Non-profit hospitals like my own now face a more skeptical regulatory environment, challenging whether we give back enough to our communities to justify our tax-free status. While some of the criticisms of non-profits have been unfair, this is basically a…
Leadership & Management
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, with net income attributable to the company up 18.3 percent, from $46.9 million in the first quarter of 2010 to $55.5 million for…
The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation that would levy at 2.5 percent fee on the net revenues of 77 Oklahoma hospitals in order to generate additional federal matching funds for the state's Medicaid program, according to a Forbes report.
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced $234 million in loans and grants for 135 rural development projects across the U.S., including a number of grants and loans to rural hospitals and hospital districts.
Many current healthcare initiatives seem to necessitate a generous capital outlay — electronic medical records, physician recruitment and retention and the development of new care models, to name a few. To keep up with the changing times, health system CEOs…
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Two large hospitals in Reno, Nev., saw a combined loss of more than $68 million for the 2010 year, according to a Northern Nevada Business Weekly report. Renown Regional Medical Center lost $24.1 million and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center…
Federal agencies are now closely coordinating an investigation into Community Health Systems’ billing practices, according to a Reuters report. The Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and…
After being faced with allegations of substandard care, an internal review has showed no evidence of substandard care by the chief of surgery at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, according to an Albuquerque Journal report. Breast cancer surgeon…
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua plans to open a replacement hospital for its facility in Voorhees, N.J., on May 22, according to the health system.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Healthcare has broken ground on a new campus in Hillsborough, N.C., according to a Chapel Hill News report.