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Missouri system names dual-hospital administrator

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System has tapped Catherine Hamilton, MSN, RN, to lead two Missouri hospitals. 

Amazon seeking engineer with healthcare experience

Amazon Web Services is searching for a principal engineer with deep healthcare experience.

NIH employee dies after falling through hospital air shaft

An employee of the National Institutes of Health was pronounced dead Jan. 10 after falling through an air shaft on the Bethesda, Md.-based Clinical Center campus.

CoxHealth partner on rehab hospital in Missouri

Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based CoxHealth and Springfield, Mo.-based Select Medical Corp. are partnering to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Missouri.

Medicaid expansion helps cancer patients access care: Study

An American Cancer Society study found states with expanded Medicaid status had more insurance coverage for newly diagnosed cancer patients and fewer uninsured patients.

City of Hope creates 1st oncology-specific large language model

City of Hope has created one of the first oncology-specific large language models, Nasim Eftekhari, executive director of applied AI and data science at the Duarte, Calif.-based organization, told Becker’s.

UF Health names VP of finance

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has named Kent Bailey vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. 

Valleywise Health's $463M replacement hospital nears opening

Phoenix-based Valleywise Health Medical Center will open its new, $463 million hospital April 11, the Arizona Republic reported Jan. 10. 

Medtronic to close manufacturing sites, distribution centers

Medtronic has ended contracts with 200 suppliers, and the medical device company plans to close five manufacturing plants and six distribution centers, according to a Jan. 9 Star Tribune report.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center names new digital chief

George T. ‘Buddy’ Hickman has been appointed the new chief digital and information officer at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.