Rockford Health System

Rockford Health System | September 06, 2016

Mercyhealth is pleased to announce the launch of its new Orthopedic Center of Excellence, at Mercyhealth Physicians building, located on the Rockton Avenue Campus, 2350 N. Rockton Ave., Rockford. The $5 million investment includes a complete renovation of fourth floor of the building space, new x-ray technology, 22 exam rooms, two cast rooms, waiting area and furnishings. Construction is to be complete in October, with final touches complete in December....

Rockford Health System | July 28, 2016

New, state-of-the-art robotic laboratory equipment has been installed at Mercyhealth Rockton Avenue Hospital. The health system invested $700,000 to purchase and install the automated Roche Cobas 8100, which will process blood and urine samples. The Rockton Avenue Hospital is the first local hospital to use this type of equipment....

EHRIntelligence | January 16, 2020

Eighty-four percent of EHR users are dissatisfied with the technical service and basic software account support from current EHR and HIT vendors, according to a 2020 Black Book Research survey. Since the HITECH Act was signed into law in 2009, EHRs have not only been more prevalent, but they have continued to change and evolve. However, technical service from EHR vendors hasn’t kept up with the constant change, according to high-level hospital tech managers. Healthcare software support is ...

Managed Healthcare Executive | January 15, 2020

Ride Health, providing smarter transportation for every patient need, announced they raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by Activate Venture Partners. The capital raise is joined by Newark Venture Partners, Anthro Ventures, BioAdvance, Leading Edge Ventures and Startup Health, according to a news release from Cision PR Newswire. Ride Health will use the funds in an initiative of ensuring every patient, everywhere, has access to the care and resources they need to ensure good health. Ride ...