Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., has broken ground on a $40 million expansion project, according to a Daily Herald report.
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles announced the opening of its outpatient care center in Santa Monica.
Only a small portion of the exchanges' primary target population has visited or attempted to visit a government health insurance exchange website so far, according to a Gallup poll.
The American Medical Association has found a single health insurance company has a commercial market share of 50 percent or more in 15 states.
HHS has announced $150 million in awards under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 236 new community health center sites nationwide.
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Some say accountable care organizations will allow hospitals and health systems to monopolize markets, while others predict ACOs will increase competition.
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Cincinnati-based TriHealth announced plans to construct a 49,000-square-foot medical office building in West Chester, Ohio.
Marshalltown (Iowa) Medical & Surgical Center has plans to construct a $35 million replacement facility, according to a Times-Republican report.