Eastern Virginia Medical School officials say such a restructuring, which would involve fully integrating a hospital and school, could have a substantial economic impact on the region.
Virginia Beach nearly canceled Monday vaccine clinic due to delayed shipments
After winter storms delayed vaccine shipments, Virginia Beach borrowed 2,000 doses from Sentara Healthcare to fulfill its scheduled vaccination appointments Monday. Author: Evan Watson Updated: 5:11 PM EST February 22, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. Virginia Beach leaders nearly canceled the city’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic Monday, and had to borrow about 2,000 vaccine doses from Sentara Healthcare to stay on track.
Winter storms delayed vaccine shipments across the country, forcing Virginia Beach to scramble for the shots.
Bob Engle, the Virginia Beach Department of Public Health emergency coordinator, said he picked up the shots from Sentara on Monday morning so Virginia Beach didn t have to cancel thousands of appointments.
Truveta
Fourteen health systems are building their own health-tech startup.
They ll use big tech for some things, but also build special software to sift through provider data.
Truveta s leaders told Insider there are certain healthcare skills big tech has yet to master.
Fourteen health systems, including four of the nation s 10 largest, are forming a new company, Truveta, to learn from their patient data.
The idea behind Truveta, now headed by Microsoft veteran Terry Myerson, is about two years in the making, Rod Hochman, the CEO of Providence St. Joseph Health, told Insider. In 2019, Providence made $25 billion in operating revenue across 51 hospitals and more than 1,000 clinics in seven states.
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