Unionized nurses at four New York City hospitals are planning a coordinated strike during the holiday season amid contract negotiations with their respective employers, according to a Crain's New York Business report.
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If the healthcare reform law did not prohibit the construction or expansion of physician-owned hospitals, as it does in Section 6001, more than half of physician-owned hospitals would immediately expand today, according to a new survey from Physician Hospitals of…
Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Conn., has appointed Jacquelyn G. Calamari vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, according to a local Patch report.
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Lance Jones has been appointed CEO of Turkey Creek Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn., according to a Farragut Press report.
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Physicians with financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a Radiological Society of North America news release.