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Oregon Health Authority to review Providence home care JV

The Oregon Health Authority has determined that a joint venture between Renton, Wash.-based Providence and home care provider Compassus must undergo review under the state’s Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program, Oregon Public Broadcasting report…

Gastroenterologist dies at 82

Ilwoong Chang, MD, a gastroenterologist of Schererville, Ind., died Dec. 15 at age 82, according to an obituary published by nwi.com Dec. 18.

Cleveland Clinic evaluates delirium diagnoses: 4 study notes

Cleveland Clinic is investigating whether there are better ways to detect delirium in geriatric emergency patients.

San Francisco hospital receives health equity award from Kaiser, Joint Commission

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is the 2024 recipient of the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanentete.

Cleveland Clinic to open Florida ASC

Cleveland Clinic has announced plans to open a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., that will include a new ASC, according to a Dec. 19 report from the Palm Beach Post.

Montrose Regional Health adds city's 1st gastroenterologist

Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health has added the city’s first gastroenterologist, Michael Paolucci, MD, according to a Dec. 18 report from Western Slope Now.

Kaiser Permanente buys surgery center building

Kaiser Permanente Kern County has acquired a 13,000-square-foot medical facility in Bakersfield, Calif., to convert into a surgery center, according to a Dec. 18 report from CBS affiliate BakersfieldNow.

Texas cardiology practice to open 3rd location

Samuel Family Cardiology is planning to open a new location, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.

FDA reaffirms end of Mounjaro shortage

In early October, the FDA announced that the two-year shortages of Mounjaro and Zepbound were resolved. After pushback from compounding pharmacies, the agency reaffirmed the decision on Dec. 19. 

Vanderbilt pediatric cardiology chief stepping down

Scott Baldwin, MD, will step down as chief of the division of pediatric cardiology and co-director of the Pediatric Heart Institute at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University.