A California hospital was experiencing sub-par revenues, due mainly to its incumbent anesthesia group. The group was not providing sufficient competent coverage to support both the hospital's OR and OB, leaving the busy OB without adequate coverage. The hospital discovered…
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Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital has opened its Pediatric Subspecialty Center, which the hospitals hopes will bring high-quality specialty care to children and their families in the region, according to a report in NorwalkPlus.
United Medical Center in Washington, D.C., is struggling to keep its doors open and may need a bailout, as it faces an operating deficit of as much as $20 million, according to a report in The Washington Post.
Alexander Hannenberg, MD, was installed as president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during the organization's Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October, according to an ASA news release.
A subsidiary of Community Health Systems is about to acquire a multi-specialty group practice in Washington State that will be the cornerstone of a new integrated health system with two Community Health hospitals in the area, according to a release…
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Stanford Hospital & Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif., is creating an affiliated medical foundation that is looking to recruit 250 physicians in the Bay Area, according to a report by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
Busy hospitals transport hundreds of patients daily through different areas of the facility. From the emergency department to surgery to patient rooms, staff members use a wide variety of equipment to move and treat these patients.
Alfred Casale, MD, is assistant chief medical officer of the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., which employs 800 physicians, runs three hospitals totaling almost 900 beds and operates a health plan and a pharmacy.
To Brent Lambert, turning around a moneylosing surgery center is a simple matter. "If staffing costs are 40 percent of revenues, I know we can turn the center around," says Lambert, co-founder of ASCOA. "In money-losing centers, staffing is usually…
American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX, has acquired Wilmington (N.C.) Anesthesiologists, a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services for more than 39,000 cases annually, including surgical, obstetrical and cardiovascular patients, according to a MEDNAX news release.