UnitedHealthcare has formed an accountable care organization with Primary Physician Partners and South Metro Primary Care, two groups with more than 300 total primary care providers managed by Physician Health Partners in Denver.
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MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta has merged two hospitals into a new facility.
Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has released $21.7 million to improve facilities and services of Honolulu-based Hawaii Health System Corporations, a public health system, according to a KHON2 report.
Hospital transactions from month of January 2014. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System officially assumed ownership of San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital from Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, based in Lexington, Ky., plans to close Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital…
Here are five of the biggest stories from 2013 related to hospitals, health systems and sustainability initiatives.
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In 1999, Boulder (Colo.) Community Hospital became one of the first hospitals in the country to hire a sustainability coordinator.
Ronald Perelman, a trustee of New York University Langone Medical Center, has given the hospital a $50 million gift to create the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services.
Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., has completed its $330 million expansion, according to a Milpitas Post report.
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has finalized its partnership with the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, through which the two will become equity partners in a newly expanded health network, according to a news release.
To successfully manage the health of a population, hospitals and health systems must invest in certain infrastructure and resources so patients receive the right care at the right time in the right place, but hospital executives are choosing different resources…