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Utah Jazz owners donate $20M to pediatric cancer research

The majority owners of the Utah Jazz NBA team said they will donate $20 million towards childhood cancer research at Intermountain Healthcare’s Primary Children’s Hospital locations. The news came during the Nov. 7 Jazz game against the Los Angeles Lak…

West Virginia hospital opens retail pharmacy

Appalachian Regional Healthcare recently opened a retail pharmacy on the campus of its Summers County Hospital in Hinton, W.Va., which pharmacy director Leann Umberger said is “the last piece of the puzzle for healthcare.”

Express Scripts to shell out $3.2M in prescription drug pricing case

Express Scripts agreed to settle for $3.2 million in a Massachusetts case that accused the pharmacy benefit manager of overcharging for some injured workers’ prescriptions. 

Kansas health center goes live with Epic

Emporia, Kan.-based CareArc has gone live with an Epic EHR system.

Montana JCPenney to be converted to ASC, orthopedic clinic

The Gallatin Valley Mall in Bozeman, Mont., is undergoing a $50 million redevelopment that will turn a JCPenney into a 45,000-square-foot ASC from Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health and a clinic from Ortho Montana, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported …

California hospital that fired CEO files for bankruptcy

The San Benito Health Care District board of directors, which oversees Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, on Nov. 4 granted a resolution to declare a fiscal emergency, according to BenitoLink.

HCA Healthcare chooses Meditech Expanse for EHR

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has chosen Meditech as its preferred EHR provider. 

Highly successful CEO-CFO duos for 7 health systems

The relationship between health system CEOs and CFOs can make or break an organization’s success.

Surgery Partners revenue up 11% in Q3: 6 notes

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners raked in $620.6 million during the third quarter, according to financial results posted Nov. 8.

‘It is no longer feasible’: Illinois hospital to close campus in December

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers is permanently closing its Yorkville campus, effective Dec. 3.