Superior Health Partners, an alliance of eight independent health systems in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, has announced an accountable care organization-like partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
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Twelve accountable care organizations in Florida have come together to form the Florida Association of ACOs.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's new hospital in Fontana, Calif., is set to open next month, according to a report by The Press-Enterprise.
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health announced that it launching $80 million in construction projects in spring 2013.
Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care is planning a $247 million expansion and modernization of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill., according to a Northwest Herald report.
New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced the opening of its new Center for Sleep Disorders.
MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare will open a new cardiac catheterization lab on Monday, according to a report in The Clare County Review.
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth announced plans to build a $130 million patient tower at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield.
Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital is planning a $15 million expansion project, according to a report by The Herald-Mail.
North American Partners in Anesthesia released the final two briefs in its six-part series on transforming hospital operating rooms in the age of healthcare reform.