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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received a $10 million donation from benefactors Vera Guerin, vice chair and chair-elect of the Cedars-Sinai board of directors, and her husband, Paul, enabling the creation of a congenital heart disease program at the hospital.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center has broken ground on its latest project, a state-of-the-art $30 million proton therapy center, according to a report from the Herald Online.

Harvard Business Review and the New England Journal of Medicine have partnered for an eight-week online, editorial forum “devoted to helping leaders, managers, and others in health care increase value by improving patient outcomes and reducing costs.” The articles, mostly…

Goodall Hospital in Sanford, Maine, will change its name when it merges with 150-bed Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford to form Southern Maine Health Care, according to a Sanford News report.

Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health is changing three of its hospitals' names back to the originals, according to a KSN TV report.

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, Calif., has changed its name to Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital to more clearly reflect its affiliation with the San Francisco-based system, according to a Union report.

Columbus (Ga.) Regional Healthcare System has launched a new brand, including a new name, logo and tagline, according to a Ledger-Enquirer report.

Upwards of 30 million Americans play fantasy football each season, according to Forbes.

Bel Air, Md.-based Upper Chesapeake Health and University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore have announced the completion of the Patricia D. and M. Scott Kaufman Cancer Center at the Upper Chesapeake Hospital Bel Air campus, according to a report…

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Foundation Hospital has opened a new heart and vascular institute to patients, according to a report from The Daily Illini.