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Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will soon break ground on a $6.9 million expansion to its Indiana Heart Hospital, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care announced the opening of a new outpatient cancer facility at Aurora Medical Center Grafton (Wis.).
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston has announced the opening of its new oncology medical clinic.
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A recent CDC report found that five primarily waterborne diseases, including Legionnaires' disease, cost the United States $970 million annually between 2004 and 2007, based on data from a large insurance claims database. Legionella grows in hot water and causes…
Despite academic medical centers' reputation for innovative treatments and the ability to care for complicated conditions, 78 percent of consumers said they would not be willing to pay a higher premium to access care at an AMC, according to the…
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and officials from San Francisco-based California Pacific Medical Center have agreed that the hospital can build five new medical facilities in return for investments in the city, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.
The American Hospital Association has submitted comments to CMS in support of its decision to maintain current Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act regulations.
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured released a report (pdf) on states' proposed Medicaid policies, which differed based on the state's financial situation.