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MemorialCare Taps Finance Execs
Fountain Valley-based MemorialCare Health System appointed a pair of financial executives for its Orange County hospitals.
Edwards Beats on Q2
Irvine-based Edwards Lifesciences Corp. surpassed analysts' expectations on second-quarter revenue and profit and hiked its 2016 forecast in a report issued after markets closed today.
Glaukos CFO to Retire in 2017
Glaukos Corp. in Laguna Hills said Chief Financial Officer Richard Harrison will retire next year.
Innovation Institute Buys IT Company
The La Palma-based Innovation Institute said today that it has acquired Corona-based information technology specialist Hospitality Business Network Solutions. A purchase price was not disclosed.
Miller-Phipps Back in SoCal for Kaiser
Julie Miller-Phipps, former executive director of Kaiser Permanente’s Orange County service area, has been named president of the organization’s Southern California region, effective next month.
Innovation Institute Adds Exec Search
Innovation Institute LLC in La Palma has acquired Summit Talent Group, a healthcare industry executive compensation and search firm in Columbia, Md.
Providence St. Joseph in $100M Mental Health Effort
The newly formed Providence St. Joseph Health said today it is launching a $100 million effort toward improving mental healthcare in communities it serves.
Edwards Names New Director
Irvine-based Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today named Leslie Heisz to its board of directors.
Hoag to Perform Cancer Trials
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Hoag Family Cancer Institute has launched a first-phase clinical trial program.
Cannabis Science to Irvine
Cannabis Science Inc. moved its corporate headquarters to Irvine from Colorado Springs, Colo.
Saddleback Memorial CEO Retires
Fountain Valley-based MemorialCare Health System said today that Steve Geidt is retiring as chief executive of Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, effective in September.
UCI, Harvard Renew Partnership
University of California- Irvine said today it and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute will receive up to $6.7 million in renewed federal funding to help improve patient safety in healthcare settings.
NB Biotech Gets $7.5M
Newport Beach-based Blueprint Bio Inc. has received $7.5 million in Series A funding.
AG Grants Conditional Consent to Providence-St. Joseph Combination
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has conditionally consented to Irvine-based St. Joseph Health’s proposed affiliation with Providence Health and Services.
MemorialCare Teams With Boeing for Health Plan
Fountain Valley-based MemorialCare Health System said today it would work with Boeing Co. to create a customized health plan for the aerospace company’s employees and dependents in Orange County, Long Beach and the South Bay area of Los Angeles County.
