LifePoint Hospitals in Brentwood, Tenn., has appointed two new senior directors: Leigh Ann Braswell, RHIA, CHP, CCS, to oversee Health Information Management Services and Ron Evans to oversee Physician Systems, according to a LifePoint news releases.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has launched its statewide patient-centered medical home program, in which more than 1,500 primary care physicians have already enrolled.
John Rucigay and Frank Chiarello have resigned from the board of trustees at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., over the hospital's exploration of a merger with two other Brooklyn hospitals — Brooklyn Hospital Center and Interfaith Medical Center,…
Houston-based University General Health System announced it has acquired Sybaris Group, a luxury hospitality and facilities management company, also based in Houston, according to a UGHS news release.
Maxis Health System, the parent of Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale, Pa., has announced it will not open an outpatient facility on the Marian campus after the hospital closes at the end of the month, according to a Wayne Independent…
Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minn., has begun negotiations to acquire Alexandria Clinic, a multi-specialty clinic with locations in Alexandria and Osakis, Minn., according to an Echo Press report.
Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., is considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a next step after Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare yesterday withdrew its offer for the struggling facility, according to a report by the Hudson Reporter.
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Hartford (Conn.) Hospital has completed its approximately $16 million emergency department addition to keep up with increasing ED visits, according to a Hartford Courant report.
The majority of surveyed nurses reported spending one-quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care, according to a recent study by Atlanta-based staffing and technology company Jackson Healthcare.