Meharry Medical College and University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School Health Care Management (HCM) Department recently announced a joined MD/PhD program to foster more diversity in healthcare that will launch in 2021. This partnership represents the first of its kind for both institutions and will create new opportunities for students interested in clinical practice and policy administration. Nashville Medical News is taking a deeper dive on the new program in the August/September issue.
Youtube Announces A New Team, Led By Dr. Garth Graham, To Bring More Authoritative, Engaging Health Content To The Platform
YouTube is unveiling a new health partnerships team to address the evolving digital health needs of consumers and the desire for clinicians to be able to communicate beyond the exam room.
Centerstone Earns Five-Year Reaccreditation from American Association of Suicidology
Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral healthcare, has received a five-year reaccreditation from the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) for its Crisis Services line of care.
Heritage Group Launches $300 Million Oversubscribed Third Fund
Backed by Leading National Healthcare Organizations, Heritage Group Utilizes Strategic Private Equity Investing Model to Address Healthcare's Greatest Challenges
Nashville's Specialty Dental Brands Garners $107 Million in New Financing
Oxford Finance LLC ("Oxford"), a specialty finance firm that provides senior debt to healthcare services and life sciences companies worldwide, announced the closing of a $107 million senior credit facility to Specialty Dental Brands ("SDB" or "the Company") a dental services organization headquartered in Nashville, which focuses on pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and oral surgery.
Onlife Health Honored with Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness® Award for Fourth Consecutive Year
Onlife Health, a GuideWell Company with 23 years of experience in delivering well-being-engagement solutions, today announced it has received the Fall 2020 Nation's Best and Brightest in Wellness® award from the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).
Covenant Physician Partners Announces Goran Dragolovic to Succeed Lew Little as President and CEO
Covenant Physician Partners (Covenant), a rapidly growing physician services company, announced today that Goran Dragolovic will succeed Lew Little as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 11, 2021.
Integrated Oncology Network Announces Strategic Partnership with Southwest Urology
Cleveland multi-specialty platform pivotal to strategic growth of nationwide networks
Simplify ASC Acquires PhyBus Revenue Services
Ambulatory Surgery Center operators have a unique hybrid offering to leverage.
Ascend Federal Credit Union Donates $50,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, today announced a donation of $50,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Patsy Powers and Brent Hill to lead Waller's Nationally Recognized Healthcare Industry Team
Attorneys enhance leadership roles at one of the nation's largest healthcare law firms
Skylight Health Announces Closing of Tennessee Clinic with $2.2 Million in Revenue and Positive EBITDA
Skylight Health Group Inc (CSE:SHG; OTCQX: CBIIF) ("SHG" or the "Company"), one of the largest multi-specialty healthcare systems in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has closed on the acquisition of Healthcare Resources Management LLC ("HRM") which operates Perimeter Pain and Primary Clinic ("Perimeter") in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Michael Christie, MD, Receives 2020 AAHKS Humanitarian Award
Michael Christie, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Southern Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Medical Center, was awarded the 2020 Humanitarian Award from the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).
BlueCross Foundation Providing $1.75 Million to Tennessee Food Banks
$5 million given this year to address food insecurity issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic
emids Taps Industry Veteran Sriraman Nagarajan to Lead Life Sciences Business Unit
emids, a leader in digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare industry, today announced the appointment of Sriraman Nagarajan as President of its Life Sciences business unit.
Alzheimer's Foundation of America: Congress Approves Historic $3.12 Billion Appropriation for Federal Alzheimer's Research Funding
As part of its end of year spending package, Congress approved passage of the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021, which is expected to be signed by the President, with an additional $300 million designated for Alzheimer's disease research at the National Institutes for Health (NIH)-- bringing federal funding to find an Alzheimer's cure to a total of $3.12 billion.
Sarah Cannon promotes Melissa Johnson, MD, to Program Director, Lung Cancer Research
Sarah Cannon announced the promotion of Melissa Johnson, MD, to Program Director of Lung Cancer Research. In her new role, Dr. Johnson will lead the lung cancer clinical trial portfolio across the Sarah Cannon network.
Very Real Help Announces Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Very Real Help (VRH), a company developing a novel mental health application, announced today a $206,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to use their groundbreaking peer-support mental health platform as a clinical research tool to improve treatment for individuals living with opioid use disorder.
THE HUFF PROJECT DONATES $35,000 TO VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER
Gift to Help Fund Development of Lung Cancer Education Tool by VUMC Physician