Emergency department waiting time at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn., is at an all-time low, according to a Mountain Press report.
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OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill., has begun the first part of a $21 million renovation project, according to a Pantagraph report.
CDC Houston, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corporation, is planning a new regional hospital/medical district in Houston, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Wheeling, W.Va.-based Ohio Valley Health Services and Education Corp. has opened a retail clinic inside the Wal-Mart store in St. Clairsville, Ohio, according to a Wheeling News-Register report.
Metro Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., recently received primary stroke certification from Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to a report from the Grand Rapids Press.
Many hospitals lose tens of thousands of dollars every year, appear older and in need of capital improvement by leaving equipment that should be disposed of on their fixed asset ledger, says Michael Staunton, a director at Principle Valuation. Maintaining…
The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is sponsoring two California ballot initiatives to end what it calls "price gouging" and expand charity care by hospitals, according to an SEIU-UHW news release.
The American Hospital Association will hold a town hall meeting for its members via webcast today at 4 p.m. EST, according to an AHA News Now report.
On Feb. 21, Surgical Directions' president and CEO Jeff Peters and David Young, MD, managing partner of Surgical Directions and medical director of pre-surgical testing at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, will present a webinar on perioperative performance, according…
Reducing clinical variations for pneumonia treatment can lead to significant cost reduction since the condition is one of the highest volume DRGs in the country, according to a blog post from Verras.