Torrington – October 13, 2026 -- Therap Services has connected smart health monitors directly to electronic health records through its Therap Connect platform, removing manual entry of vital statistics for human services agencies.
Brentwood – October 13, 2026 -- Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) agreed to buy the real estate of 30 communities it leases from Welltower for $290 million. The deal would cut 2027 annual cash rent by approximately $17.8 million and lift Brookdale's owned share of consolidated units to nearly 80%.
CINCINNATI – October 13, 2026 -- Ten research areas, from gene editing to artificial intelligence, could drive the next generation of major advances in child health, according to a special article in Pediatric Research led by Tina Cheng, MD, MPH, who heads the Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation.
Phoenix – October 13, 2026 -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Health Choice (AZ Blue Health Choice) brought more than 200 tribal leaders, healthcare professionals, educators and partners to Flagstaff for the 13th Annual Tribal Summit, as the insurer serves members from 17 tribal nations.
Plano, Texas – October 13, 2026 -- Seven Heart to Heart Hospice locations have won 2026 Hospice CAHPS Honors awards, and the Evansville, Indiana program earned the Elite designation, the program's highest tier.
Four Texas and three Indiana locations receive 2026 recognition
The Texas recipients are Beaumont, Longview, San Antonio and Tyler. The Indiana recipients are Elkhart, Marion and Evansville, with Evansville the only Elite honoree among the seven.
SAN FRANCISCO – October 13, 2026 -- Avive Solutions will deploy 30 Avive Connect AEDs as First Aid Sponsor of the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR), supporting HOCR Emergency Services medical staff during the October 16-18 event in Boston and Cambridge.
Organizers expect about 325,000 unique spectators, 11,500 competitors and 2,400 volunteers at the world's largest three-day rowing competition.
Los Angeles – October 13, 2026 -- Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, will headline the End Well 2026 Summit on November 12 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles and online, the nonprofit announced. Murthy, founder of The Together Project, will speak with CBS News National Correspondent Jamie Yuccas about loneliness and human connection during serious illness, caregiving, dying and grief.
Hallandale Beach – October 13, 2026 -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ: NXPL) has opened a new PharmcoRx community pharmacy in Jacksonville, extending its Florida pharmacy network, which currently stands at six retail locations, into the northern part of the state.
New York – October 13, 2026 -- U.S. specialty practices in six fields have an estimated $108 billion in annual recoverable revenue, equal to about $125,000 per physician or 11% of annual revenue, according to new research from voice AI vendor Prosper AI. The analysis covers dermatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, OB-GYN, primary care and orthopedics.
Four revenue levers add up to $125,000 per physician
Houston – October 13, 2026 -- Healthcare professionals spend an average of 86 minutes a day on administrative tasks they believe AI could eliminate or significantly reduce, according to the fifth annual Compass Survey from healthcare operations software provider symplr. Directors and managers report 106 minutes a day, roughly a fifth of the workday.
