Leadership & Management

Hudson Healthcare, operator of Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center, has filed for bankruptcy, according to a Jersey Journal report.

A report by the New Jersey Hospital Association found that hospitals in the state provided approximately $2.7 billion in community benefit in 2010.

Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia, Miss., will begin its $19 million expansion this Thanksgiving, according to a Republic report.

Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C., has proposed a $25 million borrowing plan in order to finance varying projects, including construction plans, according to a Times and Democrat report.

Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Healthcare District has proposed a $38 million plan to renovate Sonoma Valley Hospital in order to meet seismic standards by the state-enforced March 2013 deadline, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

The board of governors at Wooster (Ohio) Community Hospital approved plans to commit $3.7 million toward renovating the hospital's patient tower, according to a Daily Record report.

As pressure to reduce healthcare costs grows and deep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid loom, many hospitals and health systems are turning to alternative means of obtaining capital. For example, hospitals are using real estate investment trusts, private equity firms,…

To say a lot rides on the country's Medicare and Medicaid programs might be an understatement. Months of national debt ceiling talks have involved the slashing of Medicare and Medicaid funding, but uncertainty continues to hang about their futures. Hospitals…

East After Hours Urgent Care, a new night and weekend urgent care clinic, has opened at New Orleans East Hospital, according to a Republic report.

Bamberg (S.C.) County Hospital has laid off 35 employees — about a third of its workforce — as a plan to create a three-county regional health system failed, according to a State report.