The West Virginia Legislature has approved a temporary provider tax for acute-care hospitals in the state, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health System has opened the new, 25-bed John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital has opened in DeKalb, Miss., according to a WREG report.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved legislation that would levy a 2 percent assessment on hospital's net patient revenues, which will be used to increase funds to the state's Medicaid program, according to a report by The Oklahoman.
St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers has agreed to a historic partnership with the North Shore-LIJ Health System and real estate developers to build a state-of-the-art medical complex as part of a proposed redevelopment project in Greenwich Village, according to a…
NorthShore University HealthSystem Foundation has received a $5 million gift to establish The John and Carol Walter Center for Urologic Health, a state-of-the-art center for urologic care and advanced research, according to a NorthShore news release. The center will be…
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Nurses at several Massachusetts hospitals, including Boston's Tufts Medical Center at Worcester's Saint Vincent Hospital, are picketing and protesting over contract disputes, according to a Boston Globe report.
Evidence-based medicine is an increasingly effective modality for improving clinical quality outcomes. The challenge is convincing caregivers to adopt proven, standardized procedures rather than follow their personal preferences. Michael Connelly, MA, JD, FACHE, president and CEO of Catholic Health Partners,…
The recipients of allegedly medically unnecessary stents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Penn., according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. The lawsuit claims the hospital and two cardiologists — Ehab F. Morcos, MD and George M.…
A nurse from San Antonio-based Christus Santa Rosa Health System has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic system, claiming it knowingly allowed an abortion to be performed in 2009 and later fired her out of retaliation after she reported it…
HCA said its initial public offering of stock raised $3.79 billion, more than the $3.53 billion the company had expected, according to a news release by HCA.