Out of all the non-profit organizations in Eastern Tennessee, executive compensation is highest at hospitals and health systems, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel report.
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Neuromedicine services have launched at Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., with the opening of a new unit that also expands the hospital's joint center, according to a hospital news release.
Community Hospital Anderson (Ind.) is planning a $3.5 million expansion that would include two new surgical rooms, according to a Herald Bulletin report.
Many hospitals in Arizona's southwest valley are expanding to meet patient demand, according to a Republic report.
South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., received a $20 million bond to help fund a $50 million expansion, according to a Boston Business Journal report.
Patients at Community Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla., part of HCA West Florida, will relocate to the new Medical Center of Trinity (Fla.) Feb. 7, according to a hospital news release.
The following hospital mergers and acquisitions took place within the past two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
Dr. Walter O. Moss Regional Medical Center in Lake Charles, La., will close its pediatric and psychiatric clinics March 1 due to a $2.3 million budget cut, according to a KPLC report.
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care is facing more than $80,000 in fines and penalties after attorneys general in two states accused the system's bone and marrow registry of "unfair and deceptive acts," according to a News Telegram report.
A recent report from the American Hospital Association found that non-profit, tax-exempt hospitals spend an average of 11.3 percent of their total annual expenses on community benefits.