Amgen plans to scoop up Horizon Therapeutics for $27.8 billion, which would be the most expensive healthcare acquisition announced in 2022.
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Florida medical center welcomes 3 new cardiologists, prepares for expansion
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center has added three new cardiologists — Craig Vogel, DO; Rahul Aggarwal, MD; and James Michael Gardner, DO — to its team, according to a Dec. 5 report from South Florida Hospital News.
Louisiana to impose new nursing home evacuation rules
Louisiana has issued temporary evacuation rules for nursing homes that will be fully implemented in May, ABC affiliate KTBS reported Dec. 10.
New Mexico hospital sued for alleged overcharges, false advertising
New Mexico sued Alta Vista Regional Medical Center in Las Vegas, N.M., and its owner Quorum Health Resources, alleging the hospital engaged in false advertising and overcharging patients.
Novant Health to test smart rings' ability to monitor patients
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to use smart rings to track the health of patients through a collaboration with wearables company Movano Health.
HCA hospital in Missouri names Robyn Miller chief nursing officer
Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health, named Robyn Miller, MSN, RN, its chief nursing officer.
Island Health closes service line, restructures leadership to offset losses
Anacortes, Wash.-based Island Health will end the year with a loss of about $5 million and aims to restructure its leadership team and close a service line to save money, goanacortes.com reported Dec. 7
Oregon State Hospital calls for more funding as court order demands quicker patient discharge
The Oregon State Hospital is urging lawmakers to boost funding so it can properly treat patients and meet a recent court order to discharge them quicker, a Dec. 8 Oregon Capital Chronicle report said.
Amoxicillin shortage worsens to 44 products, resupply dates pushed to 2023
The number of amoxicillin products on back order has increased to 44 after months of the antibiotic being out of stock, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
6 major moves ASCs should know
From an ASC closure to an acquisition spree, here are six moves Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 2:
