The University of Chicago Medical Center's controversial policy of redirecting ED patients with routine medical conditions into lower-cost clinics and community hospitals has been a success, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business.
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As part of its planned takeover of Florence, Ala.-based Coffee Health Group, RegionalCare Hospital Partners plans to spend $400 million to pay off the two-hospital system's debts and rebuild its flagship, according to a report by theTimes Daily.
Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Health System and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health have announced an affiliation agreement, according to a joint news release from the organizations.
Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per pain management case, broken down by a surgery center's number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Following two delays, Kaiser Permanente opened its new hospital in Vallejo, Calif., March 2.
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As many New Jersey hospitals struggle to turn a profit, Virtua Health is adding luxury wellness centers and other upgrades to cater to well-heeled Baby Boomer patients, according to a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Moberly (Mo.) Regional Medical Center will move sports medicine and rehabilitation services to a new location outside of the hospital to better serve student athletes and working patients that use the services, according to a report in the Moberly Monitor-Index.
Ramon Montes, MD, has rejoined the staff of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Phoenix Children's Hospital, having previous served as a pediatric gastroenterologist at the hospital from 1998-2003, according to a report in Latino Perspectives Magazine.
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Surgical Information Systems has added a new component to its business intelligence tool, SIS Analytics, for anesthesia caregivers, according to a company press release.