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Mass General Brigham, MemorialCare join $20M funding round for clinical data company

The venture capital arms of Boston-based Mass General Brigham and Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare joined a $20 million funding round for clinical data company Carta Healthcare.

Daniel Barchi named CIO of CommonSpirit Health

Daniel Barchi has been named senior executive vice president and CIO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. He had been CIO of New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital since 2015.

Pfizer CEO explains COVID-19 vaccine price

In a Nov. 1 earnings call, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said “people wouldn’t see the difference” with the tentative commercial price for its COVID-19 vaccine, which hovers between $110 and $130 per dose, because the vaccine-maker plans for no copays. 

4 hospitals that earned Magnet status in October

Four hospitals received Magnet designation for the first time in October, while another 10 were redesignated, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Johns Hopkins hospital names new COO

Justin Olsen was selected as vice president and COO of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.

COVID-19 disrupts gut bacteria, increasing risk of infections

Researchers at NYU Langone Health in New York City found COVID-19 alone, and not the initial use of antibiotics, damages the gut microbiome.

EyeCare Partners adds vice president of education at new innovation center

St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners has named Robert Folberg, MD, as vice president of education for its newly launched innovation center. 

Moberly Regional Medical Center names Vicki White chief nursing officer

Vicki White, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Moberly (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, effective Oct. 31.

Tampa General 1st US hospital to offer rapid test for concussion, traumatic brain injury

Physicians in the emergency department at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital have become the first in the U.S. to use a rapid blood test to evaluate adult patients with concussions outside of a clinical trial. 

Unifeye Vision Partners adds 9th California practice

Private-equity backed Unifeye Vision Partners has added Eye Care of San Diego in Mission Hills, Calif., to its network, its ninth partnership in the state and 13th overall.