NATIONAL
- DoJ Recovered $2.6B from Healthcare Fraud Cases in 2019
- 297%: The average difference between highest, lowest outpatient charges, study says
- SCOTUS declines expedited review of ACA case
- Uber Health plans to double in size this year
- Forbes names ‘Best Employers for Diversity’: 14 hospitals, health systems in top 100
- Surgeries are being postponed because of a surgical gown shortage
- Genomics in healthcare: How systems are using the data and whether there is a cause for concern
- Epic CEO Judy Faulkner asks hospitals to oppose HHS’ interoperability rule
- PhRMA spent record-high $29 million on lobbying in 2019
- Is volume the key to value-based care success?
- He drove a stranger home from the hospital. Now, his company’s partnered with Uber on medical transportation
- How Telepsychiatry Is Improving Access to Mental Health Care
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
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- Pediatric Center of Stamford Joins Stamford Health Medical Group
- OneOncology taps partnership in Connecticut
- Gov. Ned Lamont signs executive orders seeking to rein in health care costs
- Healthcare Costs Targeted by Two New Executive Orders
- Pharmalittle: Connecticut lawmakers look to cap insulin prices; Glaxo halts Excedrin production
MAINE
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- Maine gives green light to Mayo joining Northern Light
- Spectrum Healthcare notifies 11,300 patients of phishing attack
- State grants approval for Mayo Regional, Northern Light integration
- U of Southern Maine receives $2.5M to combat nursing shortage
- Northern Maine Medical to add meds-to-beds program
- New autism center in Portland will aid underserved population
- CMHC officials pitch $35M Lewiston cancer center to the public
- Mayo Regional, Northern Light merger receives DHHS approval
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Massachusetts seeks to regulate urgent care industry
- Partners to integrate clinically, digitally with primary care platform
- ‘This Will Stay With Her’: Family, Boston Children’s Hospital Offer Differing Accounts In Malpractice Lawsuit
- Federal inspectors detail shortcomings at VA facilities in Northampton, Bedford
- Union workers reach agreement with Steward hospitals
- Federal inspectors flag deficiencies at VA medical center in Leeds
- Massachusetts Nurses Association Against Proposed Closure of Leonard Morse Hospital ER, Surgical Units
- MetroWest Medical Center to close nearly all services at Natick campus
- Mass. Nurses Association: Dozens could lose jobs at Natick’s Leonard Morse Hospital
- Boston Hospital Leader: U.S. Health Care Has A Bureaucracy Problem
- Study: Critical care improvements may differ depending on hospital’s patient population
- Boston’s Whittier Street Health Center Announces New Medical Director
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW YORK
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- Why NY hospitals have the worst quality, safety ratings in U.S.
- Olean General Hospital Opens Comprehensive Vascular Center
- Chief growth officer appointment among 3 NYC Health + Hospitals leadership changes
- Northwell Announces Affiliation with The Center for Discovery
- Mount Vernon Hospital Supporters Picket, Hold Vigil
- Health Quest Says Patient Information May Have Been Disclosed
- Oswego Health Appoints New Executive Director
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
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- Copley Hospital’s ailing finances in recovery
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock achieves strong standing in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ value payment program
- A service dispute in Vermont, CON hurdles & more
- Springfield Hospital board members deny lawsuit claims by former CEO
- Marathon Health and OurHealth to merge
- Hospital board members seek to dismiss former CEO’s lawsuit
- Gifford Women’s Health Center slated to open in September
- No Retreat? Brattleboro Mental Hospital’s Future Is Uncertain
- Kniffin: UVM Health Network affiliation boosting Porter
- Whistleblower won’t pursue case against OneCare Vermont
- Vermont hospital reopens operating rooms after odor closure
MID-ATLANTIC/EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
NEW JERSEY
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- Is this a hospital or a spa? NJ moms giving birth in luxury style
- New Jersey passes laws to preserve ‘Obamacare’ amid court fight
- CareOne, New Jersey’s largest family owned and operated senior living and post acute care operator, has appointed Dr. Amina Ahmed to Chief Medical Officer effective April 1, 2020
- New Jersey Legislation to Expand Hospice and Palliative Care
- New Jersey provider notifies patients of data breach
- Regional hubs established to improve population health
PENNSYLVANIA
