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MedTech Innovator taps 61 startups for accelerator

MedTech Innovator, an accelerator of medtech companies, named 61 startups to its four-month acceleration program.

Capt. Janice Lufkin, former head nurse of cardiac care at Philadelphia hospital, dies at 81

Capt. Janice Lufkin, RN, a retired decorated Navy nurse and former head nurse of the cardiac care unit at Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, died May 13 of heart failure, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported June 5.

Providence rolls out virtual nursing to 8 hospitals

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is rolling out a new virtual nursing program across eight hospitals after a successful pilot at a Texas facility.

UnityPoint-affiliated hospital taps CEO

Guthrie County (Iowa) Hospital in has named Chris Stripe CEO, effective August 1. 

Payam Mohadjeri joins Providence Swedish from HCA

Payam Mohadjeri has joined Providence Swedish as the new North Puget Sound chief administrative officer.

Digital health company names former UnitedHealth, Optum IT leader as CIO

Digital health company Modivcare named former UnitedHealth Group and Optum IT leader Jessica Kral as CIO.

Providence nurses, clinicians authorize strikes

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital, and Providence Home Health and Hospice have voted to authorize three strikes.

Nurses speak out on plans for nurse educator layoffs at Cambridge Health Alliance

The Massachusetts Nurses Association held a press conference June 5 opposing Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance’s plan to lay off five nurse educators at two hospitals, saying the move will mean less support for new nurses and negatively affect retentio…

18 statistics on ASC valuations

ASC valuation multiples have been fluctuating in transactions over the last year, according to a report from VMG Health’s Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2023.

Mayo Clinic reveals more expansion details

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic shared more details about the expansion it’s planning over the next two to three years, according to the Post Bulletin.