Cardiology is quickly becoming a key point of investment for hospitals and health systems developments in technology and new CMS approvals expand outpatient capabilities within the specialty amid persistent demand among the U.S. population. From opening cardiac ASCs to expanding…
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Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center received a $9 million gift to support pediatric cardiology at its Children’s Heart Center. The gift was given by Priscilla and David O’Donnell, with $4 million given to establish a permanent endowment to support…
Health system operating margins fell to 0.2% in April, edging back toward zero after a brief two-month recovery. A new report shows just how fragile hospital finances remain heading into the second half of 2026. Drawing on data from more…
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC opened its $85 million Children’s Heart Institute on June 4. The heart institute will provide comprehensive, lifelong care for congenital heart conditions through adulthood, according to a system news release. The 50,000-square-foot institute includes three cardiac catheterization labs,…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to submit a certificate-of-need application by June 15 for a proposed 120-bed heart and vascular tower in Wilmington, N.C., setting up a competitive review process with Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health for newly approved hospital…
Disconnected systems don’t just slow operations, they create friction at every point of the patient journey and erode the staff experience over time. Many organizations have invested heavily in new tools. But when scheduling, communication, clinical workflows and follow-up care…
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- Gregory Hall, Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Central Florida Healthcare
- Jeff Gartland, Chief Executive Officer, Relatient
- Michael Palantoni, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, athenahealth
Iterative Health, a Massachusetts-based company with an international presence, has acquired the clinical research operations of Waco (Texas) Cardiology Associates along with cardiology research sites in Port Arthur and Beaumont, Texas — all three previously operated by NextStage Clinical Research,…
Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National named Michael Taylor, MD, PhD, chief of the division of cardiology. He will join the Heart and Lung Center, according to a June 1 system news release shared with Becker’s. “I am looking forward to joining…
Most hospitals’ vendor credentialing programs were built to protect clinical spaces, especially the operating room. But the operating room isn’t where most third-party personnel actually go. Environmental services, food and nutrition staff, biomedical technicians and facilities contractors move through patient…
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Academic medical centers are facing a convergence of pressures: Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, tightening NIH funding and labor costs that now represent 60% of total hospital expenses, up 5.6% in 2025. For many C-suites and…
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