Dallas, Texas-based Baylor Health Care System will send selected specialists to Glen Rose (Texas) Medical Center on a rotating basis to help reduce the center's specialist shortages, according to a news release.
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Rhode Island's Health Department has approved a Lifespan request to consolidate two of its Providence hospitals' open heart surgery services — those of Miriam Hospital and those of Rhode Island Hospital, according to a news release.
Top-rated hospitals are more likely to prevent medical errors such as hospital-acquired bloodstream infections and post-surgical sepsis than lower-rated hospitals, according to a study conducted by HealthGrades researchers, with coverage of the study provided by HealthDay. The researchers analyzed…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., will receive $1 million as part of drug manufacturer Solvay’s $16.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to its hormone replacement drug, according to a Nashville Business Journal report. The total settlement…
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a neurosurgeon who alleges that the hospital retaliated against him for speaking out against its alleged dangerous medical practices and fraud, according to…
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Nurses at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.) have voted to unionize, joining the National Nurses Organizing Committee-Florida, according to a Herald-Tribune report.
A new study finds homeless patients cost about $13,500 per hospital stay, or $2,599 more than the average patient, according to a release by St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
Orange Regional Medical Center is expected to open in April in Wallkill, N.Y., as a replacement to Horton Medical Center in Middleton, N.Y., and Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen, N.Y., — both more than 40 years old, according to a…
A study commissioned by the AHA found hospitals' price increases closely follow their costs and the hospital sector accounted for a steady 30 percent-plus share of U.S. healthcare expenditures, according to the AHA study.
Vincent McCorkle, the new president and CEO of Akron (Ohio) General Health System, parent of 511-bed Akron General Hospital, is a strong believer in finding creative ways to engage employees in the hospital's mission. Here he identifies 10 ways to…