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Three large Health systems in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., will have to fight over a state quota of three new ORs for the area, according to a report by the Triangle Business Journal.

Witt/Kieffer, the nation's largest healthcare executive search firm, reported the following trends for executives it placed in healthcare and education in 2008, the latest available year. The company conducts more than 400 healthcare executive searches each year.

The Center for Studying Health System Change released the following findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, the latest year available.

North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding, Idaho, is scheduled to open March 2, according to a report by KIVI News.

KLAS, an independent healthcare vendor research firm, has ranked 3M Health Information Systems as the second highest-performing healthcare software vendor in its 2009 Top 20 Best in KLAS: Software & Professional Services report, according to a 3M news release.

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program — HFAP is one of only three national voluntary accreditation programs authorized by CMS to survey hospitals for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Coverage. HFAP has been accrediting healthcare facilities across the country…

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has changed its name to UTHealth, according to a release from UTHealth.

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a Web site for medical workers who wish to volunteer their services to the earthquake relief effort in Haiti, according to the HHS.

1. Ambulatory surgical center transactions heat up. The transaction market for ambulatory surgical centers is quickly heating up. Many companies are again interested in acquiring surgery centers. Multiples for purchases are moving back in the right direction. There is also…

Here are 18 statistics about NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City for 2008.