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Madison, Ga.-based Morgan Medical Center has promoted two members of its leadership team.

The FDA has approved a new Apple Watch function that can detect sleep apnea, CBS News reported Sept. 17. 

Hospitals have become safer for patients in the past few years, but there is a long way to go, according to three health system leaders. 

For the past few decades, health systems have struggled to find ways to boost revenue amid growing financial stress. The pressure on hospitals has steadily built up over the years, especially in wake of the pandemic. The answer for many is to merge. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC and the Department of Veterans Affairs  Veterans Integrated Service Network No. 4, or VA Healthcare–VISN 4, are expanding a nurse liaison program that improves health outcomes and care for veterans.

Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children has imposed a lockout of nurses represented by the Hawaii Nurses Association after the group's one-day strike Sept. 13, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has received a $150 million gift to fund pancreatic cancer research, the single largest gift in the health system's history, from philanthropists A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and Tessa Stephenson Brand.

Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics are snapping up lab assets from several health systems. Here are seven deals that Becker's has reported in 2024: 

The FDA has cleared Senseonics and Ascensia Diabetes Care's Eversense 365 Glucose Monitoring System.

After laying off about 1,000 employees in August, Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital has rehired some of its rehabilitation therapists, the Houston Chronicle reported Sept. 17.