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Honoring Tom Racobaldo: Crothall CEO to Retire After Decades of Leadership  In 1979, Tom Racobaldo refinished hospital floors and cleaned patient rooms as a Crothall management trainee. Six months later, he received his first assignment: managing a 50-bed hospital with 10 employees in northeast Philadelphia.  Forty-six years later, Racobaldo will retire as Crothall’s chief executive officer. Well-known for his humility, Racobaldo will complete nearly a half-century in the business at the top…

Walmart’s Cancer Centers of Excellence program historically focused on some of the most prevalent cancers, such as breast, lung, colon, prostate, pancreatic and blood cancer. Now, employees can access the same benefit for a whole host of other cancers, including bone, pituitary, liver, thyroid, central nervous system and gynecological. The post Walmart Expands Centers of…

So far, 13 pharmacies have filed to join the Pharmacy Guild, 11 of which have won their election with the National Labor Relations Board while the other two are waiting for their election date. The post Where Does the Pharmacy Guild Stand in Its Effort to Build a National Pharmacy Union? appeared first on MedCity…

[Sponsored] Meevo offers an all-in-one solution for managing salon and spa employees. From scheduling and time tracking to payroll and promotions, Meevo streamlines operations and supports growth. The post Simplify Salon & Spa Employee Management with Meevo’s Comprehensive Software appeared first on MedCity News.

Alpine Physician Partners — which operates primary care organizations in several states — is implementing Ambience Healthcare’s documentation and coding tool after a successful pilot. Before adopting Ambience’s tool, Alpine clinicians spent 4.7 hours on charting per day, but now that time has dropped down to 1.2 hours per day. The post How A Physician…

Gilead Sciences is acquiring LEO Pharma’s oral small molecule inhibitors of STAT6, a protein key to two validated inflammation pathways. Other STAT6 drug developers include Kymera Therapeutics and Sanofi-partnered Recludix Pharma, which is presenting this week during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The post Gilead’s New $250M Drug R&D Pact Adds Contenders in the Hunt…

The transformation of our healthcare system can start now, with employers adopting value-based care models, communities demanding better access, and policymakers challenging the status quo.  The post The Crisis That Unites Us: Healthcare Costs Are Breaking Everyone appeared first on MedCity News.

Healthcare AI company Innovaccer closed a $275 million Series F funding round, bringing its fundraising total to date to $675 million. The company has plans to go public “at some point,” but it isn’t in any hurry, said CEO Abhinav Shashank. The post Innovaccer Rakes In $275M, Kicking Off What Will Likely Be Another Hot…

If we truly believe in treating the whole patient, we must recognize that survival is not the only measure of success. Preserving a woman’s sense of self, her dignity, her identity, her autonomy is just as essential. The post Supporting the Whole Patient: The Psychological Value of Scalp Cooling in Breast Cancer Treatment appeared first…