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Keck School of Medicine at USC proposes fix to primary care provider pipeline

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California uses an immersive model called the Primary Care Initiative to inspire medical students to pursue careers in primary care.
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AtlantiCare Opens $75M Expansion Featuring 50 Private Rooms with Integrated Care Technology

AtlantiCare opened 50 new state-of-the-art private rooms spread over two floors at its Mainland Campus in Galloway Township.
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Hospital shares tips for reading nutrition labels, making healthy choices

One of the most important choices people can make to improve their health is deciding what to eat each day. In a recent blog, Dina Dugan, clinical dietitian at Baystate Noble Hospital, explains that dietary habits directly influence “every organ in our bodies and can lead to or prevent chronic conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.”
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Oklahoma hospital becomes Tulsa’s first Level 1 Trauma Center

Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., has been verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
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Renown Health makes history with first living donor transplant in Nevada

Renown Health in Reno, Nev., one of only 250 transplant centers nationwide, recently reached a historic milestone by successfully performing its first living donor kidney transplant.
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Cedars-Sinai’s AI tool offers 24/7 patient support, shows promising results

Like many health systems, Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles found itself facing access and administrative challenges — long wait times for patients, time-consuming paperwork for doctors. To address these concerns, they launched an artificial intelligence-powered virtual platform called Cedars-Sinai Connect which, according to a recent study, showed positive results when compared to traditional physician recommendations.
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Alaska hospital kitchen staff get lesson in traditional cooking: seal processing

In a hands-on workshop at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Tlingit seal hunter Tim Ackerman demonstrates the traditional method of butchering a harbor seal to a group of chefs, nutritionists and cultural practitioners.
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Saint Peter's University Hospital uses Lightbeam AI to identify at-risk patients, reduce ED visits

Lightbeam Health Solutions and Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., have achieved a 7.1% reduction in emergency department visits among high-risk patients. The decrease was driven by Lightbeam’s AI-enabled program that predicts which patients are at risk of avoidable ED visits within 90 days.
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Trash-collecting character gets kids to read

Thanks to a partnership between Monument Health and the Porter Project, thousands of second-grade students in the Black Hills of South Dakota received a free book — and homework for their parents.
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St. Tammany Health System reaches rural communities through collaboration

Healthier Northshore is a collaborative initiative led by St. Tammany Health System to improve health outcomes across Louisiana’s Northshore region.