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UC Davis generates $12.5B+ in statewide economic activity, report finds

An economic impact analysis of how direct employment and spending by Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis affects the local, regional and statewide economies found that the university generated $12.56 billion in statewide economic activity and supported 6…

17 ophthalmology updates in the last 30 days

The following is all the ophthalmology news Becker’s has covered in the last month:

Biggest ASC deals in November 

Here are the biggest ASC deals in November:

'I'm not sure if the healthcare landscape has ever seen a storm like this one,' surgeon says

Spine surgeon Philip Louie, MD, medical director of research and academics at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, joined Becker’s to discuss what he wishes his coworkers knew about his job. 

The group missing from the labor market

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving economic circumstances, middle-aged men have had a slower return to the workforce than other groups, The New York Times reported Dec. 2.

GE Healthcare creating augmented reality X-ray imaging system

GE Healthcare has partnered with MediView XR to create technology that provides a heads-up, augmented reality display of interventional X-ray imaging systems.

IT network crash causes New York hospital network to divert patients

A November IT incident caused three of New York City-based One Brooklyn Health’s hospitals to shut down IT and EHR systems, yet little information has been released about the cause of the disruption, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 30. 

Private equity firm acquires Pennsylvania medical office building

Private equity firm Thomas Park Investments has acquired a medical office building in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Pa., WFMZ reported Dec. 1.

Hacker steals data of nearly 70,000 patients from Texas health system

Dalhart, Texas-based Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District said a hacker stole the data of nearly 70,000 of its patients.

Last known Ebola patient in Uganda discharged from hospital

The last known Ebola patient has been discharged from a hospital in Uganda, signaling the country’s largest outbreak in nearly two decades may be near its end, according to health officials.