A new, $654 million patient tower at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is on track to open in Jan. 2012, according to a Rush news release.
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Here are 10 recent Stark, false claims and kickback lawsuits involving hospitals and health systems.
Even though North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital was denied designation as a critical access hospital, it is largely expected the hospital will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a Berkshire Eagle report.
In a webinar titled "Guaranteed Resource Use New Savings and New Revenues," Richard Kunnes, MD, managing principal and CEO of The Sevenex Group, described how hospitals can achieve significant savings and new revenues by advanced managing of resource use.
HCA Holdings' weaker-than-expected earnings led shares of the hospital operator to drop 19 percent yesterday, bringing down other hospital sector stocks with it, according to a report by The Tennessean.
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Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has commenced litigation against California Watch, an investigative news outlet that alleged the investor-owned hospital chain extended patients' length of stay and overstated their level of illness for economic reasons in order to receive higher payments.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has partnered with the Consulate of Mexico in Detroit to provide bilingual health education to Mexican nationals, according to a FOX 2 News report.
Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., which owes vendors approximately $13 million and is still losing money, may be shutting down operations within 90 days, according to a NY1 report.
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System reported $396.3 million in total operating revenue for the nine months ending June 30, representing a 7.7 percent increase from the same period in 2010, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal report.
AtlantiCare, based in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., is days away from opening its new $20.6 million health park in Hammonton, N.J., according to a health system news release.