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By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 23rd, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Medtronic notches solid growth on success of devices
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By Staff Report / Friday, November 16th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on SB Neighborhood Clinics CEO to step down
Cynder Sinclair is retiring from her post as the CEO of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. Sinclair has been at the helm of the nonprofit medical organization for nearly five years. It is a network of nonprofit clinics that serves low-income and uninsured patients. The clinic’s board of directors announced Sinclair’s departure on Nov. 16, and Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Here are five key issues to watch closely this economic forecast season
In an effort to cut through the noise to some real issues facing our region, I’ll offer up five of the key indicators that I’ll be watching in the weeks ahead.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Helix Medical buy adds 260 people to its payroll
As part of its long-term strategy to build itself into a self-sustaining medical device company, Carpinteria-based Helix Medical has acquired MedVenture Technology Corp. Helix, which is mainly a manufacturer of components for medical devices, bought MedVenture, a Kentucky-based medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, in a Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 18th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on Helix Medical buys Kentucky firm
Helix Medical, a Carpinteria-based manufacturer of medical devices, has acquired Kentucky-based MedVenture Technology Corp., it said Oct. 17. The Carpinteria company purchased MedVenture, a medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, from Ampersand Capital Partners, a Massachusetts-based private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed. With 150 employees Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Top Stories / Comments Off on Health providers brace for Affordable Care Act
With 7 million uninsured people in California, the implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act is sure to be a wild ride for hospitals, health systems and insurance companies across the state — but those organizations are up to the challenge. That was the view of California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, who led a discussion Read More →
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