Direct Relief offers help to Hurricane Harvey victims
Santa Barbara nonprofit Direct Relief announced Aug. 27 that it would make its entire inventory of more than $100 million in medical supplies and $200,000 in cash support available to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The storm made landfall on Aug. 25. Parts of the state had received more than two feet of rain Read More →
Read More →Tri-county hospitals upgrading facilities to remain competitive
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Read More →Oxnard hospital announces expansion and modernization project
Story updated at 4:22 p.m. Aug. 21: St. John’s Regional Medical Center announced Aug. 21 a major expansion and modernization project that it said will create a hospital of the future in Oxnard as it strives to compete with other medical facilities in Ventura County. “These new additions to our hospital further support our mission Read More →
Read More →Amgen partnering with Humana to study diseases
Thousand Oaks biotechnology giant Amgen announced a collaboration agreement with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana on Aug. 17 to study conditions like cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, neurologic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer. The two companies currently have six projects underway focusing on improving health care quality and costs with data from Humana’s 13 million members, including wearable technology, Read More →
Read More →Leaders tour Ventura County Medical Center’s new North Tower
Business, government and medical leaders on Aug. 14 toured the Ventura County Medical Center’s new North Tower, which is slated to start serving patients on Aug. 20. The group suited up to view state-of-the-art operating rooms and the tower’s new intensive care unit, which brings the number of ICU rooms to 46 between the new Read More →
Read More →Stellar Biotechnologies revenues fall in third quarter
Revenues for Port Hueneme-based immunotherapy developer Stellar Biotechnologies fell to $20,000 for its fiscal third quarter, about a ninth what it was for the same quarter the prior year. The slump in sales was a product of lower volume orders for the three months ended June 30, the company said in an earnings release Aug. Read More →
Read More →Sientra increases sales but legal settlement doubles losses
Sientra increased net sales more than 30 percent for its second quarter ended June 30 but net losses doubled to $20.4 million, or $1.07 per share. The Goleta breast implant designer and manufacturer brought in $8.2 million in sales, up from $6.2 million for the second quarter of 2016, primarily for its breast products. Its Read More →
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