Care Coordination

Howard University in Washington, D.C., has submitted a $1.1 billion plan to move its 479-bed hospital and the rest of its campus to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, which is being closed next year, according to a report by the…

Mary Hatch, CFO of the Southwest Region of Utah's Intermountain Healthcare, listed six ways her hospitals' not-for-profit status benefits their communities, according to a report by the Spectrum.

Starting in July, Independence Blue Cross plans to offer primary care physicians in its network up to $150,000 more per year in incentives if their patients stay healthy, according to a report in The Intelligencer.

Adventist HealthCare and Holy Cross Hospital are competing for Maryland officials' approval of what would be the first new hospital in the state in 17 years, according to a report by the Gazette.

The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a far-reaching impact on the delivery and management of healthcare. The new rules and regulations are still being crafted; however, hospitals, surgery centers and physician practices can prepare for…

The Texas Hospital Association launched the Texas Institute for Patient Safety within its nonprofit foundation to advance the adoption of proven strategies that enhance the quality and safety of care provided in Texas hospitals, according to a THA news release.

Construction has begun on a new 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot hospital in Aberdeen, S.D., that is expected to open in summer 2012, according to a news release.

A new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital planned for Aurora, Colo. will receive $800 million in funding from a bill signed by President Barack Obama, according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

The Connecticut House and Senate have approved a $362 million initiative that would give the University of Connecticut Health Center campus in Farmington, Conn., a new tower that is expected to bring in more revenue, according to a report in…

A hospital under construction in Beavercreek, Ohio, will be called the Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center in honor of philanthropists who donated an undisclosed amount in the "eight figures" range, according to a report in the Dayton Daily News.