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Hospitals in California are seeing the effects of the nation’s credit crunch on the hospital bond market, but how this will impact patient care is still unknown, according to coverage by The Sacramento Bee.

A subsidiary of Community Health Systems (CHS) has made an equity investment in Franklin, Tenn.-based Spheris, one of the largest global providers of clinical documentation and computer-aided medical transcription products and services to health systems, hospitals and medical practices.

Here, Brian Scullion, MD, a principal in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at William Blair & Company, discusses what's driving the market's downward spiral, what it means for investor-held companies, and which sectors of the healthcare market remain strong.

Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook to negative from stable for the not-for-profit healthcare sector.

Incorporating the investment of commercial real estate into an investment portfolio continues to be a preferred investment alternative. Of the various property types available in the market, the healthcare sector is a chosen favorite among investors. The demand for medical…

Quint Studer, founder of the Studer Group, a healthcare consulting firm that coaches thousands of leaders at organizations worldwide on creating and sustaining service and operational excellence, and recently named one of the "Top 100 Most Powerful People" by Modern…

Here are three methods for more efficient and cost-effective purchasing within GI centers, from John Poisson of Physicians Endoscopy.

Here are five real estate-related companies to know that serve the surgery center and hospital industries.

Community Health Systems (CHS), headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., a suburb south of Nashville, has been named an investor-owned hospital chain to watch in 2009 by The Hospital Review.

Here are brief notes on 18 companies that people in the hospital and ASC industry should know more about.