Children's Medical Center Dallas plans to build a $21 million, 34,000-square-foot specialty-care center in Southlake, Texas, near its competitor, Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, according to a report by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Physician investors will move ahead with construction of Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center, following the collapse of a proposed partnership with nearby Good Samaritan Hospital, according to two reports by the Kearney Hub.
Physicians in the Benton-Franklin County Medical Society are urging two Washington State hospitals to avoid a legal battle over expansion plans with state regulators, according to a report by the Tri-City Herald.
1. Perserverence. Founded in 1921, the Cleveland Clinic endured a devastating 1929 fire that killed 123 people, including one of the founders. Forced to rebuild at the beginning of the Great Depression, it not only survived but gained a national…
Becker's Hospital Review has released its list of 60 physician leaders of hospital and health systems in America. The physicians named to the list were selected based upon nominations, research and accolades received by the institutions they lead.
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Here are statistics on the number of independent community hospitals compared to community hospitals that are part of a larger hospital system from 1999-2008, according to the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals. The data show a slight decrease…
Orthopedic surgeons Brian Parsley, MD, and Rex Marco, along with physician assistant Jerry Buchert, of Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas, offered their services to help with the relief effort in Haiti, according to a Foundation Surgical news release.
Fujifilm Holdings Corp., based in Valhalla, N.Y., signed a five-year comprehensive joint research and development agreement on endoscopy-related products with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, according to a Fujifilm news release.
Colorado's recently passed tax on hospital inpatient and outpatient services is expected to raise $1.2 billion by fiscal year 2013, when it is fully implemented, as well as expand Medicare eligibility to 100,000 new patients and raise hospital payments through…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made progress transitioning claims administration to 19 Medicare Administrative Contractors, as set in place by The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; however, the agency encountered some challenges that…