The board of Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., has voted to keep the hospital's labor and delivery unit open despite financial losses, according to a Demopolis Times report.
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St. Vincent Anderson (Ind.) Regional Hospital plans to replace its existing surgery department and center with a new $26 million surgery pavilion, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.
Pasco Regional Medical Center in Dade City, Fla., will no longer deliver babies or provide postnatal care as of Sept. 1, according to a Tampa Tribune report.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group, a multispecialty group with more than 370 physicians, has reached an agreement with M&M Orthopaedics to acquire the Chicagoland 26-physician group.
Christus Santa Rosa Health System has received a $20 million donation to support the Children's Hospital of San Antonio, currently under development, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.
In 2012, 84 million Americans were without health insurance for at least part of the year or were considered underinsured because of high out-of-pocket costs, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey.
Two physician groups in Colorado have formed an independent physicians association, according to a report by The Colorado Springs Gazette.
Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Memorial Hospital has named interim CEO Andy Fitzgerald as permanent chief executive, according to a Gillette News Record report.
Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, Tenn., and Aetna have partnered in a collaborative care agreement to offer Aetna Whole Health, a commercial healthcare product.
Tufts Medical Center in Boston has appointed Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD, as CMO.