Gus Iversen

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Cone Health consolidates heart services with opening of Bell Family Heart & Vascular Center

2 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

Cone Health is opening the largest heart and vascular facility in its history, completing a multi-year expansion of its cardiovascular services across central North Carolina. The five-story, 156,000-square-foot facility—officially named the Cone Health Steven D. Bell Family Heart & Vascular Center—will operate as a department of Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. It is expected to serve approximately 120,000 patients annually.
AdventHealth to open new $43 million cancer institute in Florida by 2026

2 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

AdventHealth is moving forward with a $43.2 million cancer center at its Winter Garden campus to address growing demand for oncology services in the region. The three-story, 60,000-square-foot facility will serve patients in West Orange and South Lake counties and is slated for completion by summer 2026. The project is part of a broader effort by the Altamonte Springs, Florida-based health system to expand access to specialty care.
WVU Medicine commits $460 million to expand services across West Virginia

2 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

The West Virginia University Health System has announced more than $460 million in capital projects slated for development across five counties, extending a multi-year effort to broaden healthcare access and services throughout the state. The latest plans follow a $400 million investment disclosed in 2024. Together, the two rounds mark nearly $1 billion allocated over two years toward infrastructure and service expansion.
Bayer completes $44 million expansion at Pennsylvania manufacturing site

3 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

Bayer has opened a 70,000-square-foot expansion at its Myerstown, Pennsylvania, manufacturing facility, marking the completion of a $44 million investment announced in 2022. The Myerstown site, which has been in operation for more than 75 years, is now the largest manufacturing location in the company’s global consumer health network. The facility produces well-known over-the-counter brands including Bayer Aspirin, Aleve, Claritin, One A Day, and Midol.
Cone Health proposes $275 million North Carolina hospital

3 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

Cone Health has filed a certificate of need (CON) application to build a new full-service hospital in Mebane, North Carolina, seeking approval for 46 acute care beds allocated to Alamance County. The proposed facility, Cone Health Mebane Hospital, would be located adjacent to the existing Cone Health MedCenter Mebane. The Greensboro-based health system estimates the project will cost up to $275 million and span 161,578 square feet.
Audit finds New York’s $453 million medical equipment stockpile mostly unused

3 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

An audit released last week by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the state’s emergency stockpile of medical equipment—purchased during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic—remains largely unused, with no clear plan for maintenance or future distribution. According to the report, New York spent $452.8 million to acquire 247,343 pieces of durable medical equipment (DME), such as ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP machines, oxygen concentrators, and X-ray machines.
Johnson & Johnson begins first clinical trial procedures with OTTAVA robotic system

4 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has initiated the clinical trial phase for its OTTAVA robotic surgical system, completing its first patient procedures with the platform. OTTAVA is designed to be a multispecialty robotic platform for soft-tissue procedures, with a focus on supporting complex surgeries requiring multi-quadrant access. According to the company, the current clinical study is intended to evaluate the system’s performance across a variety of general surgery procedures in the upper abdomen.
Senators introduce bill to streamline Medicare coverage for AI-enabled medical devices

6 days ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds and Martin Heinrich have introduced new legislation intended to establish a standardized Medicare reimbursement pathway for AI-enabled medical devices. The Health Tech Investment Act seeks to reduce delays in coverage and promote broader access to technologies that support earlier disease detection and diagnosis.
CT scans linked to up to 5% of annual cancer cases, UCSF study finds

1 week ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

Routine use of CT imaging may contribute to as many as 5% of all cancer cases in the U.S. each year, according to new research published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, attributes this risk to the ionizing radiation used in CT exams and calls for more judicious use of the technology.
MR accident at Finland hospital causes significant equipment damage

1 week ago | dotmed.com | Gus Iversen

An accident involving a floor cleaning machine caused major damage to an MR scanner at Turku University Central in Finland, highlighting the persistent safety challenges posed by strong magnetic fields in imaging suites. The incident occurred last week when a facility cleaner mistakenly entered the room with the machine, which was sucked into the MR bore.