St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La., has announced plans to build a 20,000 square-foot ASC to open mid-2010, according to a STPH news release.
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Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Ore., received state approval to move forward with its plans to merge with Providence Health & Services, according to a report in the Portland Business Journal.
Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, has agreed to sell its facility to Catholic Healthcare Partners' Mercy Health System for approximately $180 million, according to a report by the News Record.
Here are profiles of 10 hospitals across the United States that opened their doors in 2009.
Troy Bruntz, CFO and VP of finance at 25-bed Community Hospital in McCook, Neb., talks about how his institution dealt with the loss of its only remaining orthopedic surgeon and revived its orthopedic OR.
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National health care reform should be based on "accountable care organizations," integrated delivery systems currently used in California that link primary care and subspecialist practices with area hospitals, according to a release from California Association of Physician Groups.
St. Mary's Hospital, a 103-bed facility in Leonardtown, Md., will become the ninth hospital in Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, according to a release from Medstar.
OrthoIndy and the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital broke ground on a new $22 million facility, OrthoIndy/IOH South, which will provide "five-star orthopedic care" to residents on the south side of Indianapolis, according to an OrthoIndy news release on Inside Indiana Business.
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago will purchase Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital for an undisclosed sum, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
The new Intermountain Park City Medical Center, the first hospital in Summit County, will provide ER and obstetrics services, according to a report by the Park Record.