Williamsport, Pa.-based Susquehanna Health has completed a new tower — the largest addition in the health system's $250 million construction project called Project 2012, according to a health system news release.
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In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, five Pittsburgh-area hospitals and health systems recorded operational losses, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Executives at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs, Fla., have told city commissioners they will seek a name change for the hospital, which is now affiliated with Adventist Health System, according to a Tamba Bay Times report.
The Christ Hospital, based in Cincinnati, will begin a $265 million expansion project in June 2012, according to a hospital news release.
The Connecticut State Medical Society-IPA and the American College of Physicians have launched online software for primary care practices interested in pursuing the patient centered medical home model of care.
Experts are questioning a study at a healthcare facility in Israel that suggests live cases can be demonstrated at professional conferences without causing patient harm, according to a heartwire report.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has announced major changes in how medical residency programs will be accredited in the future, putting in place an outcomes-based evaluation system where future physicians will be measured for their competency in performing…
The Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation has released a briefing on safe injection practices.
Results from a study showed that an automated DNA multiplex assay was 99 percent accurate in identifying MRSA, according to a news release.
Transformation. This word is one I've been saying a lot lately. At Mercy St. Vincent, where I served as president and CEO until October, a transformation — in the form of creating a culture of continuous improvement — has been…