Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has begun construction on the new Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital. The health system marked the expansion with a wall-breaking ceremony April 1, according to an April 2 news release shared with Becker’s.…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
New legislation in West Virginia is aimed at tackling prior authorization hurdles under the state’s public employee insurance health plan. The move comes six months after a state employee died following repeated cancer treatment coverage denials, according to an April…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have named Christian Capitini, MD, director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. Dr. Capitini will step into the role April 19 after serving…
Seattle-based Fred Hutch has launched a division of surgical oncology and appointed John Gore, MD, as the inaugural division director. Dr. Gore will also serve as senior vice president at Fred Hutch, according to an April 1 post on LinkedIn. …
The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has reopened its Clinical Research Center after a 2022 flood forced the university to relocate operations to another building. The new facility has 30% more patient rooms, including two overnight rooms, seven exam…
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Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute will launch an initiative to address rural cervical cancer care through nearly $2 million in funding from the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. The initiative will employ…
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened the Vista Pavilion, a $650 million building dedicated solely to cancer care services. Patients will begin receiving care at the facility on April 7, according to a March 31 news release from…
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently opened a colorectal cancer center, bringing subspecialty care teams together in one location. Y. Nancy You, MD, professor in the department of colon and rectal surgery and director of MD Anderson’s…
For Match Day 2026, the share of non-U.S. international medical graduates matched to a post-graduate year 1 position fell to a five-year low. “[International medical graduates] play an important role in the U.S. physician workforce, and recent federal immigration policy…
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System will develop a solid organ transplant program at Tampa-based St. Joseph’s Hospital in partnership with Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine. BayCare expects to begin performing kidney transplants in 2027, according to a March 31 news release from…