Western Connecticut Health Network, which includes Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital, announced it will lay off 60 employees, according to a News Times report.
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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, based in San Antonio, Texas, has laid off 80 employees across five of its hospitals, according to a KENS report.
Ramanathan Raju’s background in cost-cutting is expected to come in handy as he assumes his new title as CEO of Illinois’ Cook County Health and Hospitals, a system that faces a deficit of more than $90 million, according to a…
A judge has ruled that California’s Sacramento County must pay for the medical care UC Davis Medical Center provided indigent residents from mid-2008, which is estimated to total at least tens of millions of dollars, according to a Sacramento Business…
A number of hospital executives support the change in Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 to avoid reimbursement cuts, and many are planning a lobbying event on Capitol Hill this coming week to reinforce the idea, according to a…
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A former hospital administrator who now teaches at Florida International University has attributed the financial success of Memorial Healthcare System, based in Hollywood, Fla., to "old fashioned management," according to a Miami Herald report.
Report Examines IRS' Implementation of New Requirements for Tax-Exempt Hospitals Under Health Reform
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently released a report examining the Internal Revenue Services' planning efforts for new requirements around tax-exempt hospitals called for by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System announced a 10-year plan to reduce expenses by $966 million, which includes laying off 60 workers within the next few weeks, according to a WEWS News report.