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Baptist Health System taps 2 hospital CEOs

San Antonio-based Baptist Health System named new CEOs to two hospitals in the area. 

Hackensack Meridian names chief growth officer

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health tapped Jose Lozano as executive vice president and chief growth officer. 

Regulators greenlight $89M HSHS hospital modernization project

Illinois regulators gave Decatur-based HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital approval for an $89 million project that would modernize the hospital’s facilities but cut the number of beds, the Herald-Review reported Oct. 3. 

31 drugmakers, biotechs form pro-M&A group

More than two dozen life science, pharmaceutical and biotech organizations partnered Oct. 4 to build a coalition advocating for mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences industry. 

Florida system names hospital CEO

Phil Wright is the new CEO of Memorial Regional Hospital South in Hollywood, Fla. 

City of Hope tests robot-assisted mastectomies

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope will open the first multicenter clinical trial in the U.S. to test robotically assisted mastectomies, according to an Oct. 3 news release shared with Becker’s.

Hackensack Meridian launches diagnostics company

Hackensack Meridian Health is spinning off its first company based on science from its research institute, the Edison, N.J.-based system said Oct. 4.

Instacart expands healthcare reach with Mount Sinai partnership

Mount Sinai Solutions, a division of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, is partnering with Instacart to offer post-operative and post-partum patients access to groceries.

UofL Health opens new emergency department

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has started the process of fully opening the new emergency department at its Shepherdsville facility, according to a WAVE3 Oct. 3 report.

WellSpan launches virtual nursing, remote monitoring pilot

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is partnering with Artisight to use the company’s artificial intelligence-powered smart hospital platform to provide virtual care.