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- How a pending Jefferson deal could reshape Philadelphia’s health-care market
- Ellwood hospital cited 40 times by PA health department under Americore
- Six months in, prognosis for doctor’s East Liberty flat-fee practice shows promise
- Jefferson Hospital patient claims security guard dragged him out of cafeteria
- Ellwood City hospital had plan to reopen before bankruptcy; with no movement on plan, medical center license under review
- WHS president adamant about remaining independent
- Sneak peek: See inside Chester County Hospital’s $300M expansion
- Pennsylvania health system to deploy Meditech HER
- Pennsylvania hospital banned from reopening after racking up 40 citations
- Locked Emergency Room, No Answers: Ellwood City Still Without Hospital
- Allegheny Health Network, Johns Hopkins expand research collaboration
- Sunbury hospital closing emergency room, several other departments by end of month
- Pennsylvania hospitals cancel surgeries over surgical gown recall
- Philadelphia hospital brings voter registration to the ER
- NueHealth purchases part of Paoli Surgery Center
- Final state inspection starts for AHN neighborhood hospital
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
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- WVU Medicine aims to meet rural health care needs
- Wright: Joining WVU A ‘Win’ For Hospital
- WMC enters collaboration agreement with WVU Medicine
- Hearing in opioid cases set in Charleston
- Epic EHR is ‘most important puzzle piece’ of West Virginia hospital’s merger with WVU Health
- iTeam Investigates: What’s in store for the future of West Virginia health care?
- iTeam Investigates: Why are W.Va. hospitals going bankrupt?
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
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- Iowa lawmakers consider measures to protect people with pre-existing conditions as ‘Obamacare’ faces legal challenges
- Federal opioid shift could have Iowa health implications
- Iowa’s Board of Medicine reviewing treatment at state-run facility for people with disabilities
- Jacuzzis, security part of $10.75 million update to birthing unit at Jennie Edmundson
KANSAS
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- Taylor to retire as hospitals’ CEO
- Judge OKs Horton hospital sale at auction
- CEO of 2 Centura Health Kansas hospitals to retire
- Compromise proposal made to lower healthcare costs for Kansas families
- They paid health premiums for months, but say their JoCo employer kept the cash
- Challenges and opportunities facing rural communities explored at Kansas Farmers Union convention
MINNESOTA
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- Genomics in healthcare: How systems are using the data and whether there is a cause for concern
- Mayo Clinic compensation: 5 statistics
- Allina Health hospital forms neonatal telemedicine partnership with Children’s Minnesota
- Local NW MN leaders in healthcare, public health, EMS attend leadership course in Alabama
- Health care groups pay tax on CEO pay
MISSOURI
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- SSM Health names new regional president
- SSM Health names Charles J. Barnett regional president for academic ministries
- Missouri hospital hit with class-action suit over failure to pay for employees’ insurance
- Centene closes $17B acquisition of WellCare
- Now-shuttered Boonville hospital didn’t pay for employees’ insurance, lawsuit alleges
- $1 million CoxHealth grant to support opioid abuse recovery, education in rural areas
- System Partner to Provide VR Therapy to Veterans
- St. Louis donations wipe away $13 million in medical debt
- Boonville community leaders want new health care options after hospital closing
- Researchers slam hospital programs that deliver unnecessary imaging to the wealthy
NEBRASKA
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- Dr. Jill Poole named chief of new division at University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Centene closes $17B acquisition of WellCare
- Proposed bill would create statewide database for public health data
- Family, physician urge Nebraska lawmakers to add rare genetic disease to newborn screening tests
- Nebraska doctor lets patients pay for surgery by volunteering: “We want to be able to offer hope”
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Genomics in healthcare: How systems are using the data and whether there is a cause for concern
- South Dakota health system joins Mayo network, changes name
- Effort begins to reduce risk of death of SD mothers during childbirth
- Rebranding of Regional to Monument Health has begun
- South Dakota Department of Health launches “comprehensive plan” for suicide prevention
- South Dakota bill restricting medical treatment for transgender youth passes first major vote
