Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Ore., reopened Sept. 12 with emergency services and limited inpatient services after the facility was evacuated due to nearby wildfires, according to the News Guard.
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UPMC Lock Haven (Pa.) remains closed four days after a fire prompted it to evacuate patients and shut down, according to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield are launching a health plan on the ACA marketplace for the 2021 coverage year, the organizations said Sept. 10.
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A fire prompted UPMC Lock Haven (Pa.) to evacuate patients Sept. 10.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota signed an agreement with Minnesota Healthcare Network to add the Bloomington-based group's 47 independent primary care clinics to the insurer's value-based payment platform.
Chatham Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Siler City, N.C., opened its new maternity care center Sept. 8, 28 years after it discontinued maternity care, according to The News & Observer.
Medicare Advantage plan Alignment Healthcare signed an agreement with San Diego-based Scripps Health to offer a new plan in San Diego County.
Patient satisfaction is key to sustaining and growing patient volumes in a consumer-oriented healthcare world. On Aug. 31, Becker’s Hospital Review hosted a webinar on “Analyzing patient feedback to navigate a public health crisis.”
Franciscan Health Rensselaer (Ind.) hospital will close its licensed residential unit this fall, according to the Kankakee Valley Post News.