In fiscal year 2010, Delaware hospitals contributed $357 million in community benefits, an increase of 14.5 percent from FY 2009, according to a report from the Delaware Healthcare Association (pdf).
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Lex Reddy has stepped down from his position as president and CEO of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services.
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A New Hampshire House Committee has voted to support a bill that would exempt specialty hospitals from the certificate of need process, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.