News and Notes

CLEW, a clinical intelligence and predictive surveillance company, today announced the general availability of its FDA-cleared, AI-driven, intelligent clinical surveillance platform. Built upon proprietary, machine-learning derived prediction models and rules-based...

Hologic Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Endomagnetics Ltd (Endomag), a privately held developer of breast cancer surgery technologies, for approximately $310 million, subject to working capital and other customary closing adjustments. “Endomag’s...

GE HealthCare has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Portrait VSM vital signs monitor that can provide clinicians with an accurate view of patient vital signs to support timely clinical decisions. As the next...

W. Mark Wainner, senior director of ambulatory surgery center acquisition and development at Franklin, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, has been elected president of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA). Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, ASCA...

Healthmark, a Getinge Company, is now offering the SafeStep-ATP Monitor. HAIs, healthcare-associated infections continue to flourish, despite dedicated efforts to reduce them, potentially compromising patient and staff safety throughout your facility. Biofilm,...

Johnson & Johnson and Shockwave Medical, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Johnson & Johnson will acquire all outstanding shares of Shockwave for $335 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of...