September 8, 2020 - CommonSpirit Health (Chicago, IL) announced the opening of its Reference Lab, which will more than triple current COVID-19 testing for the IDN’s 137 hospitals and 1000+ care sites. CommonSpirit says that its lab located in Scottsdale, Arizona, will alone increase the country’s COVID-19 test capacity by up to 70,000 tests per week. CommonSpirit’s … [Read more...]
Medtronic Board appoints new director
August 24, 2020 - Medtronic plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced that its Board of Directors appointed Kevin Lofton to the Board as an independent director, effective September 15. Lofton will serve on the following committees of the board: Audit, Compensation, and Quality. Lofton has spent 25 years as the CEO of some of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. Recently, he … [Read more...]