The suburban campus of Allegheny General Hospital in Bellevue, Pa., may drop inpatient services and close the emergency department but continue outpatient operations, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia has reached an agreement with its 1,500 nurses and allied health professionals, ending a 28-day strike, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A new report by Moody's Investors Services predicts that new obligations on states to cover more Medicaid recipients under health reform will become "financially burdensome" in the long run, according to a report by Reuters.
University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., has begun transferring patients from its pediatric wing to the new Diamond Children's Medical Center, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Wildcat.
Eisenhower Medical Center, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., completed its $212.5 million expansion with a dedication ceremony, according to a report in The Desert Sun.
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Florida's proposed state budget includes $50 million for the financially ailing Jackson Health System, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
For-profit hospital operator Health Management Associates reported net income of $46.9 million for the first quarter, up from about $46 million in the year-ago quarter, according to a company news release.
Speaking at the AHA annual meeting, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Congressional Republicans will try to improve the health reform law rather than repeal it, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Medicaid will cover as many as 20 million of the 32 million Americans gaining coverage under health reform, but these patients will face barriers to access, according to a report by the New York Times.
The board overseeing 142-bed Beaufort County (N.C.) Hospital may lease the facility to a hospital system as a way to survive, according to a report by the Washington Daily News.