Medical Properties Trust has entered into a new $450 million credit arrangement with a group of banks that will enable it to pursue more healthcare property acquisitions, according to a company press release. The new credit facility replaces an existing…
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St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., has announced a $75 million expansion that opens in fall 2012, according to a report by the Tampa Tribune.
Congressional Democrats are ready to scrap a proposed five-year Medicare physician fee fix, meaning that Congress is back to passing month-by-month patches to keep a looming 21.3 percent fee cut from going into effect, according to a report by Politico.
Lenox Hill Hospital in New York will join the North Shore-LIJ Health System, according to a press release from North Shore-LIJ.
Healthcare CFOs are less optimistic about their company's financial futures and the overall state of the economy than their peers in other industries, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton.
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As demographics shift and some suburban areas experience population explosions, community hospitals are being asked to evolve along with patient expectations. Healthcare reform is likely to place even more pressure on these smaller hospitals, which can no longer afford to…
Danny Jackson, a former healthcare leader, will be honored by the Craven Regional Medical Center Foundation in New Bern, N.C., for his contribution to healthcare in the Craven area, according to a report from The Sun Journal.
First-quarter net income for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan rose 64 percent to $706 million, mainly due to investment gains, according to a release from Kaiser Permanente.
Via Christi Health, based in Wichita, Kan., has hired Jared Sommers as director of corporate responsibility for the system, according to a report in the Wichita Business News.
The board of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has fined CEO Paul Levy $50,000 for an improper relationship with a female staffer who has since left the hospital, according to a report by the Boston Globe.