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In a letter to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, American Hospital Association executive vice president Rick Pollack asked for help for tax-exempt hospitals in any proposed federal legislation supporting the municipal securities…

Indianapolis hospitals have experienced "epic" investment losses, totaling millions of dollars, according to a report by the Indianapolis Business Journal.

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Shares of Universal Health Services, one of the nation's largest healthcare management corporations, were up after a Credit Suisse analyst upgraded its stock rating from "neutral" to "outperform," according to a report on Forbes.com.

Sutter Health, a 26-hospital health system based in Sacramento, Calif., has halted the construction of several projects, according to a report in The San Francisco Business Times.

The U.S. House Budget Committee approved a fiscal year 2010 budget resolution that contains a reserve fund that would allow for future healthcare reform, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association.

Virtua Health may have to delay its plan for a new "state-of-the-art, digital" hospital in Voorhees, N.J., due to issues in finding financing, according to a report by the Associated Press.

SSM Healthcare of Wisconsin's plans to build a new hospital in Janesville, Wis., have been put on hold, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Wells Fargo has named Peter Myhre has the senior vice president of the company's newly formed equipment finance division, according to a news release.