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- Major doctors’ group calls for US to assure coverage for all
- NorthShore says it now has largest U.S. clinical genomics program
- Ferrell Hospital CEO is president-elect of ICAHN board
- Rush University Medical Center opens LGBTQ health resource center
- Illinois healthcare company closes briefly to meet state law
- Regent Surgical Health Announces New Partnership with Lee Health and The Center for Specialized Surgery
- Kevin Lofton to retire as CEO of CommonSpirit Health
- Illinois hospital CEO to retire
- SSM President Jeremy Bradford elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association board of trustees
- Advocate Medical Group to close 7 Chicago-area clinics
- Colorado healthtech company scoops up Chicago startup
- Cook County Board wants power to appoint Illinois public health system’s next CEO, determine salary package
- HSHS launches telemedicine ICU services at 2nd hospital
- 4 Chicago hospitals to unite, form single healthcare system
INDIANA
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- NorthShore Health Centers of Indiana opening $18 million facility in Portage
- Highpoint Health laid off or reduced the hours of 80 workers today
- Telehealth Clinic Expands to More Rural Schools
- Franciscan Beacon Hospital in La Porte to expand on clinic’s offerings
- Greene County marks telehealth milestone
- Marathon Health and OurHealth to merge
- Indy Startup Partners with Komen Tissue Bank
- Medical device startup targeting bed sores
- Franciscan Health Michigan City celebrates first year in new hospital
KENTUCKY
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- Quarantined patient at Kentucky hospital was misdiagnosed, officials say
- Mercy Health-Lourdes Joins UK Markey Cancer Center
- TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital denied request for additional ambulance service
- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital employees react to upcoming closure
- Bill to assist UofL with Jewish Hospital acquisition clears House panel
- Lawmakers advance U of L request for $35 million to help KentuckyOne deal
- University of Louisville clears hurdle in quest for $35M state loan on hospital acquisition
- Bon Secours to close Kentucky hospital, affecting 1,000 employees
- Hospital in northeastern Ky. closing at end of September
- Quarantined patient at Kentucky hospital was misdiagnosed, officials say
- Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital Announces Affiliation with UK Markey Cancer Center
- TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital welcomes new Chief Nursing Officer
- Humana hires away chief data officer from federal agency
- Princeton’s hospital OK despite trend
- Kentucky lawmakers call Bellefonte closure a ‘bombshell’
- Kentucky hospital, Anthem reach agreement
- Pending Kentucky hospital closure prompts outpouring of assistance for employees
MICHIGAN
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- MidMichigan Medical Center-West Branch announces new president
- Perrigo investing nearly $14M in Holland facility
- Detroit Medical Center won’t outsource security jobs
- MDHHS Director discusses opioid epidemic in Michigan
- Battle Creek’s Grace Health goes beyond the standard doctor’s visit with collaborations and teamwork
OHIO
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- Cardinal Health plans recall for contaminated surgical gowns
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital creates for-profit gene therapy CMO
- Mayfield doctor agrees to cooperate with feds in probe into neurological drug’s marketing
- As rural hospitals struggle, Wayne HealthCare frames $60M expansion in Darke County
- UTMC CEO: ‘This is not a hospital we’re shutting. This is a hospital we’re building’
- Bon Secours Mercy Health invests in Lirio artificial intelligence platform
- First northwest Ohio pediatric urgent care now open
- OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital raises minimum wage to $15 per hour
- Nationwide Children’s asks Columbus school board for tax abatement on for-profit company
- Cleveland Clinic names Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita chairman of Hillcrest Hospital’s board
- Kettering Health Network makes several changes to C-suite
- Bon Secours Mercy Health forecasts $10B in revenue this year
WISCONSIN
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- UW nurse unionization faces dire health care implications
- Advocate Aurora Health looks to expand in eastern Wisconsin
- Ascension micro-hospital project in Menomonee Falls to receive TIF assistance
- Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac to pay $10 million to settle whistleblower case
- Marshfield Clinic recognized as 2020 Choice Employer
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
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- Florida bill would lift limits on specialty hospitals
