San Jose, Calif.-based Daughters of Charity Health System Medical Foundation, a medical foundation established by DCHS last year, has added more than 200 physicians to its fold with the addition of Northern Cal Advantage Medical Group.
Integration & Physician Issues
Arlington-based Virginia Hospital Center is consolidating its employed physicians into one group and one brand, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has closed its affiliation agreement with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, the primary faculty practice for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, effective Sept. 1.
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care and Dean Health Systems in Madison, Wis., finalized their merger Sept. 1 after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals.
A bill that would allow nurse practitioners in California to practice without direct physician supervision has failed in a legislature committee, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
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