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San Juan Regional Medical Center Teams with Oracle Health to Streamline Patient Flow

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Clinicians and staff gain an up-to-date view of capacity, patient movement, and environmental services workflows

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — San Juan Regional Medical Center has strengthened its clinical operations with several new Oracle Health solutions that help streamline patient flow, improve bed management, and enhance operational visibility. The new capabilities give clinical and operational teams a shared, up-to-date view of capacity and demand, helping them coordinate care efficiently, limit delays, and support a predictable patient experience. Oracle Health and Optum supported the implementation, combining connected clinical operations technology with healthcare operations and transformation expertise.

San Juan Regional Medical Center is an independent, community-owned nonprofit healthcare system serving patients across the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. The organization sought to address fragmented coordination among bed management, environmental services, and clinical operations, which limited visibility into bed status, patient movement, and operational priorities. To help address these challenges, San Juan Regional Medical Center implemented Oracle Health Command Center Dashboard, Oracle Health Patient Flow, and Oracle Health Transfer Center, building on its long-time use of Oracle Health clinical and revenue cycle solutions. Optum worked alongside San Juan Regional Medical Center, leveraging the organization’s deep expertise in technology transformation, to help align workflows, support adoption, and apply operational best practices.

“Our long-standing collaboration with Oracle Health provided a strong foundation for this next step in enhancing patient flow and operational coordination,” said John Gaede, CIO, San Juan Regional Medical Center.

“Working collaboratively with Oracle Health and Optum, the new solutions now equip our clinical and operational teams with a more connected view of operations that helps us enhance coordination, improve discharge readiness, and turn beds over quicker to prepare for new patients,” said Carlo Hallak, MD, physician informatics executive, San Juan Regional Medical Center.

One month after go-live, San Juan Regional is seeing early operational improvements. Bed-assignment time decreased 38.9%, from 54.00 minutes to 33.00 minutes. Environmental services response time decreased 48.5%, from 49.67 minutes to 25.56 minutes, exceeding the organization’s established target. Environmental services clean-completion time improved 1.2% and continues to trend positively.

“Health systems need a clear, real-time view of their operations to help increase efficiency, make the best use of available resources, and deliver timely care,” said Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences. “By connecting our clinical operations solutions with San Juan Regional Medical Center’s existing Oracle Health environment, the organization can improve patient flow, strengthen coordination across care teams, and help caregivers spend more time focused on patients.”

“Technology transformation is most successful when it is paired with operational expertise and a clear focus on the care journey,” said Lou DiLorenzo, CEO, Optum Advisory. “Together with San Juan Regional Medical Center and Oracle Health, we are helping establish a foundation for sustainable improvements in patient flow, capacity management, and operational performance.”

To learn more about Oracle’s full suite of clinical, life sciences, and business applications, join us at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit in Orlando, September 22-24, 2026. Register now.

About San Juan Regional Medical Center
San Juan Regional Medical Center is an independent, community-owned nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Farmington, New Mexico. Founded in 1910, the organization serves patients throughout the Four Corners region. Learn more at https://www.sanjuanregional.com/.

About Optum 
Optum is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 310,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve overall population health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). For more information, visit www.optum.com.

About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at www.oracle.com.

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Oracle, Java, MySQL, and NetSuite are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. NetSuite was the first cloud company—ushering in the new era of cloud computing.

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Invictus Pharmacy Expands Digital Health Platform with HSA and FSA Payment Acceptance

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Online pharmacy customers can now use HSA and FSA cards for eligible prescription medications and qualifying healthcare purchases at InvictusPharmacy.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Invictus Pharmacy, a nationwide digital pharmacy and healthcare services company, announced that its online pharmacy platform, InvictusPharmacy.com, now accepts Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) cards for eligible healthcare purchases.

The new healthcare payment option allows customers to use qualified HSA and FSA funds when purchasing eligible prescription medications and other qualifying healthcare products through the Invictus Pharmacy website. By incorporating HSA and FSA card acceptance into its digital pharmacy platform, Invictus Pharmacy continues to make medication access and online healthcare payments more convenient for patients.