- Top Moffitt Cancer Center doctors failed to disclose payments from China, report says
- Kidz Medical Services of Coral Gables Appoints Wayne Brackin CEO
- Orlando Health to buy land near Lakeland for medical campus, hotel, more
- Florida drugmaker files for bankruptcy after recall
- Halifax Health joins UF Health for Deltona hospital
- New emergency care bringing help closer
- Hospital authority to refute reasons for audit
- Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point makes another C-suite addition
- Tampa General Hospital names new chief financial officer
- Report: More market power means bigger profits at Tampa-St. Pete hospitals
- $80M surgical institute to revamp ORs, expand orthopedics at Florida hospital
- Twin Cities Hospital breaks ground for new ER addition
- Nicklaus Children’s to sell Miami Medical Center
- West Marion Community Hospital names Gabe Bullaro CEO
- Nemours Children’s Health System uses security cameras for remote patient care
GEORGIA
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- Water leak at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Ga Ambulance Company Pays $65,000 to Settle Allegations
- Aiken Hospital property deal falls through
- Georgia Lawmakers Push For Transparency In Hospital Finances
- New hospital facility plan revealed
- Local non-profit opens new medical facility in East Atlanta
- NGHS plans ‘neighborhood hospital’ for Lumpkin in 2021
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Eastern North Carolina hospital to be sold to Texas firm
- More care for kids: Inpatient pediatric care returns to UNC Rex Hospital this month
- CarolinaEast opens doors on new SECU Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Some Triangle hospitals at full capacity as flu season intensifies
- A program Greensboro officials are considering could dramatically help the homeless
- Hale, new CEO of Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, excited to serve hospital and community
- Watchdog makes case against hospital sale
- Novant secures city approval for $154 million South Charlotte hospital
- ‘Bacteria-sniffing’ dog keeps cancer patients safe at Greenville hospital
- North Carolina health system apologizes after billing patients for rape kits
- North Carolina collects $176,000 in Medicaid fraud case against ResMed Corp.
- Anchor Health Properties and WakeMed Health & Hospitals Partner to Expand Access through New Health Facilities
- What will Fort Mill’s new hospital look like? The discussion has started.
- CaroMont physician appointed to board of NC Institute of Medicine
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- SC’s largest hospital system lays off 327 more employees as it tries to cut costs
- South Carolina health system launches virtual care services for ICU patients
- S.C. midwives push for increased collaboration with health centers despite state regulation
- McLeod Health announces leadership changes
- Lawmakers release plan to reform healthcare in South Carolina
- Encompass Health building hospital in South Carolina
- MUSC plans to open SC’s only adult burn center in Charleston by early summer
TENNESSEE
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- Ballad Health reschedules some elective surgical procedures after nationwide recall
- Tennessee hospital misses payroll
- In Tennessee, 2% of providers write 25% of pediatric antibiotic prescriptions
- Tennessee physician charged in $7M healthcare fraud conspiracy
- Tennessee systems open joint 60-bed behavioral health hospital
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
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- UAMS Chancellor says 24/7 statewide digital healthcare is goal by Spring
- Feeling sick? UAMS medical providers now just a click away
- Rural health program obtains $750K opioid grant; includes SEA hospitals
- MRMC among 14 south Arkansas hospitals to receive $750,000 in grant funds to combat opioid abuse
- $750,000 grant will create regional response to opioid abuse
- Arkansas University Launches 24-Hour DTC Telehealth Program
- Blue & You Foundation Grants $68k to UA Little Rock to Create Continuing Education Program
ARIZONA
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- Mesa hospital invests $1M in robotic surgery unit
- Arizona-based health care provider settles with Medicaid
- Arizona agency names 44 others tied to alleged exam, billing fraud
- Arizona health department defends decision to keep Hacienda Healthcare open
- Hacienda HealthCare to keep its state license, Medicaid contract
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital to deploy Medtronic neurosurgery robot
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana Medicaid managed care contract awards thrown out
- East Jefferson Hospital board takes no action on proposed LCMC deal but calls special meeting
