Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine, and St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, will change names when they merge Oct. 1, according to a Wiscasset Newspaper report.
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New Hanover Regional Medical Center and multispecialty medical group practice Wilmington Health, both based in Wilmington, N.C., are launching an accountable care alliance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Hospital's $3 million Community Health Center is about to open for business, though it will be operating at a $600,000 annual loss, according to a report from The Saratogian.
Kingwood (Texas) Medical Center is in the process of constructing a new women's and children's center in Kingwood, according to an article from The Humble Observer.
Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital Health Network announced that it has broken ground on a 78,000-square-foot outpatient center in Montgomery, Ohio.
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The Massachusetts Hospital Association plans to provide a 10-week training program for nurses and social workers who wish to become care coordinators in accountable care organizations.
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital announced the opening of its $186 million courtyard tower, according to a Herald-Tribune report.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., has formed Physician Quality Partners, a clinically integrated network, with area physicians.
Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Medical Center will expand care into Georgetown, Del., starting October 2013.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas has announced a partnership with Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization, the ACO of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System.