“Digital health should make it easier for patients to access medications, manage healthcare expenses and select the payment method that works best for them,” said Meyer Davidoff, Founder and CEO of Invictus Pharmacy. “Adding HSA and FSA payment capabilities to our online pharmacy is another step toward creating a more convenient and connected healthcare experience.”

HSA and FSA accounts allow eligible consumers to use tax-advantaged funds for qualifying medical expenses. Integrating these healthcare payment methods into the Invictus Pharmacy digital experience can help patients manage eligible pharmacy expenses directly through their existing healthcare benefit accounts.

The addition supports Invictus Pharmacy’s broader strategy of combining pharmacy services, digital health technology and modern healthcare payment solutions. Through its retail, mail-order and online pharmacy operations, the company is building a more accessible pharmacy model centered on patient convenience, medication access and personalized service.

Eligibility for individual products and transactions is determined by applicable HSA and FSA regulations and may vary by benefit plan or plan administrator. Customers should contact their HSA or FSA provider with questions regarding eligible expenses, reimbursement requirements or account-specific coverage.

About Invictus Pharmacy

Founded in 2017, Invictus Pharmacy is an integrated pharmacy and digital health company providing retail pharmacy, nationwide mail-order pharmacy and online pharmacy services. Invictus Pharmacy combines personalized patient care with technology-enabled pharmacy solutions designed to improve medication access, healthcare convenience and the overall patient experience.

To learn more or access the company’s digital pharmacy services, visit InvictusPharmacy.com.

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Arizona Voters Want Action, Not Just Words

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New Arizona Voters’ Agenda research shows voters want clear answers, practical problem-solving, and action on their priorities

PHOENIX, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With Arizona’s General Election approaching, new statewide research finds voters want more than candidates’ positioning on issues, they want to know what actions candidates will take on their highest priorities. They want to hear directly from the people asking to lead them about the solutions they would pursue and how they would make progress.

The latest 2026 Arizona Voters’ Agenda findings from Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) reinforce what CFA has heard consistently across years of statewide research and engagement with Arizonans. They care deeply about the state’s future, want leaders focused on the issues affecting their lives and communities, share more common ground than the political narrative, and value problem-solving, long-term thinking, and meaningful progress. The new findings show how those expectations are carrying into the 2026 election.

“Arizonans want to know what candidates will do about the issues that matter most to them and to Arizona’s future,” said Dr. Sybil Francis, Chair, President & CEO of Center for the Future of Arizona. “Voters have already given us a remarkably clear picture of the outcomes they want. They are looking for candidates who will engage those priorities directly, explain credible plans, and give Arizonans confidence that they can turn those plans into progress. That is an opportunity and a responsibility for anyone asking to lead in our state.”

Voters Place a Premium on Hearing Directly From Candidates
Ninety-three percent of Arizona voters say it is important to have opportunities to hear candidates directly answer questions about issues that matter to most voters, including 80% who say it is very important. The expectation is near-unanimous across political affiliations, with 94% of Republicans, 91% of independent and unaffiliated voters, and 94% of Democrats saying those opportunities are important.

The finding points to a clear need in the election conversation. Voters want candidates to directly address the issues that matter to them and explain what they would do. The Arizona Voters’ Agenda helps meet that need by identifying voters’ priorities and the questions they raise for candidates and leaders, keeping what voters want visible through the election and into governing.

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The Newspaper That Helped Shape the Course of the Long March

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LANZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — During the Gansu leg of the “Together on the Long March” CICG International Communication Project, Liang Xiaoyuan, son of founding lieutenant general Liang Xingchu, visited the historic Long March sites in Hadapu and recalled a remarkable episode involving his father.

In Hadapu, Liang Xingchu was assigned by Mao Zedong to search for “spiritual nourishment”—newspapers and other sources of information. A copy of Ta Kung Pao obtained during the mission contained reports about the situation in northern Shaanxi, providing the Central Red Army with important information as it determined where to advance next.

That newspaper helped turn Hadapu, a small town in northwest China, into a key historical landmark on the road toward the Long March’s eventual destination.

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