Care Coordination

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care announced the opening of its new $73 million ambulatory care clinic in Coralville, Iowa.

Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii, part of Honolulu-based Hawaii Health Systems Corp., is planning a replacement hospital that could cost up to $200 million, according to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser report published on equities.com.

Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton, Ga., has broken ground on its 100,817-square-foot medical office building in Woodstock, Ga., according to a Cherokee Tribune report.

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System and Boston Children's Hospital have announced the leaders of their new regional pediatric program at Southcoast's St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

Boston Children's Hospital is in the early stages of proposing a new clinical building that would include a 30-bed neonatal unit, according to a Mission Hill Gazette report.

Robert L. Meyer, CPA, has served as president and CEO of Phoenix Children's Hospital since October 2003, after having served as interim CEO of the hospital since May 2003.

Northwestern Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital received 6-1 approval from city council members to move forward to a master construction plan, according to a Sun Times report.

Participants from the Best Practices Innovation Collaborative of the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care have identified five core principles of effective team-based healthcare in a new report (pdf).

Riverton (Wyo.) Memorial Hospital announced the adoption of a new process to improve patient flow in its emergency department.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development program approved a $31.8 million loan to Boone Memorial Hospital in Madison, W.Va., for a new hospital, according to a Charleston Gazette report.