Fitch Ratings has assigned an A-rating to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin for its low-operating risk profile and operating profitability and says the outlook is stable, according to a Fitch news release.
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Cleveland Clinic will delay the closing of Huron Hospital’s Level II Trauma Center in East Cleveland, Ohio, for at least 90 days, according to a Fox 8 Cleveland report.
National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the country, asked Washington D.C.'s health department to investigate nurse understaffing at Washington Hospital Center, according to a Washington Post report.
A recent study performed by researchers from the RAND Corp. and CMS, among others, has found that hospitals are improving the inpatient care experience.
Four Washington state health systems have united to form the Distribution Operations Center to consolidate their supply-chain support and distribution services, according to a news release by VHA, a group purchasing network for non-profit healthcare organizations of which the four…
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A recent study by CareChex, a division of The Delta Group specializing in rating the quality of hospital and physician care, suggests that while university hospitals do very well as a group in cancer care and in overall medical care,…
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has opened a new $253 million hospital in Grafton, Wis., according to a Journal Sentinel report.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. has announced its third quarter 2010 financial results, including $932 million in net income, compared to a $3 million loss for the third quarter of 2009, according to a Tenet news release.
Third-quarter earnings reports from Cigna and a statement by a top WellPoint official suggest Americans are using less healthcare, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.
The recent bond market meltdown has led a number of hospitals to renounce all forms of financial risk, shying away from products such as variable debt and interest rate swaps. By applying ERM techniques to the capital structure, hospitals could…