The future of St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., is becoming increasingly more uncertain as hundreds of lawsuits and decreasing revenue are bogging down the hospital's operations, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
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Boston-based Steward Health Care has abruptly left the Massachusetts Hospital Association without explanation, according to a Boston Globe report. Steward resigned via hand-delivered note to the MHA last Friday, effective immediately. The 10-hospital system said MHA’s lobbying efforts do not…
Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Healthcare plans to close two inpatient units at its older inpatient facility and convert it into a senior care center, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, based in Nassawadox, Va., has expanded its already existing no-smoking policy to include all owned or leased property, according to a Delmarva Now report.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health have reached a multi-year contract to promote health and wellness.
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The nurses' union and two New York City hospitals have reached tentative agreements for labor contracts and avoided strikes, according to a New York Times report.
Johns Hopkins Medicine International has entered into a five-year agreement with the Ministry of Health of Kuwait to improve healthcare delivery at four public Kuwait hospitals, according to a JHI news release.
HUMC Holdco, the new owners of Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, has reached an agreement on a new labor contract with unionized registered nurses, according to a Jersey Journal report.
Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming, N.M., has been ordered to provide back pay to respiratory department employees after the hospital unilaterally reduced their hours without bargaining with their union, according to a Leagle report.
Curriculum focused on teaching surgical residents professionalism could improve their performance in a number of areas, including patient sensitivity and ethics, according to a study published in the American Journal of Surgery.