Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., has submitted a plan to build a $202 million addition that would be committed to outpatient care and research, according to a Chicago Business news report.
Leadership & Management
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona, N.J., has been granted permission by the Stockton College Board of Trustees to construct a six-story tower on that campus, according to a Press of Atlantic City news report.
West Tennessee Healthcare, a non-profit, public health system based in Jackson, expects to end this fiscal year with approximately $12.5 million in profit, representing a 2.1 percent operating margin, according to a Jackson Sun news report.
Recent study findings suggest that Medicare payment cuts under the Affordable Care Act are forcing hospitals to either raise their prices to private insurers or reduce costs, depending on what kind of market they are in, according to research published…
After Delos "Toby" Cosgrove took over as CEO of Cleveland Clinic in 2005, he led the charge to create a more patient-centered health system and introduced the Clinic's "Patients First" initiative. In 2007, those efforts resulted in the creation of…
Advertisement
The American Hospital Association has released a report on the economic impact of hospitals, finding 1 out of 9 jobs in the United States are supported by hospitals.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Pays for Two Hospitals to Participate in Improvement Programs
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is providing money to improve patient outcomes at two hospitals in Omaha, according to a Forbes report. Creighton University Medical Center and Methodist Hospital will each receive $35,000 from the payor. The funds…
In the 15 months since its enactment, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has changed countless rules, regulations and policies within the healthcare industry. These matters are discussed every day, whether in board rooms, the pages of business publications…
Swedish/Issaquah (Wash.) Hospital is expected to create 1,000 jobs by next summer, according to an Issaquah Press news report.
As many hospitals struggle to create successful inpatient programs in an unstable healthcare environment wherein traditional hospital services are increasingly out migrated to third party facilities, the Brain and Spine Institute at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., has…