Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2010, including a 3.7 percent increase in revenue compared to a year ago, according to an HCA news release.
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The Mississippi Department of Health has approved a certificate of need for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to construct a $137 million hospital in Olive Branch, Miss., according to a Desoto Times Tribune report.
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has projected a $25 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
John Johnston, vice president of QHR Consulting, offers six ways for hospitals to improve their bottom lines.
NorthShore University HealthSystem, based in Evanston, Ill., launched an initiative seven months ago to improve collections of outstanding balances from patients who come in for more services. Deborah Kirkorsky, vice president of business services at NorthShore, provides some insights on…
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The Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo., has announced the groundbreaking for a 10-story, 350,000-square-foot expansion to the hospital's patient tower, a $230 million project that will bring the hospital to a 500-bed capacity, according to a news release from the…
Community Health Systems has announced financial and operating results, including $3.2 billion in net operating revenues, for the second quarter period ended June 30, according to a CHS news release.
At a time when out-of-pocket costs are reaching very significant sums, Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Ill., now offers a widget on its website that provides an estimate of how much a particular service will cost a patient.
Ronald J. Bachman, former interim CFO of Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio, has sued the hospital alleging breach of contract, according to a report by the Wilmington News Journal.
Robert Urciuoli, former president and CEO of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I., will head to prison on Aug. 31, following Judge Mary Lisi's decision to deny his bid to remain free on bail, according to an Examiner report.