Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care said it has experienced a ransomware attack shortly after a ransomware gang took credit for it, The Record reported Sept. 29.
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Cleveland Clinic studies new method for ranking lung transplants
Experts at Cleveland Clinic are hoping to rework the scoring equation that ranks patients awaiting lung transplants and improve overall outcomes.
2 systems building children's hospitals
In the past two days, two health systems have shared plans to build new children’s hospitals.
Missouri hospital embarks on $100M expansion
Bolivar, Mo.-based Citizens Memorial Hospital is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion that will add an emergency room and inpatient beds to the hospital, according to Ozarks First.
4 hospital closures, bankruptcies in September
Becker’s reported on four hospitals that announced bankruptcies or closure plans since Sept. 1:
9 recent credit downgrades
Here is a summary of recent credit downgrades and outlook revisions for hospitals and health systems.
SSM to rebuild children's hospital
St. Louis-based SSM Health is building a new, state-of-the-art Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
Health system VC arms back home care platform
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health’s venture arm, Inception Health, and Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health’s venture arm, Ballad Ventures, backed a $2.5 million funding round for a senior housing and care solution platform.
How a US tech firm is deepening ties in UK healthcare
Palantir, a U.S.-based data analytics company, had its software being used across England’s National Health Service to track emergency room capacity and direct supplies of scarce equipment during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This gave it huge g…
Microsoft inks 2 health system partnerships
Microsoft has forged two new strategic partnerships with leading health systems — Mayo Clinic and Mercy — as it aims to use the power of generative artificial intelligence to ease healthcare’s administrative burdens.
