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.
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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.
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The Hospital at Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, is set to open next week, according to a report by the McKinney Courier-Gazette.
Austin, Texas-based Seton Healthcare Network is opening a $143.7 million hospital in Kyle, Texas, on Oct. 1, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman.
After 57-bed Zeeland (Mich.) Community Hospital called off a proposed merger with 209-bed Holland (Mich.) Hospital, the larger rival is renewing plans to build physicians' offices near Zeeland, according to a report in the Holland Sentinel.
West Virginia University Hospitals-East in Martinsburg is challenging plans for a replacement for War Memorial Hospital, a county facility in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., according to a report by the Martinsburg Journal.
The Virginia State Health Commissioner has approved an application by Hospital Corporation of America to build a new hospital in eastern Loudoun County, Va., according to a report by the Washington Post.