Sabra Health Care REIT entered into an agreement to purchase Texas Regional Medical Center of Sunnyvale's real estate, according to a Sabra news release.
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New York State, not hospitals, will pay medical bills for newborns who suffer brain injuries during birth, according to a Times-Union report.
Hospitals across the country added 10,200 jobs in March, up from approximately 4.72 million in February to approximately 4.73 million, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
Effective April 1, CMS is requiring home health and hospice care eligibility for Medicare patients be authorized by a provider in a face-to-face patient encounter, according to an AHA News Now report.
Belleville, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital has unveiled plans to build a new, $118 million, 94-bed hospital in Shiloh, Ill., according to a Belleville News Democrat report.
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Keokuk (Iowa) Area Hospital will focus on leaner operations after failing to find a partner for an affiliation, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
After serving its local community for 75 years, Franciscan Skemp Hospital in Arcadia, Wis., will be closing its doors due to underutilization of the facility, according to a local WKBT news report.
Miami's Jackson Health System has recently received a great deal of coverage on its financial woes. One estimate puts this year's losses at $100 million, and at least one health system has sent a letter of intent to acquire Jackson.…
Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, Ala., will soon file for bankruptcy following its closure, according to a Randolph Leader report.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer submitted a formal request to CMS to eliminate more than 160,000 people from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid program, as part of a larger plan to cut the state's Medicaid costs,…