Karim Kaissi joins Intermountain Healthcare in Nevada as medical group president
May 19, 2021 – Karim Kaissi has joined Intermountain Healthcare in Nevada, filling the role of Nevada Medical Group President. Kaissi comes to Intermountain after…
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Abbott, American Heart Association team up to advance health equity, fight high blood pressure and chronic conditions in Texas
May 19, 2021 – The American Heart Association and Abbott (Abbott Park, IL) announced a new multi-year initiative to reduce high blood pressure and chronic…
Health Mart, Health Mart Atlas community pharmacies administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
May 19, 2021 – As of today, 1,370 community pharmacies affiliated with Health Mart and Health Mart Atlas have collectively administered one million COVID-19 vaccine…
Teleflex signs definitive agreement to sell certain respiratory assets to Medline
May 19, 2021 – Teleflex Incorporated (Wayne, PA) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a significant portion of its Respiratory business…
Amazon plans new “Diagnostics” business to offer at-home medical tests
May 19, 2021 – Amazon is considering launching a business that offers an array of at-home medical tests and a third-party marketplace for general home-diagnostics…
Essentia, CommonSpirit call off 14-hospital sale
May 19, 2021 – Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have reportedly called off negotiations for Essentia to acquire 14 Catholic Health Initiatives facilities in Minnesota…
Vizient adds environmentally preferred language to contracts to help drive creation of safer healthcare products
May 18, 2021 – Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced it will begin implementing environmentally preferred (EP) language into virtually all of its medical/surgical contracts to…
Ohio sees boost in shots after it announces $1M vaccination lottery
May 18, 2021 – Two days after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $5 million lottery to encourage vaccinations, the state saw its highest vaccination…
BD to build new $200M manufacturing facility in Spain to support growing pre-filled drug delivery business
May 18, 2021 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (Franklin Lakes, NJ) will build a $200 million, high-tech manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain, that will…
MedPro Associates to provide contract sales for Procell Professional Batteries
May 17, 2021 – Procell, a division of Duracell, has officially partnered with MedPro Associates to serve as its nationwide salesforce in both the acute…