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Don Berkwick, MD, former CMS administrator, has joined the Center for American Progress, a progressive political think tank, as a senior fellow, according to a Washington Post report.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City announced a collaboration with IBM to develop a decision support tool using Watson, the computer system famous for its victory over a human on the game show Jeopardy!

North Stonington (Conn.) Health Center is closing its urgent care, laboratory and radiology services today as it prepares for a possible closure of the entire center by April 17, according to a Mystic River Press report.

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, announced it will open a new 12-story, state-of-the art facility on June 10.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Pomerado Health announced it has shortened its name to Palomar Health and adopted a new logo.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health System announced the University of Virginia Cancer Center is seeking Virginia-based companies to partner in cancer research.

Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center will close its urgent care center in St. Albans, W.Va., March 30, according to a Charleston Daily Mail report.

In the era of accountable care, hospitals and physicians are partnering as never before. There are several approaches to integrating physicians into a hospital or health system, including employment, co-management and contracting for certain services. One perhaps under-explored option is…

Collier Health Services in Immokalee, Fla., has announced the company is changing its name to Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida and adopting a new logo, effective April 2, according to a Southwest Florida News report.

ProCure Treatment Centers announced that Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Healthcare System and Princeton Radiation Oncology joined the company in opening a new proton therapy center in Somerset, N.J.