Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital was founded in 1950, which means Rick Linneweh is only the second person to lead this 226-bed hospital as CEO. He calls the hospital a "rare bird" since it's an independent, non-profit, standalone facility. Some…
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Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, Ga., has broken ground on a $23.1 million expansion, according to a Savannah Morning News report.
The Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis have broken ground on the new $27.5 million Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, according to a hospital news release.
DeKalb Medical in Decatur, Ga., has named Dane Henry executive vice president and COO, according to a hospital news release.
Penn State Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center has named Carol Freer, MD, CMO, according to a hospital news release.
Children's Hospital Boston, its affiliate physician organizations and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts have signed a three-year "Alternative Quality Contract," which is a modified global payment model, according to a joint news release.
Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital is dealing with ambulance service expenses of $822,000, about $500,000 over its budget, and county commissioners may outsource the service from the county-owned hospital to a separate company, according to a Pharos-Tribune report.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif., has named Margaret Vosburgh COO, effective Feb. 13, according to a hospital news release.
Four executives at Buffalo, N.Y.-based hospital systems raked in compensation packages of more than $1 million in 2010, according to a Buffalo Business First report.
Roughly 17.1 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 and older did not have health insurance in 2011, making it the fourth straight year the uninsured rate increased, according to a recent Gallup index.