospital operations. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA fully acquired Valesco,…
The FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee wrapped a two-day meeting July 24, ultimately recommending six of the seven peptides under review — BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTs-C, epitalon and Semax — for inclusion on the agency’s Section 503A Bulk Drug Substances…
Wisconsin Department of Health Services selected Epic to build a statewide EHR system, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to Becker’s. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services could not provide additional specifics as it is in the process of negotiating…
A planning and zoning commission in Connecticut and a city council in Florida approved the building of two new rehabilitation hospitals. 1. Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health received the Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval to build a 50-bed inpatient medical rehabilitation…
Jordan Fulkerson has been named CFO of Jacksonville-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, effective Aug. 3. Mr. Fulkerson has more than 14 years of healthcare finance experience, including more than seven years with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a July…
Endeavor Health Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital opened a 16-bed patient observation unit July 16 to ease emergency department crowding. The patient observation unit is an extension of the existing surgical observation unit, and is a dedicated space for patients who may…