Care Coordination

WakeMed is opening a $99 million children's hospital in Raleigh, N.C., according to a report by WRAL.

Laurel Health System in Wellsboro, Pa., has broken ground on a two-story expansion project of its Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital's emergency department, according to The Williamsport Sun-Gazette.

Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives and Avera Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., are pursuing a formal collaborative relationship between CHI's hospital and Avera's clinic in Pierre, S.D., according to a report by the Argus Leader.

Premier Inc. and 19 health systems in its alliance are organizing two collaboratives to help health systems create accountable care organizations, according to a release by Premier.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston will offer specialized services at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., as part of a new affiliation, according to a report by the Newburyport News.

The Colorado arm of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente announced it will open four new medical centers in the Denver area within the next five years, according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

At least 18 hospitals have asked the Virginia Department of Transportation to be identified on the blue "H" signs on Virginia highways, according to a report by Fredericksburg.com.

Kosair Children's Medical Center – Brownsboro, a pediatric outpatient center in Louisville, Ky., will open on May 26, according to parent company not-for-profit Norton Healthcare.

When Franciscan Health System began researching the possibility of building a new community hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash., in 2001, residents of this scenic maritime community had to drive to Tacoma for emergency care. While it was only about 10…

Of some 1,500 physicians who received fast-track licenses in exchange for treating Texas' indigent patients, nearly 40 percent were trained at foreign schools, according to a report in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.