Category: Press Release

Let’s be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences. The most important reason for older adults to […]

Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal government. But there are strings attached. In late December, President Donald Trump’s administration announced how much all 50 states would get under its new Rural Health Transformation Program, assigning them to use the money to fix systemic […]

Seamos claros. La razón principal para vacunarse contra la culebrilla (shingles, la infección que genera el virus herpes zóster) es que dos dosis brindan una protección del  90% contra una enfermedad dolorosa, que produce ampollas y puede causar dolor nervioso persistente y otras complicaciones graves a largo plazo. Y que afectará a un tercio de […]

Houston-based Nutex Health has reopened Humble, Texas-based Bayou City ER & Hospital. The facility, formerly known as SE Texas ER & Hospital, closed in 2024.  The 40,000-square-foot facility comprises eight emergency room beds, 46 inpatient beds and advanced imaging technology such as CT scans, X-rays and ultrasound. It will also offer 24/7 emergency and inpatient […]

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has appointed Art Vasquez as president of its newly aligned North Region. He stepped into the role Jan. 5. The North Region includes IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Ind., and hospitals and outpatient facilities throughout Delaware, Blackford, Jay, Allen, Tippecanoe, White, Clinton and Tipton counties, according to a health […]

Universities in North Carolina are launching and expanding programs for physicians and nurses to address workforce shortages, CityView reported Jan. 11. The focus comes amid a flurry of growth through competing hospital expansion projects. The state ranked seventh in a November report evaluating all 50 states and Washington, D.C. North Carolina received a C+ for […]

When Joseph Pinto talks about the future of pharmacy at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, he starts with infrastructure. “Pharmacy sits at the intersection of clinical care, digital innovation and financial stewardship,” Mr. Pinto, vice president of pharmacy operations at Mount Sinai, told Becker’s. “We’re increasingly expected to lead across all three.” That […]

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center has received the New York State Department of Health’s approval to kick off a $53 million construction and renovation program, with the first phase to begin immediately.  The initial $6.5 million phase was greenlit by the health department and will add multiple specialized medical services to the hospital’s main […]

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has entered a partnership with Red Bull New York that places the health system at the center of the club’s training operations, medical care and community outreach. RWJBarnabas Health will hold naming rights to Red Bull New York’s new performance center, scheduled to open in March 2026 in Morris Township, […]

Healthcare generative AI startup Hippocratic AI, which several health systems have invested in, is moving into life sciences with its acquisition of Grove AI. Hippocratic AI has also named a president of life sciences, appointed a life sciences executive advisory council, and partnered with Boston Consulting Group on life sciences strategy. The deal for Grove […]