# news and notes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news and notes. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cleveland Clinic Breaks Ground on Avon Campus Expansion](https://ortoday.com/cleveland-clinic-breaks-ground-on-avon-campus-expansion/) _2026-08-19 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Cleveland Clinic leaders, caregivers, elected officials and community members gathered recently to celebrate the groundbreaking of a transformative $322 million expansion of Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center. ## [FedEx Launches Dedicated Healthcare Delivery Service](https://ortoday.com/fedex-launches-dedicated-healthcare-delivery-service/) _2026-08-19 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ FedEx Corp. recently launched FedEx Life Sciences, a dedicated organization created to support the increasingly complex movement of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, clinical trials and other critical healthcare shipments. ## [Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Adds First Robotically-Assisted Bronchoscopy Platform in the Middle East](https://ortoday.com/cleveland-clinic-abu-dhabi-adds-first-robotically-assisted-bronchoscopy-platform-in-the-middle-east/) _2026-08-18 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi introduced the first robotically assisted bronchoscopy technology in Middle East, enabling access to the smallest lung nodules deep within the lungs, often the earliest visible signs of lung cancer, supporting accurate diagnosis at early stages without the need for open surgery. ## [Intermountain Health Plans to Expand Idaho Footprint](https://ortoday.com/intermountain-health-plans-to-expand-idaho-footprint/) _2026-08-18 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Intermountain Health plans to expand its partnership with physicians in a network of facilities and providers in Southeast Idaho that includes two local hospitals along with more than 60 affiliate clinics that employ about 2,300 physicians and caregivers. ## [Healthcare Executives Signal Growing Strategic Value of Laboratory Services](https://ortoday.com/healthcare-executives-signal-growing-strategic-value-of-laboratory-services/) _2026-08-14 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ As healthcare organizations seek financial sustainability and ways to improve patient satisfaction, care, and quality outcomes, new research commissioned by Siemens Healthineers and conducted by YouGov reveals wide C-suite support for and investment in clinical laboratory services. ## [Robotic Ultrasound Platform Receives Additional Funding](https://ortoday.com/robotic-ultrasound-platform-receives-additional-funding/) _2026-08-14 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Dopl Technologies, a Bothell, Washington-based medical technology company developing a robotic ultrasound platform, has closed a $6.3 million seed round led by SpringTide Ventures. ## [SurGenTec Secures FDA Clearance for ION-L-Lumbar Navigation Compatible](https://ortoday.com/surgentec-secures-fda-clearance-for-ion-l-lumbar-navigation-compatible/) _2026-08-11 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ SurGenTec, a medical device company focused on advancing treatment options for orthopedic and spine surgery, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its ION-L navigation instruments for use with the ION-L Lumbar Facet Fixation System. ## [Proximie Announces New Partnership](https://ortoday.com/proximie-announces-new-partnership/) _2026-08-11 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Proximie, the operating system for intelligent operating rooms (ORs), has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with UC San Diego Health, one of the United States’ leading academic medical centers, to deploy its Intelligence Suite in 44 ORs and procedure rooms across four hospital sites – marking one of Proximie’s most extensive deployments in the Americas. ## [Gentherm Acquires Innovative Medical Equipment LLC](https://ortoday.com/gentherm-acquires-innovative-medical-equipment-llc/) _2026-08-11 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Gentherm, a global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, has acquired Innovative Medical Equipment LLC, a Cleveland-area provider of the ThermaZone thermal therapy device. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ytEYGEsUCqPs) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [AI Analyzes Surgical Technique to Improve Prostate Cancer Care](https://ortoday.com/ai-analyzes-surgical-technique-to-improve-prostate-cancer-care/) _2026-08-10 · OR Today Magazine · OR Today_ Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have developed an AI system that analyzes surgeons’ techniques during prostate cancer surgery, helping identify the surgical movements associated with the best patient outcomes while also predicting whether patients are likely to regain sexual function.