The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed community health needs assessment guidance for tax-exempt hospitals and is seeking comment on the proposed criteria.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., and Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center to halt Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center's plans to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, N.J.,…
The Mayo Clinic has launched a social network, which it has dubbed the Mayo Clinic online community, according to a report by Minnesota Public Radio.
A large number of Pittsburgh-area physicians still want UPMC to resume contract negotiations with Highmark despite a proposed merger with the hospital system’s rival, West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Business Journal report. A survey found 78…
Healthcare reform legislation has increased demands concerning quality, cost and efficiency of hospitals and health systems. One way to manage these expectations is to create a strategic plan that clearly outlines goals for the future and how to reach them.…
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University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nev., has agreed to pay a former employee $150,000 after she accused the hospital of failing to accommodate her claustrophobia, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal news report.
May revenues at Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa, increased since April, but the hospital is still in the red, according to a Newton Daily New report.
The new Jamestown (N.D.) Regional Medical Center is close to opening after nearly two years of construction, according to a Jamestown Sun news report.
The Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., has moved a step closer to reemerging from bankruptcy as its redevelopment plan was approved unanimously by county commissioners, according to a PhillyBurbs.com report.
St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., broke ground today on a $22 million expansion and redesign of its emergency department and trauma center, according to a hospital news release.