Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida has received $100 million to advance cancer care, research, prevention, education and innovation. The donation is the single largest philanthropic gift in Baptist Health South Florida’s 66-year history, according to a May 20…
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Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health will build a $175 million cancer and neuroscience center on the Northwest Community Hospital campus in Arlington Heights,Ill. Pending state and village approval, construction will begin later in 2026 and is expected to be completed by…
Bar Harbor, Maine-based Mount Desert Island Hospital recently rebranded as Mount Desert Island Health after local residents didn’t realize it was a health system. “As our president and CEO, Chrissi Maguire, shared in our announcement, ‘The word ‘hospital’ only tells…
Michael Covert has been named CEO of Los Alamos (N.M.) Medical Center, effective June 15. Mr. Covert will succeed Bob Singletary, who has served as interim CEO since March, according to a May 21 hospital news release. Mr. Covert most…
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic and Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University have developed an AI system designed to interpret cardiac MRI scans without manually labeled training data. The system was trained on more than 13,000 de-identified patient studies from Cleveland Clinic and…
Medtronic said it plans to acquire SPR Therapeutics, a medical technology company focused on peripheral nerve stimulation therapies for chronic pain management. The transaction includes an upfront cash payment of approximately $650 million for all outstanding equity in SPR Therapeutics,…
Lindsay Lanagan has been named vice president of local public policy and government relations at Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health, according to a May 21 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Lanagan served as associate vice chancellor of government…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Minneapolis-based Allina Health have signed a definitive agreement formalizing plans to create a combined nonprofit health system spanning California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Six things to know: 1. The transaction would create a system with 39…
In the U.S., 168 healthcare organizations have received accreditation for immune effector cell therapy from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. An additional seven received standalone immune effector cell therapy accreditation, meaning the facilities operate outside of a…
A series of recent FDA safety actions, drug recalls, label updates and court rulings across pharmacy carry operational implications for pharmacy leaders. The cases span product categories — from a drug linked to fatal liver injuries to contaminated children’s ibuprofen…