Texas Health Rockwall’s $104 million expansion is completed, nearly doubling the size of the hospital. Am eight-bed Level II neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac catheterization lab, and expanded emergency department are part of the expansion. The NICU will include two private rooms and a room for parents to sleep overnight in preparation for the expected 1,200 baby deliveries this year, around 300 percent more than in past years. Rockwall has added more than 15,000 people since April 2020. The project expanded the patient building from two to four stories, adding 32,000 square feet and renovating 51,000 square feet. Other expansions include ten new labor and delivery rooms, two C-section rooms, twenty four post-partum rooms, twelve intensive care unit beds, renovation of the post anesthesia care unit, seven new emergency room beds, a new interventional radiology suite, a new kitchen, new energy plant, and additional parking.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is ranked among the nation’s best large employers on America’s Best Employers list from Forbes and Statista for the third year in a row. It is also among this year’s top employers for new graduates, women, and employee diversity. UTSW is one of the top 20 best largest employers and among the top five healthcare employers on this year’s list. It is also 25th overall for recent graduates. The best employer list is compiled through a survey of 45,000 workers at organizations with more than 5,000 employees, while the recent graduate rankings are the result of a survey of 28,000 young and early-career professionals at employers with at least 1,000 employees.
Healthcare technology provider Axxess has acquired Complia Health, adding more clients, talent and engagement with leading care providers to Axxess. Complia’s integrated EMR solutions have attracted clients that include some of the largest home health, home care, hospice, and palliative care providers among its more than 200 clients with thousands of locations. Complia will continue to operate under its CEO Rich Berner as the integration continues.
The Meadows Mental Health Policy has launched the Texas Blue Chip Program, which offers law enforcement officers an additional access point for confidential and free mental health services. The program is being launched in collaboration with the Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network (TLEPN). The Texas Blue Chip Program is available for police officers across the Dallas-Fort Worth and greater North Texas region.
Allied OMS, the nation’s only physician-owned, led, and governed management services organization for oral and maxillofacial surgery practices has named Dr. Jonathon Jundt as the company’s Chief Medical Officer. Jundt is board certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery and will work closely with the company’s executive team and reporting to the doctor-led board of directors to shape the strategic direction of the company, overseeing the Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement Committee.
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