New York City-based NYU Langone Health has completed its merger with Patchogue, N.Y.-based Long Island Community Hospital, which will now be known as NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk.
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Boston Scientific to acquire devicemaker: 3 things to know
Boston Scientific has reached an agreement to acquire SoniVie, a medical device company developing the TIVUS Intravascular Ultrasound System, an investigational technology aimed at treating hypertension through renal artery denervation.
Sarasota Memorial CFO brings hometown roots to new role
Jen Rosati has been CFO of Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System since February, but her ties to the community go back much further.
Ascension's sale of 8 hospitals, 2 ASCs completed
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare completed its acquisition of eight Ascension hospitals and two ASCs in Illinois.
Kindred Florida hospital to close, 143 jobs cut
Kindred Hospitals, a Louisville, Ky.-based network of long-term acute care hospitals, will cut 143 jobs at Kindred Hospital Bay Area-Tampa (Fla.) and close the hospital in an effort to consolidate facilities, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s M…
Rush names system VP of revenue cycle
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has named Blake Evans system vice president of revenue cycle, according to a March 3 post on his LinkedIn page.
FTC forms new antitrust task force
In his first public appearance at the end of February, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced the agency’s plan to address corporations violating antitrust and consumer protection laws, breaking with traditional Republican priorities at the organizatio…
Tennessee gynecologist accused of abuse, using unsanitary devices
A Tennessee gynecologist has been indicted for allegedly abusing patients, adulterating medical devices for reuse on patients, and healthcare fraud.
WVU Medicine hospital names CEO
Karyn Wallace has been appointed president and CEO of WVU Medicine Uniontown (Pa.) Hospital, effective June 1.
Guardant accuses Natera of trade secret theft amid 'jealousy' over CRC blood test
​Guardant Health has filed a lawsuit against its competitor, Natera, alleging the misappropriation of trade secrets related to cancer-detection blood tests, according to court documents.
