Fountain Hill, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Hospital has doubled the size of its acute rehabilitation center, according to a report from the Leigh Valley Express Times.
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Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey have signed a letter of intent to launch a value-based, patient-centered program later this year.
Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health has broken ground for a $6 million hospice center, according to a report from the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has requested permission from the New York State Department of Health to build a $28.4 million facility for outpatient imaging.
LaGrangeville, N.Y.-based Health Quest System has launched a cardiovascular institute across its hospitals, according to a report from the Westchester County Business Journal.
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Louisiana State University Health New Orleans has opened a $2.8 million urgent care facility in Baton Rouge, La., according to a report from The Advocate.
Incorporating long-term acute care is an option once again for acute-care hospitals and health systems, as the federal moratorium limiting new long-term care facilities and beds sunset at the end of 2012. The moratorium had been in place since 2007,…
Longview, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. John Hospital will no longer admit children who are under the age of 12 or under 100 pounds for overnight care, due to extremely low pediatric inpatient volumes, according to a report from The Daily News.
The next phase of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will lead to a sharp rise in patients, and automated capacity management solutions may be the answer to dealing with the influx, according to a TeleTracking blog post.
Only a couple of years ago, it wasn't uncommon for healthcare experts to call accountable care organizations "unicorns." Despite the excitement and discussion around the model, few people had seen one.