Operating and balance sheet metrics for small hospitals showed signs of improvement in fiscal 2009, due to steps taken to combat the recession, according to a report overview by Standard and Poor's.
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Larger numbers of not-for-profit hospitals fell from investment-grade into speculative-grade financial ratings in the past year and the trend is expected to continue, according to a release from Standard & Poor's.
Prime Healthcare Services, which operates 12 hospitals in California, says a health workers union made unfounded allegations that instigated federal and state fraud investigations of the company, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
Mayo Clinic's new Family Birth Center will officially open in Rochester, Minn., on Oct. 13, according to a Mayo news release.
The American Hospital Association is encouraging hospitals to submit responses by Oct. 15 to its quarterly RACTrac survey, according to an AHA News Now report.
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Tenet Healthcare's Park Plaza Hospital and Medical Center in Houston has opened a Senior Emergency Department, a specialized emergency unit to service older adults, according to a Cypress Times report.
Methodist West Houston Hospital is expected to open later this fall, according to a Katy Sun report.
UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., has opened a $32 million, 40,000-square-foot expanded emergency department, according to a UC Davis news release.
Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center is seeking state approval to construct a $270 million, 300-bed hospital at a new location in Poplar Bluff, according to a Southeast Missourian report.
The use of CT scans in hospital emergency rooms tripled between 1998 and 2007, according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine.