New state regulations setting time limits for HMO patients to see doctors may force HMOs to add more physicians to keep appointments on time, according to a release from the California Medical Association.
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Bellevue, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has won a certificate of need from the state to build a 10-bed critical-access hospital on San Juan Island, Wash., according to a release from PeaceHealth.
A local company has donated a building to Fostoria (Ohio) Community Hospital to be used for medical offices, according to a report by Findlay Living.
State regulators have approved Northwestern Memorial HealthCare's acquisition of 215-bed Lake Forest Hospital in Grayslake, Ill., in exchange for agreeing to rebuild the hospital within 10 years, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
The Andrews Institute is a nationally recognized orthopedic treatment and research center located in Gulf Breeze, Fla. The Andrews Institute features one of the most utilized athletic performance centers in the country as well as its own freestanding, multi-specialty ASC.
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Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital and Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich., have announced a partnership agreement, according to a report by the Mining Journal.
In an effort to encourage more patients to receive their routine screenings for colorectal cancer, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., has instituted a new program making it easier for patients to schedule appointments at the hospital, according to a…
Nurse Anesthetists Week is taking place from Jan. 24-30, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
A multi-specialty surgery center had outgrown its currently location was relocating to a new facility capable of handling double the ASC's current case load. In order to prepare for an increase in procedures, the ASC had to ensure that they…
Medicare patients in rural Arizona counties are facing challenges in finding physicians that will accept new patients on the federally funded programs due to declining reimbursements and a shortage of primary care physicians, according to a report in The Arizona…