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Somnia Anesthesia recently issued a white paper that addresses, in part, how anesthesia is a key partner in assisting hospitals to comply with the new value-based purchasing (VBP) program requirements by building a foundation for an outcomes-based business model. Somnia…

Cephalon, a Woodlands, Texas, medical device company, has chosen McKesson Specialty Health to administer its FDA-approved FENTORA and ACIQ Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Programs for management breakthrough pain in cancer patients, according to a McKesson news release.

University General Health System, based in Houston, has announced an agreement with the city of Alvin, Texas, to build a 27,000-square-foot critical care hospital.

Virtual Radiologic, a technology-enabled national radiology practice, has named Jim Tierney as its senior vice president of operations for vRad Radiology Alliance, according to a vRad news release (pdf).

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center announced plans to form a partnership with 300-physician DuPage Medical Group to enhance cancer care in the western suburbs of Chicago, according to a DuPage Medical Group news release.

Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., will break ground for an $18 million medical office building on the hospital's campus, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune report.

Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, Ore., has expanded its oncology services by opening the Outpatient Oncology and Infusion Clinic, according to a Wallowa County Chieftain report.

Singing River Health System in Pascagoula, Miss., has announced plans to open a primary care, walk-in clinic at the Walmart location in Pascagoula, according to a news release.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has signed an agreement to collaborate on research with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India, according to a system news release. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on drug,…

Pending state approval, Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., is planning a six-story, $110 million patient tower to be built on its main campus, according to a Tennessean report.