Care Coordination

Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa. and 325-bed Community Medical Center in Scranton have signed of a non-binding letter of intent to explore ways to work together, according to a release by Community Medical Center.

Saratoga (N.Y.) Hospital and Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center have reached a collaborative agreement, according to a report in The Business Review.

Twelve New Jersey hospitals and their participating physicians will test a Medicare incentive method called gainsharing in which physicians earn financial incentives by helping hospitals to lower costs, according to a release by the New Jersey Hospital Association.

HCA announced a proposal to build a new hospital in southern Loudoun County, Va., possibly ending a long struggle with Inova Health System, according to a report in The Washington Post.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago submitted plans to add around 90 beds to Galter Pavilion, an outpatient facility that currently houses clinics and physician's offices, according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business.

Piedmont Healthcare will resume construction of a new $194 million hospital in Newnan, Ga., according to a report by the Times-Herald.

Charlotte, N.C.-based AcuityHealthcare has opened a second hospital in the Houston, Texas, area, according to a report in the Houston Business Journal.

The Grayslake (Ill.) Village Board approved a plan from Lake Forest Hospital to build an outpatient surgery center and a cancer treatment center on its Grayslake campus, according to a report in the Grayslake Review.

Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., has opened a new outpatient facility that will offer a variety of services to patients in the Louisville area, according to a report from The Courier-Journal.

Carolinas HealthCare System, the third-largest in the country, is expanding its network to 29 hospitals after a new affiliation agreement with AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C., according to a release from Carolinas HealthCare.