Bluefield (W. Va.) Regional Medical Center laid off 22 non-clinical employees in its third round of layoffs, according to a The Republic report.
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Atlanta-based SunLink Health Systems posted a net loss of $1.6 million in the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year compared with a net loss of $1.8 million in the same period last year, according to a SunLink news release.
Hospitals looking to employ physicians have a plethora to manage in terms of compensation, and understanding the differences between executive benefits and physician benefits could help compensation arrangements, according to an article from healthcare compensation firm Integrated Healthcare Strategies.
Although small businesses currently pay 18 percent more on average than large businesses to provide health insurance, part of President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal could alleviate those costs, according to an article from the White House Blog.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals' net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 rose 4.1 percent from the same period last year to a total of $37.7 million, according to a LifePoint news release.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a notice saying consumers can now expect to get the most out of their health insurance dollar, according to an HHS news release.
Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network has purchased a former office tower for approximately $4 million, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
Ben Venue Laboratories is releasing a limited supply of preservative-free methotrexate to ease the shortage of the pediatric cancer drug, according to a company news release.
If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is eliminated, insurance coverage would drop, but individuals' premiums would increase only slightly, according to a Rand Corporation study.
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City will soon open its new $17 million emergency department after about two-and-a-half years of construction, according to a Globe Gazette report.