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College Health to Acquire Glendora Oaks Hospital
College Health Enterprises has received conditional approval for the $24 million purchase of Glendora Oaks Behavioral Health Hospital.
Apollo Medical to Pay $4 Million for Stake in Clinical Lab
Physician group manager Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. will pay $4 million to acquire a controlling interest in Sun Clinical Laboratories.
LA500 Q&A: How Elaine Batchlor Steered Hard-Hit MLK Community Hospital Through the Pandemic
Elaine Batchlor, chief executive of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, found herself at the center of the Covid-19 storm.
Is Amazon a Threat to GoodRx?
Santa Monica-based GoodRx Holdings Inc. and its comparison price shopping app for prescription drugs are facing increased competition from Amazon.com Inc.
Local Teams Develop Less Invasive Cancer Technologies
Research teams at City of Hope and Avenda Health Inc. have developed minimally invasive technologies for the identification and treatment of cancers.
Ontrak Confirms Layoffs After Losing Major Contract
Executives with Santa Monica-based Ontrak Inc. confirmed in early May that the company had laid off 35% of its workforce in March.
Providence LA Hospitals Approved for Cancer Network Program
Providence announced in early May that its five Los Angeles County hospitals have earned three-year accreditation as an Integrated Network Cancer Program.
ImmunityBio Wins FDA Approval for Clinical Testing of Cancer-Fighting Drug
Shares of ImmunityBio, Inc. shot up after the company received FDA authorization to launch clinical studies of a cancer-fighting drug.
Investors Wonder What Comes Next for Fulgent Genetics
Fulgent Genetics Inc. delivered what, by any standard, was a stellar performance during the first quarter.
Local Health Tech Companies Drive Effort to Digitize Health Care Records
2021 Health Care Special Report
In hospitals and medical offices across the country, scribbled notes and illegible prescriptions have given way to digital devices and electronic record-keeping.
DearHealth App Analyzes Patient Records to Help Identify Treatments
2021 Health Care Special Report
DearHealth's app takes information from a patient’s medical record and gives physician users care and treatment recommendations.
HealthTensor App Mines EMRs to Catch What Doctors Might Miss
2021 Health Care Special Report
Marina del Rey-based HealthTensor mines electronic medical records for conditions that physicians might overlook.
2021 Health Care Special Report
L.A. companies are playing key roles in the health care industry’s shift to electronic medical records.
Fulgent Posts Another Record Quarter
Fulgent Genetics Inc. reported another quarter of record revenue as it continued to ride the Covid testing wave.
Apollo Medical Launches Nationwide Push
Alhambra-based Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. has reaped considerable profit by managing administrative and back-office functions for physician groups.
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