Care Coordination

The Louisiana Legislature's Joint Budget Committee gave final approval for the $1.088 billion construction project of the Louisiana State University Medical Center, the 424-bed hospital that will replace Charity Hospital, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, according to a Times-Picayune…

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston held a dinner at the Boston Convention Center on Friday to celebrate the hospital's 200th anniversary, according to a Boston Globe report.

Marquette (Mich.) General Health System has joined Premier healthcare alliance to help improve delivery of care, according to a Premier news release.

The following hospitals have announced construction plans or openings of new specialty centers, such as breast, oncology and cardiology centers. The list begins with the most recent announcement.  

Via Christi Health System, based in Wichita, Kan., has been given the green light to go forward with an $18 million expansion and renovation project at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburgh, Kan., according to a Morning Sun report.

Bellin Health Care, based in Green Bay, Wis., has broken ground on a $15 million expansion of Oconto (Wis.) Hospital & Medical Center, according to a Green Bay Press Gazette report.

Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu has unveiled its plans for an $800 million expansion project, according to a KITV report.

Beatrice (Neb.) Community Hospital's new facility will open on Feb. 15, ahead of the originally planned spring opening, according to a Beatrice Daily Sun report.

Rogers, Ark.-based Mercy Health System will soon embark on a $90 million expansion project, according to a KHBS report.

Twenty-one former patients, most uninsured and undocumented immigrants, will continue to receive dialysis treatments after Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta struck a three-year deal with a national dialysis company, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report. The arrangement will solve, through…