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Atlantic Health opens 75,000-square-foot ASC

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has opened a 75,000-square-foot ASC at its Morristown Medical Center Health Pavilion in Rockaway, N.J., according to a Nov. 7 report from NJBiz. 

6 drugmakers short on flu drug

As hospitals tackle an early flu season with viral infections soaring, six drugmakers have reported short supply of oseltamivir, a common flu drug. 

Vanderbilt hospital boots investment chief, takes assets to Morgan Stanley

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has ousted its chief investment officer and passed the baton to Morgan Stanley, Chief Investment Officer reported Nov. 3. 

New York community hospital begins construction on $15M cancer center

Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital will begin construction on its $15 million cancer center Nov. 7, auburnpub.com reported.

UPMC partners with physician to offer cancer services in Croatia

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is partnering with Dragan Primorac, MD, PhD, a physician and professor in Croatia, to open the first of many cancer centers in the country.

Paxlovid cuts long COVID-19 risk, early VA findings show

People who take the antiviral Paxlovid within the first few days of a COVID-19 infection may have a 25 percent lower risk of developing a number of conditions associated with long COVID-19, according to findings published Nov. 5 in the preprint server …

Children’s hospitals to Congress: Kids can’t wait for federal support

Children’s hospitals are asking Congress to act on policies to improve pediatric mental and physical health, bolster children’s health coverage and support the pediatric healthcare workforce.

Health systems getting big grants for EHR installs, upgrades

Small, rural and safety-net hospitals across the U.S. are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding and community grants to purchase, upgrade and install EHRs.

Hospital closures, bankruptcies could see uptick in 2023

Many hospitals and health systems are on course for their worst financial year in decades, and more hospital closures and bankruptcies could be on the cards next year, according to recent reports on the state of hospital finances in the U.S.

NCH partners with Hospital for Special Surgery to bring orthopedics expertise to southwest Florida

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System is partnering with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery to bring improved care for patients in the area.