An employee of the National Institutes of Health was pronounced dead Jan. 10 after falling through an air shaft on the Bethesda, Md.-based Clinical Center campus.
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CoxHealth partner on rehab hospital in Missouri
Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based CoxHealth and Springfield, Mo.-based Select Medical Corp. are partnering to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Missouri.
Medicaid expansion helps cancer patients access care: Study
An American Cancer Society study found states with expanded Medicaid status had more insurance coverage for newly diagnosed cancer patients and fewer uninsured patients.
City of Hope creates 1st oncology-specific large language model
City of Hope has created one of the first oncology-specific large language models, Nasim Eftekhari, executive director of applied AI and data science at the Duarte, Calif.-based organization, told Becker’s.
UF Health names VP of finance
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has named Kent Bailey vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.
Valleywise Health's $463M replacement hospital nears opening
Phoenix-based Valleywise Health Medical Center will open its new, $463 million hospital April 11, the Arizona Republic reported Jan. 10.
Medtronic to close manufacturing sites, distribution centers
Medtronic has ended contracts with 200 suppliers, and the medical device company plans to close five manufacturing plants and six distribution centers, according to a Jan. 9 Star Tribune report.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center names new digital chief
George T. ‘Buddy’ Hickman has been appointed the new chief digital and information officer at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
MedPAC pushes inflation-based Medicare rates
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is calling on Congress in a drafted recommendation to update its 2024 Medicare-based physician payment rates for 2025 by the existing amount under law plus 50% of the Medicare Economic Index’s projected increase…
Holy Name hires 1st marketing chief
Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name has named its first chief marketing officer, NJBiz reported Jan. 11.
