Emory University in Atlanta will open a “spa-like” breast imaging center at Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital in early August, according to an Atlanta Business Journal report.
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Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center announced that it will soon open a $90 million addition, according to a report by The Republic.
The National Weather Service has predicted another active hurricane season in 2013. As many hospitals around the country have learned, a hurricane can be devastating to both a hospital and the surrounding community.
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, will resign next month, according to a CNN report.
Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, Ohio, is expanding to respond to increased demand in the area, particularly for surgical services, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital has announced plans to expand its emergency department, according to a Rockland County Times report.
Heritage Valley Health System in Beaver, Pa., will close its pediatric inpatient unit, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.
Strategic envy can be a force for change in both the U.K. and U.S. health systems, according to a commentary in New England Journal of Medicine.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare has launched a public service campaign called "LiVe Well" to help people make healthy decisions.
Four-hospital, Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health Partners is dropping "Partners" from its name, according to a Dayton Daily News report.