Hospitals in Fort Payne, AL - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Dekalb Regional Medical Center
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 200 Med Center Drive, Fort Payne, Alabama 35968
Ratings: Phone: (256) 845-3150

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OSI Pharmaceuticals terminates Offer to Purchase 2% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025

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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists to receive $90M in new funding for cancer research

cientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will receive $90 million in new funding as part of a $540 million gift from Ludwig Cancer Research, on behalf of its founder Daniel K. Ludwig, to six U.S. institutions. The new award is among the largest for a single private gift to cancer research.

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