The FDA launched a new Digital Health Advisory Committee to help the agency oversee and explore digital health tools.
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General Catalyst is shopping for a health system: What Dr. Marc Harrison is looking for
Marc Harrison, MD, CEO of Health Assurance Transformation Corp., told Becker’s that the General Catalyst-launched company is looking to acquire “a system that wants to change” in the “$1billion to $3 billion” range.
Newly merged Billings Clinic outlook revised to negative
Billings (Mont.) Clinic, which Sept. 1 merged with Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health, saw its outlook revised from stable to negative amid persistent operating challenges, Fitch Ratings said Oct. 16.
1 year after Atlanta Medical Center's closure: Where things stand
Oct. 14 marks one year since the last patients left Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center. No plans are in place to build a new healthcare facility in its place, leaving Grady Memorial Hospital and clinics in the region operating on stretched…
Gene-edited pig kidney trial moves one step closer to human transplants
A monkey in a clinical trial has survived two years with a genetically modified pig kidney. Now the study’s success is moving the needle toward gaining FDA approval to begin similar clinical trials in humans, CNN reported Oct. 12.
CEO of Illinois hospital dies at 69
Ruth Colby, president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., died Oct. 15, according to The Herald-News. She was 69.
New 373-bed hospital opens in New York
Construction is finally complete for a new 373-bed hospital in Utica, N.Y., funded by a $300 million healthcare facility transformation program grant from the state’s Department of Health.
Detroit hospital locks down after suspect with gun reported
Detroit-based Sinai-Grace Hospital went on lockdown Oct. 14 after reports of a person entering the hospital with what they believed was a gun, Fox affiliate WJBK reported.
CFO is a people-focused role at LCMC Health
The CFO role isn’t just about numbers. Right now, it involves a critical focus on connection-building and workforce growth, according to JoAnn Kunkel, CFO of New Orleans-based LCMC Health.
Hospitals' brick-and-mortar paradox
Healthcare moving out of hospitals has been forecasted for the past decade with the certainty of death and taxes. But it’s brick-and-mortar infrastructure that continues to raise big questions and pivots for health system strategy, at least for now.
