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HCA Florida hospital gets green light for $80M tower project

Loxahatchee, Fla.-based HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has been given funding approval by the health system to develop an $80 million patient tower on its campus. 

Northwest Health names dual hospital CEO

Northwest Health in Valparaiso, Ind., has named Simon Ratliff CEO of two Indiana hospitals: one in La Porte, one in Starke. 

Stanford Health Care adopts Microsoft AI copilot organizationwide

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care is rolling out an AI copilot from Microsoft’s Nuance enterprisewide after a successful pilot with the technology. 

Lehigh Valley Health Network to open Pennsylvania micro-hospital 'soon'

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Health Valley Network held a ribbon cutting on March 8 to celebrate its first neighborhood hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Macungie (Pa.).

The world's top hospitals for cardiac surgery

Seven of the top 10 cardiac surgery hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek’s 2024 “World’s Best Hospitals” list.

Apple touts Vision Pro as healthcare tool

Epic Systems, UC San Diego Health, Boston Children’s and Cedars-Sinai are launching healthcare-focused apps for Apple’s new Vision Pro headset. 

Health systems form AI council with Microsoft

Leaders from Duke Health, Advocate Health, Northwestern Medicine and more are forming a new consortium with Microsoft to ensure AI is being used safely and fairly. 

Cardinal Health recalls 27M syringes

Cardinal Health revised its product correction for more than 27 million syringes, upgrading the notice to a Class I recall — the most serious type — on Feb. 2.

After study failure, Amylyx might pull ALS drug from market

A phase 3 study of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ approved therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Relyvrio, failed to find significant efficacy results. By mid-June, the drugmaker might withdraw the drug. 

Geisinger hospital workers authorize strikes

Hundreds of front-line healthcare workers across multiple job classifications at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pa., have voted to authorize their bargaining committees to call one-day strikes.