Nashville-based HCA Healthcare continues to expand its facility network in Florida with the announcement of three new acute care hospitals in Gainesville, Forth Myers and The Villages. 

Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, which has its flagship facility in Franklin, has opened an orthopaedic urgent care and rehabilitation facility in Brentwood, located in Marketplace at Maryland Farms.

Meharry Medical College President James Hildreth announced the historically Black medical college will be using federal funding made available through the CARES Act to give each of its 965 students $10,000 — no strings attached. 

A Nashville-based health tech company that offers a fundraising platform to help patients pay for medical expenses has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round. 

LifePoint Health has announced a partnership with New York City-based venture studio 25madison to launch a health tech incubator that will be based out of Brentwood.

Nashville-based health tech venture EvidenceCare has opened an office in Seattle to support a growing network of engineers on the West Coast led by senior vice president of technology John Tacke.

Brentwood-based LifePoint Health has appointed former Optum vice president of strategy and operations Charles Wang to serve as chief of staff.

Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee was named the 2021 Practice of the Year and CEO Darren Harris was named Practice Executive of the Year by the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE). 

Nashville-based physician services firm SpecialtyCare has been acquired by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, an investment platform with more than $16 billion in assets. 

LifePoint Health plans to launch a new health system via its merger with Louisville-based specialty health provider Kindred Healthcare. 

HCA Healthcare has promoted Michael Cuffe to serve as executive vice president and chief clinical officer, effective Jan. 1. 

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame last week inducted its 2020 and 2021 classes in Belmont’s newly opened Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The dual-year class is made up of 10 health care leaders from across the state.

HCA Healthcare saw profits more than triple in the third quarter as revenue increased 15 percent amid the most severe wave of COVID-19 the health giant has seen since the pandemic began. 

Tractor Supply Co. on Thursday reported strong third-quarter results, continuing momentum gained from an equally robust second quarter and spurring brisk trading of the Brentwood-based rural lifestyle retailer’s shared.

HCA Healthcare has asked the court to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against them by residents of North Carolina alleging the Nashville-based health system was abusing monopoly power they adopted with the acquisition of Mission Health in 2019.  

Belmont University has landed a $10 million gift for its future school of medicine.

Brentwood-based Numotion announced Monday its new partnership to improve access to its products for those living with ALS.

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HCA Healthcare Inc. and the HCA Healthcare Foundation Wednesday announced a $1 million donation to support the future $20 million Nashville Rescue Mission women’s shelter expected to open in late 2023.

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Vanderbilt University's Computing the Biome research team has been awarded $5 million to continue developing artificial intelligence to detect and predict mosquito-borne diseases and outbreaks in the United States. This is the second grant the team has received as a part of the National Scie…

Brookdale Senior Living has promoted Kevin Bowman to serve as executive vice president of community operations. 

The longtime CEO of Hope Clinic for Women, Renee Rizzo, is stepping down from her role after 18 years.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $31.7 million grant from the National Institute of Aging to aggregate data and research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Timothy Hohman, Vanderbilt associate professor of neurology and one of three principal …

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $31.7 million grant from the National Institute of Aging to aggregate data and research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Currax Pharmaceuticals hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of its new Nashville Headquarters.

The National Cancer Institute has renewed funding for an alliance between Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee State University to study and eliminate health disparities in cancer patients. 

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare has recruited Michael McAlevey from GE Healthcare to serve as senior vice president and chief legal officer. 

Brookdale Senior Living is upping its workforce recruiting efforts amid what company leadership called an “intense” competitive labor environment, including raising wages in certain markets. 

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institute of Health to create a center of excellence for Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics.

Nashville-based outpatient infusion center provider IVX Health has landed a $100 million Series F investment from Great Hill Partners to launch its consumer-centric model into new markets.

HCA Healthcare has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the operations of five hospitals in Utah, expanding its footprint in the state to include eight facilities total.

Months off the close of a $14 million Series B fundraise, Nashville-based home health company Spiras Health has appointed a chief financial officer to its leadership team.

HCA Healthcare chief nursing officer Jane Englebright is retiring after nearly 30 years with the company, with another longtime nursing executive set to take her place. 

Cindy Kent, the executive vice president and president of senior living communities at Brentwood-based Brookdale Senior Living, has resigned.

Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group Inc. has announced it will purchase a majority stake in Brookdale Health Care Services from the recently formed home health, hospice and outpatient therapy joint venture between HCA Healthcare and Brookdale Senior Living Inc.

The Tennessee Health Care Association announced its annual, statewide Awards of Excellence; five of which were snagged by a division of Franklin-based American Health Partners.