WellSpan Health

Artisight Selected for Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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CHICAGO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to enable virtual care models, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced that it has been selected to participate in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. The program provides Artisight access to exclusive resources, commercial development support, and Microsoft Azure cloud and AI teams to scale the company's award-winning technology throughout the Microsoft ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to enable virtual care models, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced that it has been selected to participate in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program .
  • The program provides Artisight access to exclusive resources, commercial development support, and Microsoft Azure cloud and AI teams to scale the company's award-winning technology throughout the Microsoft ecosystem.
  • As a member of the Pegasus Program, Artisight will receive top-tier support for accelerating its adoption in the healthcare industry.
  • "Artisight was selected for Pegasus because of their ability to address the key challenges facing providers," said Sally Ann Frank, Worldwide Lead at Microsoft for Startups.

WellSpan Health Breaks Ground on New Shrewsbury Hospital That Will Improve Access to Care Close to Home

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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“As WellSpan reimagines healthcare, making high-quality care more accessible to our friends and neighbors is a key priority,”  said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO, WellSpan Health.

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  • “As WellSpan reimagines healthcare, making high-quality care more accessible to our friends and neighbors is a key priority,”  said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO, WellSpan Health.
  • “The new WellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital promises exceptional clinical care and experience close-to-home for this fast-growing community.”
    Vic Schmerbeck, CEO of Emerus, said, “We are proud to partner with WellSpan, one of the nation’s leading hospital systems.
  • WellSpan and Emerus have enthusiastically embraced their collaboration as a way to provide patients with long-term, high-quality health care services.
  • In addition to inpatient and emergency care, WellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital will provide diagnostic capabilities including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), X-ray and laboratory services.

WellSpan Health Details Commitment to Reimagining Healthcare in its Annual Community Impact Report

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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York, Pa., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health is committed to taking health care beyond just treatment.

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  • York, Pa., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health is committed to taking health care beyond just treatment.
  • With a mission of enhancing health, ensuring lifelong wellness and fostering healthy communities, the impact WellSpan is making in the communities it serves is unmatched.
  • "WellSpan is a trusted partner that is vital to the health and stability of the communities we serve," said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO, WellSpan Health.
  • That’s our commitment to this region we call home.”
    Provided $1.5 million in Community Partnership Grants to non-profit organizations that supported initiatives that advanced our Community Health Needs Assessment priorities.

Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500 Million Valuation

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at a $500 million valuation, bringing total funding to $120 million.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at a $500 million valuation, bringing total funding to $120 million.
  • “Premji Invest supports the Azim Premji Foundation’s non-profit activities in perpetuity by investing in companies that can create long-term societal value.
  • “Hippocratic AI has grown rapidly due to sound execution and strategy, while prioritizing safety.
  • The results of these studies are presented in a paper released today called Polaris: A Safety-focused LLM Constellation Architecture for Healthcare.

WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital Announce Definitive Agreement to Combine Health Systems

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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York, Pa., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have entered into a definitive agreement to enhance community-based health care across the region.

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  • York, Pa., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have entered into a definitive agreement to enhance community-based health care across the region.
  • Pending regulatory approval, Evangelical Community Hospital will become WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital on or about July 1, 2024.
  • We’re excited to build on that commitment with Evangelical,” said Roxanna Gapstur Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO of WellSpan Health.
  • A separate philanthropic foundation will be created as a community pathway for hospital support, similar to WellSpan’s other hospital foundations.

WellSpan Health Advances Its Leadership in Delivering Exceptional Provider and Patient Experience with Nuance DAX Copilot

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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BURLINGTON, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, today announced that WellSpan Health is advancing its leadership in providing high-quality provider and patient experiences by adding the Nuance Dragon® Ambient eXperience™ (DAX™) Copilot solution to its existing deployment of innovative solutions to automate and accelerate the creation of clinical documentation during exam room and telehealth visits.

