Flu activity is ramping up across the U.S., with 4,326 lab-confirmed flu patients admitted to hospitals for the week ending Oct. 29, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.
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Tower Health names Eugene Reilly chief medical information officer
West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health tapped Eugene Reilly, MD, as its chief medical information officer and vice president.
Norton Healthcare picks new hospital’s chief administrative officer
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has named Corenza Townsend chief administrative officer of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital, set to open in 2024.
Private equity-backed group gains 470+ physicians in Gastrologix acquisition
Specialty Networks, an integrated multispecialty organization, has acquired Gastrologix, a gastroenterology-focused group purchasing organization.
Michael Dowling: $2.55B life sciences hub would spur healthcare innovation in NY
A proposed $2.55 billion life sciences hub would jumpstart healthcare innovation in New York, said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.
Tampa General’s $15M innovation hub looking to back more startups
TGH Innoventures, the technology and innovation arm of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, launched with $15 million in seed funding and is looking to invest in two more startups by the end of 2022, the Business Observer reported Nov. 2.
Bad physician behavior on social media: US vs. UK
Medscape’s October report “Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK” laid out how physicians in the United Kingdom and the U.S. have witnessed their colleagues behave inappropriately online.
Children’s of Mississippi breaks ground on $5M cancer center expansion
Jackson-based Children’s of Mississippi broke ground on its $5 million renovations to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, the Clarion Ledger reported Nov. 3.
Indiana cancer institute to be renamed after hospital CEO Mike Packnett
The Parkview Cancer Institute, a part of Parkview Regional Medical Center, is changing its name to the Packnett Family Cancer Institute.
3 fast facts on private equity
Here are three stats on private equity’s healthcare boom:
