Voters in California's Mountain Community Medical Services District have supported a parcel tax used to fund Trinity Hospital in Weaverville, Calif., according to a Record Searchlight report.
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Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group and Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens have partnered to launch a program that will coordinate clinical interventions by pharmacists and share information from the interventions with NMPG primary care providers, according to a Walgreens news release.
California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, an affiliate of Sutter Health, has slammed San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, saying his office asked the hospital to contribute $108 million for community improvements as part of gaining approval for the hospital…
A federal judge has denied a request from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to dismiss a suit filed by federal and state governments, alleging the payor’s use of certain hospital contracts stifles competition, according to a Detroit News report.…
In efforts to improve the quality of nighttime or weekend healthcare, hospitals are increasingly hiring "nocturnists," experienced physicians who work overnight and provide patient care outside the emergency department, according to a Washington Post news report.
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Renovating currently occupied hospitals and healthcare facilities can be challenging as construction activities may distrupt the optimal functioning of an organization. However, following the following five best practices can help hospitals and their contractors to minimize disruptions for patients, physicians…
Johnston Memorial Hospital, based in Abingdon, Va., will unveil a new 350,000-square foot replacement facility July, according to a Bristol Herald Courier report.
Three Illinois hospitals have jointly filed a report to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board showing the potential effects the hospitals would suffer if regulators approved two proposed hospitals, according to a Chicago Sun-Times news report.
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City, Fla., is planning to invest $7 million toward facility expansions in order to improve emergency department waiting times, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
Only two months after the South Carolina government cut payments to Medicaid providers by 3 percent, state officials said Medicaid payments for some hospitals in the state will be cut by up to an additional 4 percent, according to an…