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Massachusetts hospital breaks ground on emergency department

Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital broke ground on its new emergency department building, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported July 20. 

Hartford Hospital reverses plan to demolish historic building

Hartford (Conn.) Hospital withdrew a proposal to demolish a historic, but deteriorating apartment building on the outskirts of its campus, the Hartford Courant reported July 20. 

'Stop wasting time, money, resources': Maximize high-cost hospital assets with AI

Want to use artificial intelligence-enabled platforms to reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction? Look no further than the high-value assets in your hospital that stand to make the most money — expensive assets including operating suites, robotic…

AHA rejects study suggesting PHE funds overpaid hospitals

A recent study suggesting public health emergency funds overpaid hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic paints an incomplete picture, the American Hospital Association alleged in a July 20 statement. 

Physician staffing groups succumb to financial pressures

Financial headwinds and macroeconomic pressures continue to hit physician staffing firms hard with one group filing for bankruptcy in May and another shutting down at the end of July. Both companies were backed by private equity firms.

This cell-based therapy could help reverse infertility

Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a technique that shows promise in restoring fertility to ovaries that have stopped working.

Massachusetts system to shrink at-home care services

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems plans to limit the scope of its at-home healthcare services by the end of July, according to The Berkshire Eagle. 

Physician's assistant accused of healthcare fraud

A Fort Worth, Texas-based physician’s assistant has been charged with 11 counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a July 19 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…

Atrium Health adds 1st strategic partner to innovation district

Siemens Healthineers is Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s first strategic partner for its $1.5 billion innovation district, dubbed “The Pearl,” Charlotte Observer reported July 21. 

California hospitals to rebrand

Three acute care hospitals — Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center, Turlock, Calif.-based Emanuel Medical Center and Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.) — are rebranding under a new name, Central Valley Doctors Health System.