Category: ROOT

Sanford-Fairview merger back on the table

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health have approved negotiations for a merger — nearly one decade after their first attempt fell through, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 15. 

Mount Sinai spinoff to lay off 500 employees; exit reproductive, women’s health testing

Sema4, a genomics company that spun out of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, said it plans to lay off 500 employees as it closes its reproductive and women’s health testing services.

$24M delayed Arkansas hospital project to open doors next month

A long-delayed hospital in southwestern Arkansas is scheduled to open Dec. 6 with 15 inpatient beds and a 10-room emergency department, a Nov. 14 KSLA report said.

Top 25 women biotech leaders of 2022, per Healthcare Technology Report

Here are the top 25 women leaders in biotech for 2022, according to Healthcare Technology Report.

Surgery Partners’ total joints jump 91%: 3 earnings call notes

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ executives laid out financial results and strategies in its third quarter earnings call Nov. 8. 

9 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Here are nine hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 18:

Why the No Surprises Act is harming anesthesiologists

The No Surprises Act has created financial challenges for anesthesiologists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists said Nov. 15. 

HCA withdraws plan to build new hospital in Central Florida: report

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has withdrawn an application to build a new hospital in Lakeland, Fla., amid objections from the local community, The Ledger reported Nov. 11.

US News names 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes: 5 things to know

U.S. News and World Report published its 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings Nov. 15.

How $163B in inventory is lost annually and 10 more supply chain updates

Here are 11 supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know that Becker’s has reported since Nov. 9: