The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati will soon open a new outpatient center, according to a Community Press report.
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Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, has developed a new screening process to cope with record-high emergency department volumes, according to a CBS 7 report.
The new $600 million Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Las Vegas is scheduled to open in August, according to a Las Vegas Sun report.
Monroe (Wis.) Clinic's new $83 million hospital will open March 24 after more than two years of construction, according to a Journal-Standard report.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System has received state approval of its certificates of need to build two freestanding emergency facilities, according to a Charlotte Business Journal report.
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Hospitals and healthcare companies can grow volume and profits by focusing on outpatient services. However, this important area of hospital profit is under increasing attack from new and old competitors, insurance companies and physician-owned services.
Two-thirds of the roughly 1,000 employees Miami-based Jackson Health System recently announced it would lay off will include clinical staff, according to a Miami Herald report.
McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson, Ga., has laid off 21 employees, just under 10 percent of its workforce, according to a WJBF report.
Many hospitals are working to streamline processes in the emergency department to reduce crowding, improve quality and boost patient satisfaction. Facilities have tried to reach these goals in several ways, including expanding the ED, implementing new technology and redesigning processes.…
In a webinar on Feb. 28, 2012, Robert Farrar, MD, JD, FCLM, vice president of medical affairs for Somnia Anesthesia; Brent Sommer, a CRNA at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif.; and Frank Schramm, MD, chief of anesthesiology…