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Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., is close to finalizing its acquisition of Galichia Heart Hospital in Witchita, according to a Wichita Eagle report. The deal is set to close within the first quarter of 2012. Wesley — not its…

Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder, Texas, has unveiled a renovation plan that is intended to make patient care more efficient and convenient, according to a Reporter News report.

The new St. Mary's Janesville (Wis.) Hospital, part of SSM Healthcare, which operates St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, is set to open on Jan. 9, according to a Janesville Gazette report.

Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened the Orlando Health Heart Institute, integrating heart care for the health system's seven hospitals, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Roughly one in six patients who received a percutaneous coronary intervention were readmitted to the hospital within one month of their procedure, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers based the…

Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., will end its heart transplant services on Jan. 14, according to a Tennessean report. Heart transplant volume at Saint Thomas has fallen in recent years but is on the rise at its crosstown competitor,…

Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota have renewed a memorandum of understanding to plan and implement collaborative education programs.

Breast cancer survivors rated a telephone- or Internet-based virtual visit as having a less favorable impact on cancer survival and cancer-related worries compared to in-person visits, according to a Journal of Clinical Oncology study.

Temple University Health System and Fox Chase Cancer Center, both in Philadelphia, have signed an affiliation agreement, according to a joint news release.

Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review are now accepting nominations for "100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare."