Taxable rates have become attractive, in part due to the low interest rate environment, but also because banks are getting more aggressive and tax-exempt debt simply isn't what it used to be.
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Sentara Healthcare, based in Norfolk, Va., has posted a 50 percent increase in operating income from 2009 to 2010, according to a Virginian-Pilot news report.
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Sisters of Mercy Health Care plans to spend $236 million in capital improvements over the next eight years, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., will build a medical clinic in Irondale, Ala., to settle a lawsuit between the hospital and the city of Irondale, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is cutting 350 jobs, approximately 250 of which were vacancies, according to a Dallas Business Journal news report.
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In the first seven months of its budget year, Westerly (R.I.) Hospital lost $5.2 million, according to a Boston Globe news report.
Hospital executives throughout the country face serious consequences if hospital internal controls over construction projects are deficient. However, widespread irregularities and deficiencies persist, exposing hospitals and their senior executives to significant risks.
When its customer relationship management vendor approached Legacy Health in late 2010 about using quick response codes marketing its direct marketing materials to consumers, the Portland, Ore.-based integrated delivery network did not know what the codes were though it had…
The Michigan Nurses Association has filed a complaint alleging unfair labor practices at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore will eliminate 160 clerical positions by the end of the year due to the transition to electronic medical records, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.