The following eight hospitals and health systems have announced upgrades or expansions since Oct. 5:
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UF Health Shands launches nursing innovation project
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Shands partnered with University of Florida College of Nursing to launch a new initiative that allows nurses to produce funded research projects.
HCA Healthcare donates $1.5M to Fisk University for nurse pipeline
Nashville, Tenn-based HCA Healthcare donated $1.5 million to Fisk University to address the nationwide nursing shortage.
Nearly 36% of US counties are ‘maternity deserts’: report
Access to maternity care is diminishing during COVID-19 in places across the country, according to a report released Oct. 11 from March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization.
UAMS partners with Amedisys, Contessa for at-home care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences partnered with Baton Rouge, La.-based Amedisys and Nashville, Tenn.-based Contessa Health to create a new care at-home option for Central Arkansas.
Mayo Clinic Platform boss calls for ‘balance between crazy and cautious’ in healthcare AI
While fearless innovation and challenging the status quo are crucial to advancing healthcare, “there is such a thing as too much unconventional thinking,” John Halamka, MD, president of Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote recently.
For $392M, Walgreens to fully acquire CareCentrix
About a month after acquiring a majority stake in CareCentrix, Walgreens Boots Alliance said Oct. 11 it plans to fully own the home healthcare company for $392 million.
5-day isolation period inadequate, study finds: 3 COVID-19 updates
Experts are raising concerns over COVID-19 isolation guidelines after a new study showed 80 percent of symptomatic participants who were infected when the omicron BA.1 variant was dominant were still testing positive five days after symptom onset.
Evidence COVID-19 came from nature, not a lab, is ‘overwhelming,’ report says
Evidence mounted suggesting COVID-19 likely spread zoonotically — an animal to human jump — as the debate into the pandemic’s origins flared up again after a new report from an expert panel, Science reported Oct. 10.
Rite Aid, Google Cloud partner to create the ‘modern pharmacy’
Rite Aid will partner with Google Cloud to introduce Google’s Anthos platform to its more than 2,350 pharmacies, the companies said Oct. 11.
