Fitchburg, Mass.-based Community Health Connections is building a new $20 million community health center based on the patient-centered medical home model, according to a Telegram & Gazette report.
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Norton, Va., is working on its third and final phase of its $2.5 million emergency department expansion project, according to a Kingsport Times-News report.
The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton, Pa., and the University of Scranton (Pa.) are continuing discussions about a possible affiliation, according a joint statement by the organizations.
A study by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council found emergency room visits have increased by more than 2 percent from 2010 to 2011, which may reflect an increase in the number of people without insurance, according to a CBS report.
Budgetary and technology barriers prevent 33 percent of providers from utilizing health information technology to meet meaningful use requirements, according to an IVANS news release.
The American Hospital Association and five other hospital organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the expansion of Medicaid under healthcare reform, according to an AHA News Now report.
Hospital Corporations of America in Nashville, Tenn., has appointed Peter Marmerstein as president of its West Florida division, effective April 1, according to an HCA news release.
West Chester (Ohio) Hospital, a subsidiary of University of Cincinnati Health, has named Jeff Drapalik CFO and director of finance, effective immediately, according to a Hamilton Journal-News report.
Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif., has named James Conforti as regional president of its Sacramento Sierra region, effective late March, according to a Sutter news release.
SSM Health Care based in St. Louis, has named Gaurov Dayal, MD, as the first senior vice president of physician innovation and integration and CMO, effective April 16, according to an SSM news release.