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Those are the words of Jakub Tolar, dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School and VP for clinical affairs, in explaining the school's vision for the future of health care in the state.
Under the MPact Health Care Innovation vision, the university would take control of a number of health care facilities on its Twin Cities campus, including the University Medical Center East and West Bank facilities, the Masonic Children's Hospital, the Clinics and Surgery Center, and the clinics and surgery center, the Star Tribune reports.
"We know health care is changing rapidly along with the needs and expectations of patients at home and around the globe," says U of M President Joan Gabel in a press release.
"It just makes sense that we have great hospital facilities in which we can combine all three in the same place."
The vision calls for a new state-of-the-art medical center on the east bank of the Twin Cities campus, as well as the eventual development of a new, world-class medical center on the other side of the campus, the Star Tribune reports.
University officials say the vision is rooted in the school's...
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The People's Bank of China says it will start allowing people in China to use the country's new digital currency, the Digital Yuan, to buy goods and services starting next month, the BBC...more
When it comes to corporate social responsibility, India's government and public sector companies are at the top of the list.
But when it comes to companies of all sizes, they're at the bottom,...more
The world's biggest state investors are getting into the business of making positive social and environmental impact investments.
Singapore's Temasek Holdings, one of the world's largest state...more
"Our long-term vision is to see every dollar invested globally as a net positive for people and planet."
So says Niklas Adalberth, the founder of Norrsken Foundation, which operates Norrsken VC,...more
When it comes to giving back to the communities in which they operate, India's companies are in a race against time to up their game.
A new survey from Deloitte finds that just 28% of companies...more
During the Covid-19 virus, many businesses took a hard look at how they do business and realized they needed to do more to attract and retain top talent, Forbes reports.
According to a report...more
"We've noticed that there are a wide variety of investment opportunities that can truly be transformative for women's and children's health and have confirmed, time and time again, that without...more
"A lack of paid leave, exorbitant childcare costs, and discrimination made my early career difficult at best, and for the majority of Americans, makes it nearly impossible to have a family," writes...more
Baltimore's Horseshoe Casino has donated more than $930,000 to 24 community projects in the city's south side.
The South Baltimore Gateway Partnership made the grants using funds generated by...more
San Diego State University cell biologist Angelica Riestra has been researching trichomoniasis since her days as a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Since then, she's...more
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Backs Social Saturday
UK will be celebrating its first national celebration of social enterprises dubbed as Social Saturday. World famous celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who founded the Fifteen restaurant chain.
