Care Coordination

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a physician-owned orthopedic hospital in Irvine, Calif., opened just in time to meet the deadline set forth by healthcare reform. The idea for Hoag Orthopedic Institute was formulated around three years ago as a for-profit joint venture…

Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., has renovated its birth center and created an orthopedic-neurological unit from an unused ward, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.

A study conducted by Oxford Outcomes, an independent healthcare consulting firm, suggests physician-owned hospitals could relieve the demand for high quality healthcare in underserved areas, according to a Physician Hospitals of America release.

Mercy Health System, based in Janesville, Wis., has been given city approval to move forward with $6 million construction plans for a 24,000-square-foot medical facility, according to a GazetteXtra report.

Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, Mont., will break ground for a new clinic next week, according to a Clark Fork Chronicle report.

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Mich., has begun construction for its $129 million patient tower, according to a Detroit News report.

Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md., has revealed three new operating rooms, which are part of a larger $30 million expansion plan, according to a Capital report.

NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City has opened the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health, according to a hospital news release.

St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo., plans to double the current capacity of its neonatal intensive care unit, according to an Ozarks First report.

Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Ore., plans to begin construction on the Samaritan Women's Imaging Center in May, according to a Corvallis Gazette-Times report.