Care Coordination

Joint Replacement Hospitals of America plans to construct a joint replacement center in Buellton, Calif., according to a report by the Santa Ynez Valley Journal.

Unity HealthCare in Muscatine, Iowa, has changed its name to Trinity Muscatine after joining Trinity Regional Health System in July 2009, according to a report in the Muscatine Journal.

Chicago-based Lillibridge is working on three outpatient facilities for Adventist Health System's Florida division, according to a report in the Orlando Business Journal.

Oklahoma University Medical Center will acquire 81-bed Edmond (Okla.) Medical Center, according to a report by the Edmond Sun.

Swedish, a Seattle-based regional nonprofit hospital system, received approval by a Snohomish County public hospital district board of commissioners to lease and manage 217-bed Stevens Hospital, in Edmonds, Wash.

Work continues on the third and final phase of a $25 million expansion at Midwest Regional Medical Center in Midwest City, Okla., according to a report in The Oklahoman.

A new study published in the March issue of Anesthesiology notes that low to moderate levels of inflammation could be an additional risk category for patients undergoing routine coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a news release from the…

Mary Shiels Hospital, a 14-bed surgical hospital in Dallas, is building a $20 million replacement hospital that will open in early 2011, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth and York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health have announced they will no longer pursue a merger, according to a report by The Sentinel.

Nebraska Medical Center and Methodist Health System, both located in Omaha, Neb., have formed a partnership that will allow physicians and staff at both hospitals to share best practices and medical expertise, according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald.