| New University of Tennessee Health Science Center chancellor leading by the numbers |
| Facilities, higher rankings goals of leader |
August 22, 2010 |
Work for Dr. Steve Schwab long enough and you'll hear about and likely come to live and die by "end-point metrics."
They are the straight-up, no-lie numbers that measure ultimate performance and are hard to hide behind. Schwab will use these numbers to guide the ship he now helms, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.... more |
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| New Crops Farm Tour to be Held at Agricenter |
August 18, 2010 |
AgBioworks, one of the arms of the Bioworks Foundation, and BioDimensions Inc. are hosting a new crops farm tour Aug. 24 at 8:30 a.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road.
The tour is designed to educate local farmers, extension agents and business leaders concerning the planting, stand establishment, fertilization require... more |
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| Medtronic will buy embattled Osteotech, expanding its Memphis-based biologics business |
August 18, 2010 |
Medtronic Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed to purchase biologics maker Osteotech Inc. for about $123 million.
The deal, which is subject to shareholder approval, comes just days after Osteotech's board of directors defended itself against criticism from four investor groups, who charged the company's shares were undervalued.
The public... more |
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| Methodist Le Bonheur plans 120-employee office at Memphis's Peabody Place Tower |
August 16, 2010 |
Methodist Le Bonheur HealthCare is looking at opening a Downtown office combining 120 employees from Le Bonheur's community health and wellness programs.
The Center City Development Corp. on Wednesday will consider a grant application for as much as $75,000 for tenant improvements for Le Bonheur Community Health and Well-Being at 50 Peabo... more |
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| Baptist Memorial's group management unit lets physicians focus on medicine |
August 16, 2010 |
The health care system can be complex and fractious, especially between doctors' offices and hospitals.
Simplifying that specific relationship is the strategic cornerstone of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.'s doctor group management unit, Baptist Memorial Medical Group.
The group practice was created in April 2009, yielded $150 mi... more |
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