Healthcare

MINNEAPOLIS – September 23, 2026 -- The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) installed six new officers and two new trustees during its Leadership Conference on September 18 in Shoreview, formally launching the 2026-2027 governance term.

Dr. John Noack takes over as MDA president for the 2026-2027 term.

Dr. Noack, of Professional Dental Group in Northfield, assumes the top leadership post. Dr. Aruna Rao of Koala Dental Care in St. Cloud was installed as president-elect, positioning her to succeed Noack next term.

Five additional officers complete the new executive slate.

Dr. Loren Taple of Northwood Dental in Eagan was named first vice president, and Dr. Nathan Pedersen of Dental Health Service in Hibbing was named second vice president. Dr. Brandon Ulstad of Madison Dental Clinic in Madison will serve as Speaker of the House, while Dr. Alejandro Aguirre of Plymouth was appointed treasurer.

Dallas – September 23, 2026 -- Apex Dental Partners has been named No. 3,850 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, marking its eighth consecutive year on the ranking after posting 67% revenue growth over the past three years.

Apex secures its eighth straight Inc. 5000 placement on sustained revenue growth

The Dallas-based dental partnership organization, which supports dentists and affiliated practices, achieved the 67% three-year revenue growth figure that placed it at No. 3,850 on the annual list published by Inc. magazine. The Inc. 5000 ranks privately held U.S. companies strictly by percentage revenue growth over a three-year period, making Apex's eight consecutive appearances a marker of consistent expansion in the fragmented dental services sector.

Los Angeles – – September 23, 2026 -- LaserAway has opened its 232nd U.S. clinic in Lubbock, Texas, extending a 20-year run without a single location closure since its 2006 founding.

Lubbock clinic expands LaserAway's footprint to 36 states

The new site at 4210 82nd St, #206, Lubbock, TX 79423, will offer laser hair removal, Botox, dermal fillers, skin rejuvenation, and body contouring treatments including CoolSculpting and Thermage. It will also add LaserAway Wellness Injections administered by licensed medical staff.

Company scales from one West Hollywood clinic to 232 locations

LaserAway was founded in 2006 by Dr. Roy Winston and brothers Scott, Brock, and Todd Heckmann, starting with a single clinic on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. The company remains privately owned and operated, with no franchised locations, and now operates across 36 states.

Orlando, Fla. – September 23, 2026 -- Oracle unveiled Oracle Health Oncology EHR, a new ambulatory electronic health record system purpose-built for cancer care, combining oncology-specific workflows with AI-driven clinical intelligence at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit.

Oracle targets fragmented oncology data with unified patient timelines

The platform is designed to consolidate cancer diagnoses, chemotherapy regimens, laboratory and imaging results, medications, referrals, and insurance requirements into a single chronological record spanning inpatient and outpatient settings. Oracle states that fragmented information currently forces clinicians to spend time reassembling patient context while patients repeatedly recount their medical history across care settings.

New York – – September 23, 2026 -- Better Business Advice has named Sharps Assure a top mail-back medical waste provider for dental offices, citing its sharps container range, dental amalgam disposal product, and prepaid return services.

Sharps Assure offers five container sizes to match variable dental waste volumes

The company provides 1-quart, 1.5-quart, 1-gallon, 2-gallon, and larger-capacity sharps systems, allowing practices to size disposal capacity to procedure volume rather than committing to fixed collection schedules typical of larger healthcare facilities.

Dent Assure Waste Amalgam gives dental offices a dedicated stream for restorative waste

Amalgam waste generated during fillings, removals, or equipment maintenance requires separate handling from standard sharps. Sharps Assure's dedicated product lets practices route this material away from ordinary sharps or office waste streams.

Atlanta – September 22, 2026 -- Equifax has launched Healthcare Report Credential ID, an automated screening tool built to cut delays in verifying healthcare provider licenses and certifications during hiring.

Physician and nursing shortages drive demand for faster onboarding

The U.S. faces a projected shortfall of more than 106,000 physicians and 267,000 registered nurses by 2027, a gap expected to widen over the next decade. Manual credentialing processes currently place administrative strain on hospital staff and delay start dates for patient-facing hires, according to Equifax.

Houston – September 22, 2026 -- Nutex Health Inc. (NASDAQ: NUTX) has secured approval to dual-list its common stock on Nasdaq Texas, with trading set to begin on or about Sept. 23, 2026.

Nutex Health keeps primary listing on Nasdaq Global Market while adding Texas venue

The company's shares will continue trading under the ticker "NUTX" on the Nasdaq Global Market. Shares will remain fully fungible across both venues, and the dual listing requires no action from existing stockholders.

Company operates 28 hospital facilities across 12 states under physician-led model

Nutex Health runs a healthcare services and operations business built around a primary care-centric, risk-bearing physician network. The Houston-based firm filed a registration statement on Form 8-A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the listing.

Mobile, Ala. – September 22, 2026 -- AltaPointe Health has completed a $15 million expansion at BayPointe Hospital, adding 34 adult psychiatric beds and raising total capacity from 104 to 138 beds, the organization announced at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Monday.

Mobile County funded $6 million of the project through American Rescue Plan Act allocations

The Mobile County Commission contributed $6 million in federal pandemic-relief funding toward the $15 million total cost, according to AltaPointe Health. Commission President Connie Hudson and Commissioner Merceria Ludgood attended the ceremony alongside state lawmakers and AltaPointe board members.

Carrollton, Ga. – September 22, 2026 -- 121G has added AI Process Anomaly Monitoring to its 10Bridge data acquisition and interoperability platform, giving healthcare organizations automated detection of irregular file and data processing behavior before it disrupts operations.

New tool flags data deviations before they cause integration failures

The capability continuously monitors jobs processed through 10Bridge, automatically identifying transactions, files, or data that fall outside typical processing patterns. When an anomaly surfaces, the system alerts designated users so they can investigate and resolve issues preemptively, rather than after a failure disrupts downstream systems.

New York – – September 22, 2026 -- New York City Regional Center (NYCRC) has closed $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to fund construction of an 87,000-square-foot healthcare facility in the South Bronx.

NYCRC deploys portion of $75 million federal tax credit award

The $20 million transaction draws on a $75 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation from the U.S. Department of Treasury to NYC Regional Community Development, an entity managed by NYCRC. To secure the allocation, NYCRC had to demonstrate a track record of directing investment capital into low-income communities.