St. Mary's Hospital in Streator, Ill., is planning to close its extended care unit, adult day services, audiology, supportive care and athletic training due to financial pressures, according to a Pantagraph report.
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Hawaii Medical Center, a health system in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the second time the health system has had to do so, according to a Pacific Business News report.
The Department of Labor has released a proposed rule that would (a) expand the obligations of employers and labor relations consultants and (b) speed up the time between filing a petition for union representation and holding an election, requiring them…
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear an appeal by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, which is challenging two patents for tests that determine drug dosages to treat autoimmune diseases, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Mayo says the…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System's Envision Campaign has raised more than $176 million of its $250 million goal, according to a health system news release.
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Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo., has officially opened its new $89 million patient tower "on time and under budget," according to a Columbia Daily Tribune news report.
Two community organizations have asked for the Indiana Attorney General’s office to investigate a Franciscan St. Francis Health hospital’s charity care practices, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report. Citizens Action Coalition Education Fund and Indiana Legal Services claim Franciscan…
Shareholders of Franklin-Tenn.-based Community Health Systems have filed suit against the hospital operator alleging securities fraud and schemes by the company to artificially inflate stock prices, according to a Dallas Business Journal report. The suit, which was filed on behalf…
Legislation introduced earlier this week in the U.S. House and Senate would increase Medicare payments to five West Virginia hospitals that sit on the northern half of the Ohio border by a total of $8.5 million annually, according to a…
The Healthcare Financial Management Association has listed several "areas of concern" in CMS' Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in a letter to the Agency.