Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., has reached an agreement with the union representing the 1,700 nurses at the hospital after a months-long dispute, according to a Washington Post report.
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Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., have agreed to a three-year contract, averting a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
Hospital leaders are constantly faced with the daunting task of remaining competitive and offering attractive benefit packages to employees. Among those packages is typically a 401(k) plan for employees to save for their retirements. While the share of employees offered…
Hospital Corporation of America has reported its first quarter 2011 results, showing revenue of $8 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent increase from first quarter 2010, according to a company news release.
Insurers that cover Medicare and Medicaid patients are setting up clinics that have been reducing hospital and ED bills for their patients, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the rate of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft decreased 38 percent from 2001 to 2008.
A recent report by the West Virginia Hospital Association found that West Virginia hospitals provided $721 million in uncompensated care in 2010, according to an AHA News Now report.
Nurses and administrators at Tufts Medical Center in Boston are "close" to agreeing to a contract, which would avert a strike planned for Friday, according to a Boston Globe report.
NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a member of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare, celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 30.
Incentive-based wellness programs can prompt behavioral changes that lower healthcare costs, according to a report published in the May/June issue of American Journal of Health Promotion.