- Lafayette General joins ProMedica, OSF HealthCare to invest in analytics startup
- As rumors of East Jefferson Hospital deal swirl, board set to meet Wednesday
- ‘It’s a new day in New Orleans’: New Children’s Hospital mental health unit near completion
- How clinical communications tech helped one hospital lower call volume by 70%
NEW MEXICO
OKLAHOMA
-
- Angi Mohr tapped as president of Oklahoma hospital
- Kevin D. Gordon: Improving Oklahomans’ health through secure electronic platforms
- NwOA meeting to feature Medicaid expansion
- Arnold Joins Variety Care as Director of Women’s Health
- Oklahoma legislators seek medical marijuana restrictions, transparency
TEXAS
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- San Antonio pharma rep gets 2-plus years in prison, must pay $1.7 million in national health fraud case
- Ascension Texas Names Timothy Brierty Regional Hospital President
- University Health System develops mobile wayfinding platform for patient navigation
- Kindred Hospital shuttering 4 Houston locations
- How Houston Methodist reduced opioid prescriptions by nearly 77%
- UT Health East Texas ushers in new leadership
- Steward Health Care to deploy Meditech EHR across 35 hospitals
- Children’s Health planning major expansion in Plano
- 3 Texas health systems settle lawsuit alleging they colluded to stifle nurse pay
- Changes to Texas law clear path for hospital mergers across state
- Texas Health Resources CFO finds focus as the finance chief role blurs
- Texas Health Huguley Names New CEO
- Eastern North Carolina hospital to be sold to Texas firm
- UTPB partners with UT School of Public Health
- CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System’s EP Lab Spotlighted Nationally for Excellence
- Texas Health Remembers COO Dr. Jeffrey Canose
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
IDAHO
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- Minidoka Memorial offers robotic-arm assisted joint replacement procedures
- St. Luke’s releases Community Health Needs Assessment for 2019
- St. Luke’s Community Health Assessment Finds Two Main Health Concerns For Idaho
- Progress on doctor shortage: Idaho’s moved up from 49th to 45th
- Bingham Memorial residency program to shut down after losing accreditation
- Ribbon cutting held for Idaho Falls Community Hospital
MONTANA
OREGON
-
- Health Share of Oregon announces local clinician and Medicaid executive as CEO
- Morse is named specialty medical director for Providence Seaside Hospital
- Kaiser Permanente invests in ‘deeply affordable’ housing for low-income seniors
- Health Share hires new CEO from Kaiser Permanente to lead state’s largest CCO
WASHINGTON
-
- Nurses, caregivers announce strike at Swedish hospital
- Yakima County lawmakers look for ways to help in wake of hospital closure
- King, Snohomish County nurses reverse course, announce intent to strike
- Capital Medical Center taps Chris Sloan as COO
- Washington lawmakers look to reduce Astria Regional Medical Center closure impact
- Bozeman Health, St. Peter’s Heath announce partnership with Seattle hospital
- Judge: No turning back Yakima hospital closure
- PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center caregivers earn health coach certification
- Olympic Medical Center CEO Eric Lewis to retire
WYOMING
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
-
- California physician gets 15 months in prison for $900M kickback scheme
- Palomar Health CEO named to California Hospital Association Board
- Ex-owner of Long Beach Pacific Hospital gets 15 months for healthcare fraud
- Bay Area-based healthcare companies pledge millions to fight California’s homeless crisis
- Water Line Break Forces Closure of Los Angeles Hospital
- UC Health’s chief data scientist has some advice for startups thinking about stealth mode
COLORADO
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs expands after only six months
- Home health can be cost-effective solution for Colorado as population ages and preferences evolve
- Hospital-linked dark money group launches pricey ad blitz in Colorado
- Cook: How Vail Health is enhancing access to care
- Douglas County takes top spot in Colorado health rankings
- DaVita Celebrates 2019 Achievements
- Colorado healthtech company scoops up Chicago startup
- Delta hospital denies violating wage laws
- Physicians, nurses in crosshairs of hospital lobbying efforts in Colorado
- Estes Park Health announces new CEO
HAWAII
NEVADA
UTAH
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- Utah HIE taps NextGate to enhance patient identification, interoperability
- Intermountain Healthcare Launches Plan to Build Nation’s Model Health System for Children, Inspires $50 Million Gift from Gail Miller and Family
- Second Primary Children’s Hospital to be built in Lehi
- St. Mark’s Hospital placed on lockdown
- University of Utah Health using OrthoGrid tech to improve surgery outcomes
