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Nuvance hospital receives largest ever donation for ER expansion

Rhinebeck, N.Y.-based Northern Dutchess Hospital, part of Nuvance Health, received a $3 million donation from Gayle Bontecou, the largest donation in the hospital’s history, Mid Hudson News Sept. 28.

Public Florida system weighs going private

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, a public nonprofit health system, is considering returning to its private roots. 

Digital healthcare marketing company raises $35M

Doceree, a digital communications company for healthcare professionals, raised $35 million in series B financing. 

Adverse events increase for 2nd year in Minnesota hospitals

The number of reportable adverse health events in Minnesota hospitals in 2022 increased by more than 12 percent from the year prior, according to data released Sept. 27 by the state’s Department of Health. 

Why Catholic Medical Center sees HCA as the right merger partner

Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center’s CEO Alex Walker said the health system has been on a mission to find a “partner that will, first and foremost, support our mission of health, healing and hope, as well as a partner who will embrace who w…

US adults more likely to get vaccinated for flu vs COVID this fall

Despite the emergence of new variants and even after weeks of rising COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, 40 percent of Americans are not planning to get the new vaccine, according to survey data from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Amazon could 'rethink' primary care at Dartmouth staff clinic

One professor says Amazon’s new ownership of a clinic that serves Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth College employees and their families could be the right model to “rethink” primary care, Valley News reported Sept. 27.

Female CEOs doubled this decade

The number of female CEOs at leading American companies has more than doubled since 2013, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 

11 healthcare startups on the rise, per LinkedIn

LinkedIn released its seventh annual LinkedIn Top Startups list on Sept. 27. The annual list ranks 50 emerging U.S. companies.

Local pharmacies sue CVS and its PBM

A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed Sept. 26 against CVS Health and CVS Caremark because of allegations the PBM required pharmacies to pay fees for Medicare Part D prescriptions.