A planning and zoning commission in Connecticut and a city council in Florida approved the building of two new rehabilitation hospitals. 1. Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health received the Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval to build a 50-bed inpatient medical rehabilitation…
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Jordan Fulkerson has been named CFO of Jacksonville-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, effective Aug. 3. Mr. Fulkerson has more than 14 years of healthcare finance experience, including more than seven years with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a July…
Endeavor Health Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital opened a 16-bed patient observation unit July 16 to ease emergency department crowding. The patient observation unit is an extension of the existing surgical observation unit, and is a dedicated space for patients who may…
The Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak is set to become the second-largest on record within days, Bloomberg reported July 26. Here is what to know. 1. In the past week, health officials reported 856 new confirmed infections, and total…
Leapfrog also announced it has reached an all-time record number of hospitals and ASCs reporting metrics. More than 2,400 hospitals, representing over 80% of all inpatient beds in the nation, and more than 3,900 ASCs are participating. It launched its…
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed is experiencing a cybersecurity disruption involving malware that forced the closure of dozens of clinics and imaging locations across its network Monday. The four-hospital system said it is working with third-party cybersecurity specialists and state and federal…
New Hampshire is the best state for healthcare while Alaska is the worst, according to an analysis published July 27 by WalletHub. The personal finance company compared the states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: cost, access and…
Bryant Payne has been named CFO of Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ken., according to a July 25 LinkedIn post. Three Rivers Medical Center is a 90-bed acute care facility, according to its LinkedIn page. Prior to his new…
Michael McCoy, MD, will step down as president and CEO of West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health to devote his full attention to his family during a difficult time, according to a July 25 Facebook post from the system. The…
Four hospitals across three states have the lowest ratio of unplanned hospital visits after an outpatient surgery at 0.6, according to CMS data. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visit dataset includes provider data from 2024 for hospital return days, unplanned readmissions and…