The board of directors at Phoenix-based Banner Health has approved plans to build four new Banner Health Centers in Maricopa County, Ariz., expanding the reach of the health system's primary care services.
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Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., has broken ground on a $109 million, five-story, 120-bed inpatient tower.
Health Care Service Corp. announced consumer-driven health plans are more likely to result in positive behavior change and reduced costs than traditional health plans.
Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health System plans to scale back the expansion of Central DuPage Hospital, also in Winfield, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
Rochester Endoscopy & Surgery Center in Rochester Hills, Mich., has submitted a letter of intent to relocate, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report (subscription required).
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From Aug. 1 through Sept. 19, CMS' Innovation Center will accept applications for an additional round of organizations looking to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program's Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization model.
Cleveland-based MetroHealth is an academic health center with 17 locations in Cuyahoga County and more than 400 primary care and specialty care physicians. On May 9, it broke ground on the $23 million MetroHealth Middleburg Heights November Family Health Center…
Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock plans to open its $121 million expansion later this month, according to a Today's THV report.
Yesterday, CMS announced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act helped 14.3 million Medicare beneficiaries obtain at least one free preventive service so far in 2012.
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has completed its seven-year expansion project.