Southcoast Hospitals Group, based in New Bedford, Mass., has broken ground on a new 56,000 square-foot cancer care center in Fairhaven, Mass., according to The New England Business Bulletin.
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The Christ Hospital is a 555-bed facility in Cincinnati that has a proud 120-year history. In addition to a medical staff of more than 900 physicians, the hospital has 4,300 employees and more than 200 volunteers.
Banner Health has begun construction on a new $107 million cancer center in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a report by the Arizona Republic.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's plan to close 123-bed UPMC Braddock Hospital on Jan. 31, 2010, is causing a storm of protest, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Mercy Health Partners, based in Knoxville, Tenn., will begin rebranding its hospitals, which will include dropping the "Baptist" name from some facilities, according to a report in the Knoxville News Sentinel.
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Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., will soon open a new, $200 million inpatient pavilion and pediatric surgery center, according to a report by the Press-Telegram.
Payors such as WellPoint and Cigna report an increase in charging for hospital facility fees at hospital-owned clinics, even when they are not on the hospital campus, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
The Cleveland Clinic recently broke ground on a new $98 million health and surgery center in Avon, Ohio, according to a report by The Morning Journal.
Propofol, a short-acting, intravenous hypnotic agent was introduced in the 1980s to aid surgery centers in providing appropriate anesthesia for short procedures. The drug allows a patient to undergo a procedure, often in conjunction with the use of regional blocks,…
The University of California Board of Regents has approved a deal to rescue Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in Willowbrook, Calif., according to a report by the New York Times.