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Merck VC arms backs UCLA digital pathology spinoff in $15.2M funding round

PictorLabs, a digital pathology spinoff from Los Angeles-based UCLA, has launched with $18.8 million in funding.

State of Oregon to review $3.9B Amazon-One Medical deal

The state of Oregon is reviewing Amazon’s proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of membership-based primary care company One Medical.

General Catalyst leads $67M funding round for clinical trials startup Vial

General Catalyst has led a $67 million series B funding round for digital clinical trials startup Vial.

Administrator of the week: Jessica Rodriguez, 'a diligent worker with a keen sense for detail'

Jessica Rodriguez, administrator and executive director of OAM Surgery Center at Midtowne in Grand Rapids, Mich., is Becker’s ASC administrator of the week. 

AGA invests in Virgo Surgical Video Solutions

The American Gastroenterological Association’s GI Opportunity Fund has made its first investment, financing Virgo Surgical Video Solutions in a series A funding round. 

Trinity Health affirmed at ‘AA-‘ rating, outlook stable, even as group reports large losses

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the country, has had its ratings affirmed at “AA-,” both for bonds it holds and for the company’s overall rating, Fitch said Dec. 1. The outlook for the healthcare gr…

Financial updates from 23 health systems: CommonSpirit, Tenet and more

Several health systems recently reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of the year, with many seeing higher expenses eat into revenue gains. 

30% of providers unsatisfied with patient payment platforms

Most healthcare providers have implemented a new patient payment platform in the past five years, but only 58 percent said they were highly satisfied with their current system, according to a survey from Bank of America. In addition, 30 percent said th…

Vanderbilt earns Magnet redesignation

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has redesignated Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Magnet facility for the fourth consecutive time, despite pressure from some nurses across the country to withhold the recognition…

California hospital applies for $34.5M grant for earthquake protection

Mountain Mesa, Calif.-based Kern Valley Hospital applied for a $34.5 million grant to meet a 2030 deadline that requires the hospital be “reasonably capable” of providing care following an earthquake, Bakersfield.com reported Nov. 30.