Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, Mont., has laid off 10 employees as part of its efforts to save $500,000, according to a Missoulian report.
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Jackson Health System in Miami has ordered nearly 11,000 employees to take two weeks of unpaid leave from now until Sept. 30, 2012, according to a Miami Herald report.
EMH Healthcare, based in Elyria, Ohio, announced that it will cut 55 positions across the health system, with most of those cuts affecting EMH Elyria Medical Center, according to a Chronicle-Telegram report.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed a group of healthcare veterans to his Brooklyn Work Group, and has tasked them will saving Brooklyn's private safety-net hospitals, which together are in the hole for more than $1 billion, according to…
Three health systems in Miami-Dade County, Fla., are planning new trauma centers to compete with Jackson Memorial Hospital, which is home to the only current adult trauma center in the county, according to a Miami Herald report.
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Three Republican senators have expressed concern that The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and its $10 billion budget is a waste of money, according to a report from The Hill. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Tom…
A state commission comprised of prominent healthcare stakeholders has proposed a new plan for Massachusetts state officials that would let them reject hospitals’ pricing for services if it exceeded the market norm, according to a Boston Herald report. Under the…
Keokuk (Iowa) Area Hospital, which has less than 10 days of cash on hand, is in danger of closing in the "next few weeks," according to a Connect Tristates report.
Massachusetts hospitals may see $2.5-$4.9 billion in cuts over the next 10 years if Congress’ supercommittee adopts proposed Medicare reductions, according to a Boston Globe report. The Massachusetts Hospital Association, which arrived at these figures, also estimated that over 10…
Registered nurses of Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., have organized a picket today amid growing frustration over a number of issues, including the need for lower staffing levels, according to a Massachusetts Nurses Association release.