Here are national and regional benchmarks for operating profit margins and cash-to-total-debt ratios for hospitals honored as the nation's top 100 hospitals by Thomson's National Benchmarks for Success program.

Uninsured patients, investment losses and instability are forcing Michigan health systems like Royal Oak-based Beaumont Hospitals and Oakwood Healthcare System of Dearborn to make reductions in costs and personnel, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Post-Katrina challenges, including rising labor costs, increasing numbers of uninsured patients and slowing Medicare reimbursements, will cause the three largest hospitals in Jefferson Parish, La., to lose at least $50 million in 2008, according to The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.

This article briefly highlights five concepts from the William Blair & Company survey of hospital administrators. The survey included discussions with 27 administrators and 10 senior executives and specifically focused on capital spending and the impact on companies such as…

Tenet Healthcare Corp. saw its stock hit all-time lows after announcing disappointing third-quarter results, and Wall Street analysts expect further challenges in 2009, according to published reports.

Here are how the specialties fare in terms of gross charges and net revenue per case in ASCs; they are listed in descending order of net revenue achieved. These figures come from the 2008 VMG Health Intellimarker.

Here are 10 stats and trends relating to hospital and health plan expenses from data gathered and references by the American Hospital Association.

Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Hospitals in New York are bracing themselves for the potential impact they may feel as a result of the financial crisis on Wall Street, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Here are the top ten procedures associated with the most costly stays in hospitals, with the mean charges for the hospital stay, according to 2003 statistics from 17 selected states.