Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is in talks with New England Baptist Hospital in Roxbury Crossing, Mass., to collaborate on an array of clinical and community programs, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Cleveland Clinic will begin offering urology services in Las Vegas in mid-April — a move that may hint at plans to open a specialty facility in Nevada, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.
Roane Medical Center in Harriman, Tenn., has opened its $76 million replacement facility in Harriman, according to an Oak Ridge Today report.
Cleveland-based University Hospitals is planning to build a new medical office building in Euclid, Ohio — adjacent to both its current building and Cleveland Clinic's Euclid Hospital, according to a Plain Dealer report.
Lakeside Hospital in Brockport, N.Y., has announced it will close its emergency department and inpatient services and will transition into an outpatient and diagnostic facility, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.
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Distance to an emergency department and perceived wait times influence patients' decision of which ED to visit, according to a study in Academic Emergency Medicine.
The trend of consolidation in healthcare continues to spread as systems try to improve quality and cut costs, but Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is moving in a different direction to help others achieve those goals, according to a Business Insider…
American Fork (Utah) Hospital announced that it has broken ground on an expansion project and the construction of a multispecialty clinic, with the Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Medical Group.
Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital has announced its plans to embark on a $74 million expansion project.
St. Joseph Mercy Saline (Mich.) Health Center has implemented a call-ahead program to reduce wait times in its emergency room, according to an AnnArbor.com report.