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One GI expands Ohio presence

Nashville, Tenn.-based One GI has expanded its Ohio presence through a partnership with Gastroenterology and Hepatology Specialists in Canton. 

3 hospitals mulling rural emergency hospital conversions

CMS recently announced the final rule for the emergency rural hospital designation, which is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. 

3 organizations that received GI Genius modules in October

Three organizations Becker’s has reported on have installed Medtronic’s GI Genius AI endoscopy module in the last month. 

Why more physicians are unionizing

While labor actions during the pandemic have more often involved nurses and other healthcare professionals, physicians are increasingly involved in union activities, including votes to unionize.

Paoli Hospital receives over $2M to expand emergency department

Paoli (Pa.) Hospital, operated by Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health, has received over $2 million in pandemic-related funds, which will allow the location to expand its emergency department, according to a Nov. 7 report from the Daily Local N…

2 New York hospitals pick interim COO

Scott Bonderoff has been named interim COO of two Upper Allegheny Health System hospitals: Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, The Bradford Era reported Nov. 7. 

Stamford Health gifted $10M for new breast care center

Stamford (Conn.) Health has received $10 million for the relocation of the breast care center at one of its hospitals, CT Insider reported Nov. 7. 

Lurie Children’s receives $25M donation for health and wellness initiative

Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has been gifted $25 million on behalf of Kathleen and John Schreiber. 

Oracle sells $7B in debt to fund Cerner deal; Fitch downgrades credit rating

Oracle has sold $7 billion in debt to fund its purchase of Cerner, Bloomberg reported Nov. 7, after which Fitch Ratings downgraded the company’s credit rating.

New Hackensack surgical tower ‘most technologically advanced’ in US, CEO says

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is finishing up a new $714 million surgical tower its chief executive says is the “newest, most technologically advanced” in the nation, NJBIZ reported Nov. 7.