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John Muir Health Assessing Options After Federal Trade Commission Challenges Acquisition of San Ramon Regional Medical Center
November 20, 2023
(Walnut Creek, Calif.) – Today, John Muir Health (JMH) and Tenet Healthcare learned that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to challenge JMH’s agreement with Tenet to acquire sole ownership of San Ramon Regional Medical Center (SRRMC). JMH has owned a 49% interest in SRRMC since 2013 and, under the proposed agreement, would acquire the remaining 51% interest from Tenet. more...

John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition Again
November 16, 2023
[Walnut Creek, California] — John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek Medical Center recently attained Magnet recognition again, which is a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® distinguishes health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. This credential is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice. more...

John Muir Health and Ambience Healthcare Launch End-to-End Epic EHR Integrations with Generative AI
November 14, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- John Muir Health (JMH) and Ambience Healthcare announced a collaboration today, launching a generative AI platform that is fully integrated with Epic's electronic health record (EHR). This integration — which was built in a record two weeks — will enable Ambience's AI medical scribe and suite of generative AI products to read from and write information directly to Epic on behalf of and under the oversight of JMH clinicians. more...

$25 Million Gift from the Hofmann Family Foundation Names Cancer Center Programs and Services in Support of John Muir Health’s Campaign to Conquer Cancer
November 7, 2023
Walnut Creek, November 7, 2023 – The Hofmann Family Foundation has made an extraordinary commitment of $25 million to John Muir Health’s Campaign to Conquer Cancer. This donation, the largest ever received by John Muir Health, will establish the "UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center” and propel advancements in cancer care, clinical trials, research, and support services in designated locations of the UCSF-John Muir Health Cancer Network. more...

$20 Million Donation from Behring Global Educational Foundation for New Behring Pavilion in Walnut Creek to Support John Muir Health’s Campaign to Conquer Cancer
September 14, 2023
Walnut Creek, CA – September 14, 2023 – John Muir Health is pleased to announce an extraordinary $20 million donation from the Behring Global Educational Foundation (BGEF) to the health system’s Campaign to Conquer Cancer to be used for the new Berhing Pavilion in Walnut Creek, California. more...

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Ranks John Muir Health’s Medical Centers Among Top San Francisco Metro Area Hospitals and Top 20 in California
August 1, 2023
John Muir Health’s Concord and Walnut Creek Medical Centers earned the designation of Best Regional Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in its annual list of America's Best Hospitals. To earn this distinction, each medical center had to earn at least one national ranking in a specialty or at least seven ratings of “high performing” across the procedures and conditions evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. more...

Operation Access Announces Champions at John Muir Health
July 27, 2023
Each year, Operation Access (OA) bestows its Champion Awards on volunteers who have both encouraged their peers to donate their expertise to treating patients in OA’s program and played a critical role in implementing OA’s program at their medical centers. This year, Operation Access congratulates two physicians at John Muir Health’s Walnut Creek Medical Center. more...

Multi-Disciplinary Breast Cancer Program Surpasses Five Years and More Than 900 Patients Served
June 27, 2023
Program allows breast cancer patients to meet with and develop an individualized treatment plan with a breast surgeon, medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist all in one day. more...

John Muir Health Surgeon Performs First Ever Awake IntraLif® Spine Surgery Using the Globus ExcelsiusGPS® Robotic Spine Surgery System
May 23, 2023
Dr. Terence Chen, a neuro and spine surgeon at John Muir Health, recently performed the first awake spine surgery at the health system’s Walnut Creek Medical Center. The procedure to fuse the patient’s L4 and L5 vertebrae was done using the Globus ExcelsiusGPS® robotic spine surgery system. more...

John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center earns re-accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
April 24, 2023
John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. more...

John Muir Health to Acquire San Ramon Regional Medical Center
January 11, 2023
John Muir Health (JMH) has entered into a definitive agreement with Tenet Healthcare to acquire sole ownership of San Ramon Regional Medical Center (SRRMC). JMH has owned a 49% interest in SRRMC since 2013 and, under the new agreement, will acquire the remaining 51% interest from Tenet for approximately $142.5 million. more...

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