A public hearing earlier this week drew more than 1,000 community members, a large majority of whom supported Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center's plan to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, N.J., according to a Record report.
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With its affiliation agreement approved, Olympic Medial Center in Port Angeles, Wash., will become the first member of Seattle-based Swedish Health Network on Nov. 1, according to a Peninsula Daily News report. Forks (Wash.) Community Hospital and Jefferson Healthcare of…
The CEO of Denver-based HCA-HealthOne has expressed concern over the transparency of bidding to lease Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to a Colorado Springs Gazette report. Jeff Dorsey, CEO of HCA-HealthOne, said he is concerned that the…
The public board heading the redevelopment of Methodist Hospital in New Orleans is seeking private partners who could help fund and potentially operate the facility, which is slated to open in fall 2013, according to a Times-Picayune report. Members of…
A consultant has identified 14 for-profit and non-profit companies that might be interested in a joint venture with Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., according to a Star-Banner report. The consultant, Ponder & Co. from Chicago, was hired by…
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Baxter Regional Medical Center Mountain Home, Ark., is currently in negotiations to manage Community Medical Center of Izard County in Calico Rock, Ark., according to a Baxter Bulletin report.
The three-system merger planned in Kentucky may change employee benefits, with thousands of employees paying out of pocket for reproductive services that conflict with Catholic health rules, according to a Courier-Journal report. Health plans at Jewish Hospital and University Hospital,…
Catholic Healthcare West has chosen Community Health Systems as the potential buyer of Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report. The two systems are now in the due-diligence phase, according to the report,…
Boston-based Steward Health Care Systems and Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., have submitted a formal application to merge, according to a Boston Globe report. For-profit Steward signed an agreement to buy Landmark for $71 million in June. A health…
Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin and Fletcher Allen Health Care, based in Burlington, Vt., have announced that their boards have given final approval to a corporate affiliation between the two organizations that took effect Oct. 1, according to a…