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.
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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.
A former employee from Winchester (Va.) Medical Center claims the hospital fired her out of retaliation after she complained of racial discrimination, threats and harassment by co-workers, according to a Northern Virginia Daily report. Lora Skinner was fired in 2009…
A financial model created by MedeAnalytics has determined a 300-bed hospital will need to reduce costs by more than $6 million in fiscal year 2012 to maintain its Medicare margins, according to the company’s latest white paper. MedeAnalytics has launched…
Mercy Health System, based in Janesville, Wis., will be constructing a new $6 million emergency department and clinic in that city, according to a Janesville Gazette news report.
Seacoast Medical Center in Little River, S.C., has completed its $33 million expansion plans, according to a WPDE news report.