Category: ROOT

HonorHealth developing $50M outpatient, wellness center

Healthcare system HonorHealth has broken ground on a $50 million outpatient and wellness center in Scottsdale, Ariz., that will provide outpatient healthcare, fitness, nutrition and preventive health. 

New York expires emergency order on polio

New York’s executive order on polio is “no longer necessary” as the number of positive wastewater samples has declined, health officials said Dec. 12. Efforts to increase vaccination uptake, however, will continue as coverage rates in affected are…

Avera hospital appoints chief nursing officer

Avera Health has named Tamera Larsen-Engelkes, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The ripple effect of rural hospital closures

Rural hospitals may be geographically isolated from their urban counterparts, but when they shutter, the effects are felt for miles. 

Hospitals closing service lines: What ASCs need to know

Multiple hospitals have ended specific services because of supply chain issues, operational costs, staffing, inflation and lack of demand. 

WMCHealth opens new $113M hospital in upstate New York

Upstate New York will have a new hospital facility opening Dec. 14 courtesy of a collaboration between Valhalla-based WMCHealth and the state.

Medical devicemaker settles for $14.5M in country mix-up case

Medical device company Coloplast agreed to settle a U.S. lawsuit for $14.5 million after it self-reported a failure to offer contractual discounts and documented incorrect countries of origin for some products. 

Top 10 pharma companies by 2021 revenue

Pfizer nearly doubled its total revenue compared to 2020’s list of the top 10 drugmakers, according to Yahoo Finance data. 

Hackensack Meridian to open $714.2M 'smart' surgery center

New Jersey health system Hackensack Meridian is opening a surgery tower on its University Medical Center campus.

23 oncology firsts in 2022

Here are 23 oncology firsts in 2022: