December 17, 2024- BD and Babson Diagnostics, a health care technology company, announced an expansion of fingertip blood collection and testing technologies for use by U.S. health systems and other large provider networks in settings like urgent cares, doctor offices and other ambulatory care settings. This innovative blood testing process integrates BD's MiniDraw™ … [Read more...]

December 17, 2024- Terumo Interventional Systems (TIS), a division of Terumo Corporation, announces the launch and commercial availability of its R2P™ NaviCross® peripheral support catheter in the U.S., further expanding the company’s radial-to-peripheral (R2P) portfolio. The R2P NaviCross catheter, now available in a 200 cm length, is designed for optimized performance in R2P … [Read more...]

December 16, 2024- U.S. News & World Report has named Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, CO among their 2025 High Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care. U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best … [Read more...]

December 16, 2024- Amsino International Inc. announced the acquisition of MedXL Inc., a Canadian based medical device manufacturer specializing in prefilled syringes. This strategic acquisition immediately expands Amsino's existing prefilled syringe capacity to more than 500 million syringes annually, while supporting ongoing supply chain resiliency strategies with North … [Read more...]

December 16, 2024- Abbott announced that its board of directors has increased the company's quarterly common dividend to 59 cents per share, an increase of 7.3%. The company's quarterly dividend payout has increased more than 60% since 2020. This marks Abbott's 53rd consecutive year of dividend growth. It will be the 404th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott … [Read more...]

December 13, 2024- As temperatures drop, this typically signals an annual increase in cardiac illnesses and the rise of an increasing variety of respiratory diseases. Most of us have already been providing our customers with flu and COVID vaccines and helping them prepare for the rise in annual school physical exams. It is also likely that your customers have asked you about … [Read more...]

December 13, 2024- Community Health Systems, Inc. announced that a subsidiary of the Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell 123-bed Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, N.C., and related businesses, to Duke Health for approximately $280 million, subject to certain net working capital and other adjustments. The transaction … [Read more...]

December 13, 2024- Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2024. This marks three consecutive years Gassen has been named to this significant list. Prominent leaders joining Gassen include: Wright Lassiter III, CEO of CommonSpirit Health, Mark Cuban, co-founder, Mark … [Read more...]

December 13, 2024- Community benefit, which Cleveland Clinic reports annually to the IRS, is a measure of the health system’s impact on the community. In 2023, it contributed $1.46 billion in community benefit for its operations in Ohio, Florida and Nevada. Cleveland Clinic's most recent Economic and Fiscal Impact report measures its impact on the economy. This study was … [Read more...]

December 13, 2024- Endovascular therapy, or EVT, – a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels – is 2 ½ times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after vertebrobasilar stroke that affects the back of the brain, including the brain stem. A meta-analysis of four randomized clinical trials, published in The … [Read more...]