There's a crisis today in the healthcare industry; a crisis of spirit. No matter what conclusions are drawn about the pros and cons of healthcare reform, it is having a psychological effect, as shown in a recent study in which…
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Researchers at Penn State University recently found the value of a hospital's cleaning, maintenance and other environmental services based on patient satisfaction scores is more closely tied with how efficiently money is spent rather than how much money is spent,…
The following report was compiled by Principle Valuation, based on hospital financial reports obtained through the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) database.
The healthcare and social services sector is expected to add roughly 4 million jobs by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition.
A new, $132 million replacement hospital for Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va., has officially opened, according to a Bristol Herald Courier report.
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Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., has announced plans to invest $20 million in an emergency room expansion, according to a Press of Atlantic City news report.
A new e-commerce site, MX.com, now allows hospitals to exchange intellectual property by purchasing or selling technical tools and solutions designed to improve patient care and control costs.
Corning (N.Y.) Hospital has filed a certificate of need application to build a replacement facility for the current hospital, according to a Star-Gazette report.
The Washington State Hospital Association has filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington to prevent money designated for underserved patients to be diverted to the state general fund, according to a WSHA news release.
Nearly 60 percent of hospital executives are extremely concerned about the impact of increased regulatory mandates and oversight on their hospital's operations and budget, according to a report by the U.S. News & World Report.