Leadership & Management

A study by Lewin Group on behalf of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association found that Arizona hospitals contributed $27.8 billion to the state's economy, or 10.5 percent of its GDP, in 2009.

A judge has dismissed an age discrimination suit against Battle Creek (Mich.) Health by its former CEO Patrick Garrett but awarded Mr. Garrett nine months of severance pay estimated at $321,000, according to a Battle Creek Enquirer report.

Mission Trail Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, part of Baptist Health System, opened for business on June 27, according to a news release by the hospital.

A new $100.5 million, five-story patient tower and expansion will soon begin at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, Texas, according to a health system news release.

Just 10 days after the new St. Anthony Hospital relocated to its new location in Lakewood, Colo., hospital officials announced preliminary plans for the old hospital site in Denver, according to a hospital news release.

Patient-centered care may lead to lower annual healthcare costs and a decreased usage of healthcare services, according to a UC Davis Health System study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The study monitored 509 new adult…

Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Fla., said it will "vigorously defend" itself in two lawsuits accusing the health system of not paying one former and one current employee for all hours worked, according to a News-Press news report.

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network plans to spend $10-15 million to relocate Riverside Drive and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to improve access to its Bethlehem campus, according to a Salisbury Patch report.

A Florida bill will require urgent care clinics to post prices of the 50 services they provide most frequently beginning July 1,  according to a St. Petersburg Times report.

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System plans to purchase 105 acres in O'Fallon, Ill., that could be the location of a new St. Elizabeth's Hospital, which is currently in Belleville, Ill., according to a Belleville News-Democrat report.