The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that physicians can be sued for emotional distress — even if physical negligence was not involved, according to a Legal Newsline report.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America has acquired Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan., according to an HCA news release.
Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio, has broken ground on a $7.5 million expansion of its surgical department, according to a hospital news release.
Montclair (N.J.) Health System has filed a certificate of need application to operate Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, according to an MHS news release.
UC San Diego Health System has received approval to acquire the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas as an affiliate healthcare provider, according to a health system news release.
The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison is partnering with Adams County Health and Human Services Department, Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics in Friendship, Wis., and Adams County UW-Extension to educate the community about cancer, according to a…
MissionPoint Health Partners, a pilot program of Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health, officially went into effect on Jan. 1 with the participation of more than 1,000 area physicians, according to a system news release.
Total revenue at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems hit $1.47 billion in the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 61 percent from last year that was largely due to patient revenue from its acquisition of Detroit…
The commission charged to address the country's looming physician shortage has not been able to start any work due to partisan conflicts in Congress, according to a Washington Post report.
Greenville, S.C.-based Cancer Centers of the Carolinas is integrating with Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center to enhance cancer care and eventually create a regional cancer center, according to a joint news release.