New York City and the state of New York are planning to turn a City University of New York campus in Kips Bay into a health and science hub, Spectrum News NY1 reported Oct. 13.
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Michigan health systems partner for open-heart surgery operating room
Wyoming, Mich.-based UM Health-West and Livonia-Mich.-based Trinity Health partnered to create an open-heart surgery operating room in the Grand Rapids, Mich., area, MLive reported Oct. 13.
Workers are returning to the office the most in these US metro areas
More than 47 percent of U.S. workers have returned to the office, up from a low of 14.6 percent early in the pandemic, security company Kastle Systems found.
St. Jude, Dana-Farber, MIT, Harvard partner on $60M cancer research
Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are partnering with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Cambridge, Mass., to jointly invest more than $60 million…
Missouri patient visitation law could cost hospitals $20.9M, mostly for gowns, masks
A Missouri law barring hospitals from limiting patient visits is 11 times more expensive than early projections predicted, and the cost of personal protective equipment is driving the expense, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 12.
Prisma Health hospital plans $16M emergency department expansion
Prisma Health’s Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, S.C., is expanding its emergency department by 13,000 square feet in order to accommodate more patients, ABC Columbia 25 reported Oct. 13.
14 women making moves in healthcare
The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Oct. 7.
Aspen Valley’s CIO Michelle Gelroth on the switch from Meditech to Epic
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital went live with its $16 million Epic EHR installation on Oct. 1.
3 universities opening ASCs
Here are three universities that are opening ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 29:
Minnesota hospital to transition to Epic, halts clinic plans due to EHR cost
Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center’s board has approved funds for the health system to transition to an Epic EHR system.
