The Department of Health and Human Services announced that states can access an additional $286 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a HHS news release.
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The A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton, N.Y., will close in April, two months earlier than it had originally anticipated, according to a report by The Valley News.
The Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency has approved a certificate-of-need application for a new hospital in Lahaina, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, according to a report by Pacific Business News.
The University of Chicago Hospitals has decided that it will no longer move forward with a plan to redirect emergency room patients to other facilities, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
Here are some interesting statistics included in the NCHS data brief, Consumer-Directed Healthcare for Persons Under 65 Years of Age with Private Health Insurance: United States, 2007.
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A study from the University of Maryland found that poor communication costs hospitals $12 billion annually, according to a news release from UMD's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
SSM Healthcare's new St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, Mo., is scheduled to open on Mar. 30, according a report on GlobeSt.com.
The University of California Irvine Medical Center plans to open a new hospital, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration has approved the construction of a 60-bed hospital in Poinciana, Fla., according to a report by the Orlando Sentinel.
McGuireWoods LLP and Sg2 present a complimentary webinar focusing on methods to accelerate collaboration among physicians and hospitals on Thursday, March 12, from noon-1 p.m. CST.