Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report. Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s chief strategy and operations officer, attributed the layoffs to increased…
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Following almost a decade of decline, prostate cancer incidence in the U.S. increased 3.0% per year between 2014 through 2021, according to a report published Sept. 2 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Incidence of advanced-stage prostate cancer at…
In May, a group of nurses at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital began participating in a cardiologist-designed well-being program aimed at improving heart health. Developed by cardiologist Indu Poornima, MD, the program was made possible by a $100,000…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has opened the AdventHealth Heart & Vascular Institute on its Littleton, Colo., campus. The new facility represents a $150 million investment for the health system, according to an Aug. 26 report from NBC affiliate 9News. Services…
Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System has established five chair positions within the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular program. Funding for the positions was made possible by a $75 million gift from Dwight and Martha Schar, according to an Aug. 27…
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Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is in the midst of executing a $181 million expansion plan. An integral part of which is integrating its newly launched Endeavor Health Cancer Institute across the nine-hospital system. At the helm of this integration are…
A former researcher at Houston-based University Texas of MD Anderson has been charged with theft of trade secrets and tampering with a government record, according to an Aug. 25 report from the Houston Chronicle. The researcher, Yunhai Li, PhD, was…
Led by a team from Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers have created the largest and most detailed profile of genetic mutations found in African American women with triple-negative breast cancer. The team’s study was published Aug. 26…
The American Heart Association has partnered with health tech company Cadence to launch a home care program aimed at reducing 30-day readmissions for heart failure patients. Participating hospitals can refer patients to the Connected Care program prior to discharge, a…
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure patients between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. The CMS measure is based on unplanned readmissions…