Category: ROOT

UNC Health earns approval for 1M square feet of medical office buildings

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has received approval for its 50-acre expansion plan, which includes more than 1 million square feet of medical office buildings, according to a June 28 report from the Triangle Business Journal.

ASCs' anesthesia issues to heat up

Surgery center owners and administrators are keeping a close eye on the landscape.

The states increasing penalties for violence against hospital workers

To tackle workplace violence, lawmakers in several states are changing laws or considering changes. 

Amazon's healthcare focus: 5 big moves in 4 weeks

Here are five big Amazon moves that Becker’s has reported on since June 1:

VCU Health begins costly demolition at abandoned $325M project site

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health abandoned a $325 million downtown medical office project that will keep it on the hook for $80 million.

8 recent moves from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

In the last 30 days, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has spread its affiliate pharmacy network to 12 states and secured three partnerships. 

GI Research Foundation awards $18.5M in grant funds

The GI Research Foundation’s CA CURE campaign, which funds medical research efforts, had its largest grantmaking year in its 60-year history, awarding $18.5 million in grants in the fiscal year ending on June 30. 

Why hospitals must imitate disruptors: AHA

Health systems can innovate by modeling themselves after retail disruptors and identifying more environmentally (and cost-) friendly care tools, the American Hospital Association reported.

Memorial Health begins children's hospital expansion

Savannah, Ga.-based Memorial Health has broken ground on a new medical office building next to the children’s hospital that will allow it to relocate children’s outpatient services, Fox affiliate WTGS reported June 27.   

FDA warns wholesaler over counterfeit drugs

The FDA has issued a warning to wholesale drug distributor Safe Chain Solutions over four major violations — including ones related to counterfeit and unapproved drugs — which the agency found after an inspection it conducted between April and May.&nbs…