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LHP Hospital Group, formerly Legacy Hospital Partners, was formed in Jan. 2008 by the former management team at Triad Hospitals after Community Health Systems acquired Triad for $5.1 billion. The team had developed several joint ventures with nonprofit hospitals while…

Officials from several medical device companies are upset about a proposal by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., to levy as much as $40 billion in extra fees over the next 10 years to pay for health reform…

Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health System will consider the sale of its health insurance subsidiary, Preferred Health Systems, according to a report by the Wichita Eagle.

Microline Pentax, a maker of reposable instruments, has changed its name to Microline Surgical, according to a release from Microline Surgical.

Legacy Hospital Partners, which finances and operates not-for-profit hospitals, has changed its name to LHP Hospital Group, according to a release from LHP Hospital Group.

Healthcare Finance Group, a specialty lender dedicated exclusively to healthcare companies, provided $17.5 million in financing to be used as working capital liquidity to the AHMC Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, formerly Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, according to an HFG…

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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care — AAAHC, which was founded in 1979, has become a leader in ambulatory healthcare accreditation with more than 4,000 organizations accredited nationwide. AAAHC accredits a variety of ambulatory healthcare organizations including endoscopy centers, ASCs,…

St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., has revealed plans for a new $8 million outpatient surgery department to be built within the St. John's Pavilion, according to a report in the Catholic Times.

New York Westchester Square Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., will no longer merge with St. Barnabas Hospital, also in Bronx, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.