Pain management can be a successful specialty for ASCs looking to add or enhance this line of revenue to their centers. According to the VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker, around 17 percent of surgery centers' total case volume was due to…
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Pointing to an increase in market share, University Hospitals in Cleveland plans to add 500 positions this year, mostly physicians, including residents and fellows, according to a release from University Hospitals.
Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare has formed a clinical affiliation with Boston's Tufts Medical Center and its Floating Hospital for Children, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., is about to move into a new $325 million replacement hospital a few miles away, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
Huntsville Hospital broke ground on a new 60-bed hospital in Madison, Ala., that is expected to open in Feb. 2012, according to a report by al.com.
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University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, will more closely align its UH Medical Group and UH Medical Practices, which together consist of 1,400 physicians, according to a report by Crain's Cleveland Business.
Martin Memorial Health Systems has received final approval from the state to construct an 80-bed hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., according to a report by the WPBF News.
UPMC, Excela Health and Heritage Valley Health System in Western Pennsylvania are opening urgent care centers and clinics to compete with centers recently opened by MedExpress Urgent Care, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Hospitals participating in a CMS pilot project to lower readmission rates are beginning to see the rates fall, according to a report by the New York Times.
The Harris County Hospital District in Houston has delayed action on its offer to purchase the financially struggling Spring Branch Medical Center, saying it needs to complete its strategic planning, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.