One part of the debate over police reform is the use of mental health professionals on calls for service. The Wilmington Police Department has worked with a mobile crisis unit for over five years. So what’s this relationship like and how could it evolve in the future?
Getty Images
Sentara Healthcare and Cone Health represent the latest in a series of scuttled merger proposals, but it isn t expected to slow M&A activity, industry observers said.
Sentara and Cone abandoned their plans Wednesday to build a more than $11 billion system spanning North Carolina to Virginia amidst internal opposition as well as criticism from community members and state regulators. Around a dozen proposed mergers between relatively healthy not-for-profit systems haven t closed over the past three years as doctors have protested and regulators have become increasingly wary of consolidation. I do think it s reflective of this new attitude toward consolidation in healthcare where more than ever, enforcers are suspicious of systems that are growing and skeptical of the benefits they claim they ll bring, said Ken Field, an attorney with Jones Day who works on healthcare antitrust and competition issues. It s almost as if we re starting from a position of disapproval as
Cone Health said Wednesday it has ended its pursuit of being acquired by a Virginia healthcare system following nearly 10 months of negotiations.Cone and Sentara Healthcare, based in Norfolk, Va.,
The introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in late December has contributed to a near 100% probability of a positive antibody test among participants in a Wake Forest Baptist Health study.
Wake Forest Baptist researchers began antibody testing in April 2020, with Atrium Health also participating. Eligible patients have received care within their respective health systems.
Participants take an antibody test every two months of the study to determine the levels of community spread of the coronavirus. The center began providing testing results in early June 2020.
In December, the study was expanded beyond its Triad-centric reach to include patients at WakeMed, Vidant Health, New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Campbell University.