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Pennsylvania to pay $4.5 million over 3 months to keep Steward hospital afloat
Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a Sept. 10 stipulation that Pennsylvania will provide $1.5 million to the for-profit health system’s Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center for three months to keep it from closing.
AbbVie sues BeiGene over alleged trade secret theft
AbbVie has filed a lawsuit against BeiGene, alleging the biotechnology company of stealing trade secrets to develop a competing cancer therapy.
Gene therapy shows promise in early childhood blindness
In a phase 1/2 trial, researchers tested ATSN-101, a gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis 1, a rare genetic disorder that typically causes blindness in early childhood.
Mercy acquires Ascension hospital
St. Louis-based Mercy has acquired Ascension’s Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan.
Nearly 70% of diagnostic errors occur during testing: ECRI
The main drivers of diagnostic errors in 2023 were issues with processing medical tests, referrals and communication, according to the Emergency Care Research Institute.
Cooper University Health Care expansion cost grows to $3B
Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care is moving forward with a $3 billion expansion of its main campus, set to break ground this month.
Health systems deliver on physicians' flexibility demands
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health often hires physicians whose former employers were not willing to accommodate a transition to part time.
California hospital to suspend operations, lay off staff
Modesto, Calif.-based Stanislaus Surgical Hospital will suspend operations indefinitely, effective Sept. 14, and lay off all 160 employees, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
Mayo Clinic snags $50M gift
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic received a $50 million gift to expand access to cancer care and clinical trials.
