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Genesis administrator named president of Illinois hospital network

Edward Rogalski, the administrator of two Genesis hospitals, has been named president of the board of trustees for the Princeton-based Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network. 

LeanTaaS acquires Hospital IQ to create $1B company

LeanTaaS, a healthcare software and analytics company used by 150 health systems, has acquired Hospital IQ, a healthcare workflow automation company, creating a combined company valued at more than $1 billion. The Hospital IQ acquisition comes after Ba…

Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist tapped for Biomerica advisory board

Brian Lacy, MD, PhD, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has been appointed to Biomerica’s scientific advisory board.

Workers call on HCA to boost staffing at 150+ hospitals

Hundreds of members of the Service Employees International Union plan to rally Jan. 12 at West Hills (Calif.) Hospital and Medical Center over staffing at hospitals owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a union news release share…

Health systems see eroding liquidity amid investment losses: Fitch

Nonprofit hospitals typically have strong liquidity relative to debt repayment obligations and business risk, but that is beginning to change as investment losses and rising expenses are eroding financial reserves, according to a Jan. 10 report from Fi…

Digital health funding down by about half in '22: 8 things to know

Funding for digital health startups was down by about half in 2022, with $15.3 billion in deals compared to $29.3 billion in 2021, a Jan. 9 report by Rock Health found.

UC Davis Health digital lab launches home healthcare startupĀ 

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has launched a home healthcare company as the first startup from its new digital health incubator.

CarePoint and Alaris reach settlement, ending lengthy legal clash

Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health and Jersey City-based Alaris Health have reached a settlement, ending a legal argument that has spanned more than three years. 

COVID-19 admissions jump: Where they're highest, rising fastest

The U.S. is seeing a double-digit increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations as new highly transmissible omicron strains circulate nationwide. 

New York governor unveils $1B plan to tackle mental illness

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Jan. 9 detailed a billion-dollar, multi-year plan to overhaul mental healthcare across the state.