Cleveland Clinic plans to double the staff for its Center for Community Health Workers over the next month to develop more patient advocates who receive specialized training in health equity.
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Biden signs stopgap bill to avert shutdown
President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill that will delay a potential government shutdown until early 2024, NPR reported Nov. 17.
Dana Farber, Maine hospital partner on cancer care
Portland, Maine-based Northern Light Mercy Hospital is partnering with Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Weill Cornell Medicine names COO
Cathy Garzio was named executive vice provost and COO of New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine.
50 top hospitals for vascular care: Healthgrades
Fifty hospitals were selected as the top in the nation for vascular care, according to a Healthgrades ranking released Oct. 24.
Rite Aid countersues DOJ: 5 things to know
Rite Aid has countersued the Justice Department in a pursuit to halt the government’s lawsuit, filed in March, that claims the drugstore chain knowingly filled hundreds of thousands of illegal opioid prescriptions.
Novant to buy 3 Tenet hospitals for $2.4B
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare have signed a definitive agreement for Novant to acquire three Tenet hospitals and affiliated operations in South Carolina.
ProMedica to close urgent care center, combine others
ProMedica wil close an urgent care center in Holland, Ohio, and merge two others in Perrysburg, Ohio, CBS affiliate WTOL reported Nov. 16.
The 'AI doctor's office' is coming to a city near you
A healthcare startup providing personalized health plans and advised by executives from some of the largest technology and healthcare organizations in the world raised $100 million to expand nationwide.
No states earn 'A' grade on preterm birth rates: March of Dimes
For the second year straight, March of Dimes has given the U.S. a “D+” for its high preterm birth rate, according to the group’s annual report card on maternal and infant health.
