With a new amendment added to the healthcare law, Massachusetts hospitals are primed to receive $275 million more per year in Medicare payments, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Due to a federal extension of a special rule involving "wage floors" for entirely urban areas, nearly 40 New Jersey hospitals will split $90 million in Medicare reimbursements, according to a Star-Ledger report.
As part of Cleveland Clinic's plan to end operations at Huron Hospital on June 6, Huron Hospital will close its inpatient, emergency and trauma services on Aug. 22, according to a Cleveland Clinic release.
Westerly (R.I.) Hospital's financial struggles seem to be exacerbating, as its year-to-date loss has increased from $5.2 million in April to $5.7 million, according to a Westerly Sun report.
The new $210 million Porter Hospital is slated to open next year, according to a Northwest Indiana Times report.
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A Washington county court has granted Port Angeles, Wash.-based Olympic Medical Center a 14-day injunction to stop a union strike scheduled for Aug. 11, according to a Peninsula Daily News report.
Silver Cross Hospital's replacement facility is on track to open in Feb. 2012, according to a Herald News report.
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, may close its Austin (Texas) Women's Hospital due to state budget cuts, according to a KXAN report.
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, Va., is officially open today, according to a Virginian-Pilot report.
Nurses and other staff members of Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., gathered to rally against the hospital's plans to shutter by Oct. 25, according to a Daily News report.