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Business Wire
08-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
University of Maryland Medical System Announces Spinout of Gallion Health, Developer of Award-Winning Supply Chain Application
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four years after its launch, Gallion Health, an award-winning cloud-based digital supply chain application developed at the University of Maryland Medical System, is now its own company. Gallion is the first company to be spun out of UMMS' iHarbor Innovation Center, the System's technology and incubation studio which focuses on creating technology-based solutions to common problems facing health care institutions. The spinout is effective this month. 'Gallion validates the System's innovation pathway and is already paying dividends for our member organizations, our staff and our patients. Discovery is one of our values at UMMS and through applications like Gallion, we are continuing to be an innovation leader in the industry,' said Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, President and CEO of UMMS. UMMS has made the initial seed investment in the spinout to support Gallion Health's growth as the organization explores future external investment opportunities. Gallion, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, is now available for other hospital systems. The product seamlessly integrates with electronic health record (EHR) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, automating critical tasks such as consumption tracking, charges and contract compliance. Before Gallion's implementation in 2021 automated these processes, UMMS relied on a manual labor-intensive paper-based process that had the potential for errors and inefficiencies. Data from the deployment of Gallion across UMMS' 11 hospitals shows significant operational improvements; completion time has been reduced by 75% and the defect/error rate has lowered from 18% to just 3%. Gallion has helped UMMS save $2 million by improving invoice accuracy, streamlining operational efficiencies, and accelerating charge capture three-fold. The System saved an additional $3.5 million through the retention of competitive contracts, compared to the median contract benchmark. 'Gallion represents exactly what iHarbor stands for,' said Warren D'Souza, PhD, MBA, UMMS' Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. 'It is a transformative digital solution that saves time, saves money, accelerates the revenue cycle, and improves outcomes, and it's something that is scalable across the industry.' Health care technology veteran Jeff Sopko has been hired as Gallion's first CEO. 'Gallion is an innovative platform, and I look forward to shepherding the company into this next chapter,' he said. 'I am grateful to Dr. Suntha and the System for trusting my team to market Gallion to hospitals nationwide.' Sopko has worked in leadership roles for well-known medtech companies like Becton Dickinson and Medtronic. He later served as president and CEO for Standard Molecular, a Massachusetts-based genomic testing startup, and Direct Diagnostics, a Texas-based lab testing company that commercialized a saliva test capable of identifying pathogens. He joined the Gallion team in May to help prepare for the transition. In April, the health care industry publication Modern Healthcare recognized Gallion with one of its 2025 Innovators Awards. In January, Gallion was a finalist for the Gartner Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards. About the University of Maryland Medical System The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit About iHarbor The iHarbor Innovation Center at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) focuses on solving complex but common problems in health care. iHarbor is reimagining health care delivery, operations and administration — developing transformational products and solutions that dramatically improve health care outcomes, efficiency, quality and value. These solutions revolutionize treatment and bring superior experiences to patients, clinicians and administrators alike.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shreveport artist, Irene Gallion, to showcase art in ‘Chillin in the Garden' exhibit
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Shreveport artist Irene Gallion will showcase her artwork in a solo exhibit. Shreveport violinist QMajor triumphed over bullying, achieving success in music Gallion will have her artwork on display at the 'Chillin in The Garden' exhibit. Her pieces primarily focus on themes of community, family, and friendship, aiming to inspire and uplift her audience. Gallion was born and raised in Natchitoches and has been painting since the fourth grade. She held her first solo art show, titled 'Me, Myself & Irene,' in Shreveport in 2019. The Shreveport artist also was selected as a resident artist at the Bossier Arts Council for 2024 and was chosen as the 2025 Critics' Choice for Visual Artist at Critical Mass 13, an event in Shreveport that showcases professional and emerging artists from Northwest Louisiana. The 'Chillin In The Garden' showcase will take place at the Lake Street Gallery on Thursday, June 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Sign language class at Demming Park
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — If you've ever wanted to learn sign language, now is your chance. Terre Haute Parks and Recreation is hosting a six-week, American Sign Language class. The introduction class will take place in March, just to see what the instruction is like. Then classes will follow, once a week, in the Fort Harrison Room of the Torner Center. That building is located in the center of Demming Park. Leaders of Terre Haute Parks and Recreation said they've been wanting to do this for some time, and now that they've found an experienced and qualified teacher, they're excited to share sign language to the community. 'It's always good to know different forms of communication, everyone does communicate differently', Gallion said. 'This is just another way to help those that utilize the signs and spread that word, if you will.' If you would like to take the sign language class, you can pre-register at the Torner Center in Demming Park between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
