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FSU, Tallahassee Memorial break ground on Florida medical office building with ASC

Tallahassee-based Florida State University, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare and real estate developer the St. Joe Company have broken ground on a new medical office building in Panama City Beach, Fla., according to a Jan. 17 report from Florida State U…

Ochsner Health, Xavier University launch joint medical school

Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana — both based in New Orleans — have agreed to establish a joint medical college. 

Florida hospital names president

Rockledge (Fla.) Regional Medical Center has named Thomas Bowden its new president. 

Ambulance shortage compounded by EMS dearth in multiple states

Shortages of ambulances and emergency medical service employees are straining healthcare in some pockets of the U.S.

Prime Healthcare rating affirmed at 'B-' after recent downgrade

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has had its credit rating affirmed at “B-” amid expectations that its operating outlook will improve in 2023, S&P Global said.

Construction begins on 1st medical school in Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has partnered with Wake Forest University to break ground on the first medical school in the city of Charlotte, according to a Jan. 17 report from NPR affiliate WFAE.

Geisinger taps new anesthesiology chair

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has appointed Matthew Desciak, MD, as its chair of anesthesiology systemwide.

When it comes to drugs and TV ads, there is reason for skepticism: study

About 73 percent of the drugs advertised on television have “low therapeutic value” as compared with existing, efficacious medications, according to a study published Jan. 13 in JAMA Open Network.

AI, chatbots, data monetization: Most disruptive health tech trends of '23

Health IT deals are expected to be in line with prepandemic levels in 2023, with an increase in activity for middle-market companies in the $200 million to $1 billion range, according to a report from professional services group KPMG.

Study: FastMRIs developed by NYU Langone Health, Meta can increase access, reduce wait times

Artificial intelligence can reconstruct rapid MRIs into higher-quality images than traditional scans, according to a Jan. 17 Radiology study that came out of a partnership between New York City-based NYU Langone Health and Facebook parent company Meta.