Public Health

U.S. hospitals have improved their preparedness for disasters due to a focus on medical surge planning, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report.

The Connecticut Senate worked over the weekend, passing a bill on Saturday that legalizes medical marijuana, while placing tight restrictions on dispensing, according to a Reuters report.

Duluth, Minn.-based St. Luke's Hospital System has acquired a Duluth specialty clinic, Northland OB-GYN, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

Two Friendship, Wisc.-based providers —Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics and Roche-A-Cri Clinic — have announced plans to merge, effective in July.

In March, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., officially named Mark Bogen CFO after he served four years as vice president of finance, and the South Nassau executive team believes Mr. Bogen's experience and business acumen can sustain the…

In 2006, the Association of American Medical Colleges called for a dramatic increase of enrollment in medical schools to match the population's healthcare needs and curb concerns over physician shortages. According to findings in a recent AAMC study, it appears…

People aged 19 to 25 with public insurance were more likely than their uninsured counterparts to have had an emergency room visit in the past 12 months, according to a report (pdf) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's…

The American Hospital Association met with the White House Rural Council and rural health leaders in a meeting to discuss ways to enhance federal healthcare programs serving rural communities, according to an AHA News Now report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced rural healthcare providers will receive more than $10.4 million to provide direct health care services to their communities.

HHS announced plans today to provide more than $728 million in funding for community health centers nationwide.