Cardiologist Sean Denney, MD, spokesman for a group of 40 physicians planning an investor-owned hospital in Kearney, Neb., defended the project against attacks from unidentified sources and from officials at nearby Good Samaritan Hospital, according to a report by the…
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The Prince George's County Hospital Authority has asked the University of Maryland Medical System to conduct a study to determine the economic feasibility of building a teaching hospital in the county, according to a report by the Washington Post.
SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo., has completed its first-ever capital campaign, raising $2.2 million to expand and renovate its ED, according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.
University Hospitals in Cleveland has appointed Richard A. Hanson to the new position of president of community hospitals and ambulatory networks, according to a release from University Hospitals.
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle this summer will begin managing management of 217-bed Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Wash., according to a report by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
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Since physicians receive no formal training in business during medical school, when they are promoted into management positions that need to fill in the gap and taking business courses, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Peter H. Levine, MD, former president and CEO of the UMass Memorial Healthcare, died on Dec. 15 of a heart attack, according to a report in the Telegram & Gazette.
With health reform in the air, there has been a lot of talk about creating integrated systems, which bring hospitals together with physicians and other resources in order to achieve better health outcomes and improved efficiencies.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is planning a $66 million building project that will include expansion of its ambulatory surgery department, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Sinai Hospital in Baltimore is breaking ground on a $29.5 million expansion of its Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital, according to the Baltimore Sun.