Leadership & Management

San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif., which is currently operated by San Joaquin County, may become a separate government entity overseen by an independent board, according to a report by the Record.

With Senate hearings on Donald M. Berwick, MD, the nominee to lead CMS, expected within weeks, the leading national hospital organizations indicated their support for him in a letter to the leaders of key Senate committees, according to a report…

When St. John's Clinic, the physician practice arm of Springfield, Mo,-based St. John's Health System planned to construct a new facility to house physician offices and hospital outpatient department services in Rolla, Mo., its leaders designed the facility to promote…

In Medicare's three-year recovery audit contractor demonstration program, providers appealed 12.7 percent of RAC determinations and won 64.4 percent of those appeals through March 9, 2010, according to a report by CMS.

Malcolm Sina, president & CEO of The DASCO Companies, a medical real estate development firm, discusses hospital construction after the recession.

A New York state judge's use of "judge-directed negotiations" is one of 20 demonstrations on innovative solutions for malpractice cases recently awarded for $23 million in HHS funds, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Construction of a replacement facility for Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has been completed, and the new facility is scheduled to officially open on Oct. 2, according to a report by The Daily News Journal.

Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital in Alexandria, La., has officially opened for business, according to a report The Town Talk.

United Hospital Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., will begin moving to a new facility later this month, with a scheduled opening of the new hospital set for Oct. 3, according to a report by WBOY News.

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, based in Ann Arbor, expects to double its projected operating margin for fiscal 2010 to 3.3 percent, according to a report by Crain's Detroit Business.