Phoenix Children’s named Katherine Perry, MD, chief of its nephrology division.
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Redesign Health partners with children’s hospital consortium to boost pediatric digital care
KidsX, a digital health children’s hospital consortium including Boston Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital LA, is partnering with digital health company Redesign Health to launch a program bolstering pediatric digital health companies.
Pfizer names new head of digital health
Pfizer has named Edward Cox as head and general manager of digital health and medicines, according to Mr. Cox’s Nov. 2 LinkedIn post.
$15M post-acute homeless center opens in California
A hotel in Escondido, Calif., has been transformed into a post-hospitalization facility for the homeless, The Coast News reported Nov. 3.
88% of physicians would report a colleague working under the influence
About 88 percent of physicians said they would report a colleague who was working under the influence of drugs, alcohol or illness, according to Medscape’s “Right and Wrong in Medicine” report, released Nov. 2.
Technology drives Hackensack Meridian’s new $714M pavilion
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health plans to unveil Helena Theurer Pavilion — a $714 million, 530,000-square-foot project — on Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center’s campus in December. Health system officials called it the most techno…
Vermont hospital group names Michael Del Trecco CEO
Michael Del Trecco, who had been serving as interim CEO and president of advocacy group the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, will take on the position permanently.
Johns Hopkins surgical spinoff Galen Robotics lands $15M
Galen Robotics, a company based on technology commercialized from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, has raised $15 million in an oversubscribed series A funding round.
Wisconsin physician sentenced for drug crimes
Brookfield, Wis.-based pediatrician Manuel Thomas has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 3.
Anesthesiologist in spiked IV case at ASC asks to be released from jail
Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, is asking to be released from jail after pleading not guilty to allegations he injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth report…