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  • DAX Copilot, embedded within Epic, stands as the sole fully embedded ambient solution currently operational within Epic, with over 55 healthcare organizations.
  • WellSpan's selection of DAX Copilot is based on the long-standing trust and consistently productive working relationship it has with Nuance.
  • WellSpan Health facilities were also recognized for exemplary patient experience among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals in 2023 by Press Ganey, a leader in healthcare experience solutions and services.
  • For more information about Nuance DAX Copilot, please visit: www.nuance.com/DAXCopilot or visit us during HIMSS 2024 in Orlando, FL at booth #2741.

Artisight Announces Systemwide Expansion of AI-Driven Smart Hospital Platform at WellSpan Health

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced a systemwide expansion of its collaboration with WellSpan Health. The new program will bring the remote nursing, remote observation, and AI services of Artisight's Smart Hospital Platform to just over 1,000 total beds across the WellSpan Health system.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced a systemwide expansion of its collaboration with WellSpan Health.
  • The new program will bring the remote nursing, remote observation, and AI services of Artisight's Smart Hospital Platform to just over 1,000 total beds across the WellSpan Health system.
  • "The Artisight Smart Hospital Platform advances our vision for the next generation of care delivery," said Dr. R. Hal Baker, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at WellSpan Health.
  • Visit booth 1918 to learn how the AI-driven Smart Hospital Platform transforms healthcare for hospitals and health systems.

Biofourmis and WellSpan Health Collaborate to Deliver High-Quality Hospital-Level Acute and Post-Discharge Care to Patients at Home

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Biofourmis, a leading global technology-enabled care delivery company, today announced that WellSpan Health, an eight-hospital integrated delivery system in Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, has chosen Biofourmis to support the enterprise-wide expansion and management of a bundled program that includes hospital-level and post-acute care at home.

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  • WellSpan boasts one of the largest such programs in the nation, with more than 400 patients managed per month.
  • WellSpan is replacing its legacy system with Biofourmis's remote patient management solution that spans the care continuum.
  • "WellSpan Health is a leading, innovative health system with a clear care-at-home vision and strategy," said Biofourmis Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder Maulik Majmudar, MD.
  • We look forward to growing with WellSpan and supporting an optimal patient care experience and outcomes."

WellSpan Health Expands Relationship with Epic-based KeyCare Platform to Offer Virtual Primary Care and Behavioral Healthcare

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCare, the nation's first Epic-based virtual care company, announced today that WellSpan Health has become their inaugural partner in expanding into virtual primary care and behavioral health services. WellSpan patients now can schedule online appointments with a growing panel of virtual primary care providers, psychiatrists and therapists who share medical records with their WellSpan colleagues.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCare , the nation's first Epic-based virtual care company, announced today that WellSpan Health has become their inaugural partner in expanding into virtual primary care and behavioral health services.
  • WellSpan patients now can schedule online appointments with a growing panel of virtual primary care providers, psychiatrists and therapists who share medical records with their WellSpan colleagues.
  • Using KeyCare's virtual primary care solution, WellSpan patients can do virtual Annual Wellness Visits from home, which supports WellSpan attribution, risk factor adjustment and care gap closures.
  • These new virtual care options empower WellSpan to augment its care teams, optimize capacity, and widen its digital front door in partnership with a nationwide network of virtual care providers working on KeyCare's Epic platform.

Evolving pediatric care needs in community-based settings

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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The evolution of pediatric care in our communities, as well as across the country, has placed a significant emphasis on preventative pediatric care and decreasing the need for hospitalizations.

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  • The evolution of pediatric care in our communities, as well as across the country, has placed a significant emphasis on preventative pediatric care and decreasing the need for hospitalizations.
  • Across our system of care, comprehensive, state-of-the-art primary, specialty, outpatient, surgical, and urgent care options locally – for adults and children – provide high-quality care.
  • Today, more than ever, pediatric care efforts focus on literacy and early childhood development; on ensuring routine care for every child; on promoting infant and child safety; and on enhancing care options and access for children with special health care needs, including behavioral health.
  • WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital physicians will care for pediatric patients in the emergency department as well as provide pediatric surgical, orthopedic and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) care in the hospital.