The recent discussions of healthcare reform have never been more interesting. This article briefly examines positions taken by several newspapers and their readers with respect to healthcare reform.
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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the number of practicing physicians in the United States is lower than previous estimates due to issues in reporting retirements accurately, according to a report by…
A new $887 million facility to replace San Francisco General Hospital's current facility recently broke ground, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Officials from Seattle Children's Hospital have asked the city council to make rendering a decision on the hospital's plan for expansion a priority for the end of 2009 through early 2010, after nearly two and half years in development, according…
Harold M. Maurer, MD, is chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which is affiliated with the university's 689-bed hospital enterprise. He also oversees the university's medical research and education. He shares his thoughts about the future of his…
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The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is planning on building a $20 million eye institute in two years to be named for Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD, a longtime UNMC eye specialist who provided a key donation for the…
First-year enrollment in both new and existing U.S. medical schools rose this year by 2 percent over 2008 to nearly 18,400 students, according to data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
SSM Healthcare and the Dean Clinic have begun construction of a 50-bed hospital and a 150,000-square-foot clinic in Janesville, Wis., according to a release from SSM Healthcare.
Four positions from the American Hospital Association's Advocacy and Public Policy group will be eliminated as part of "ongoing organizational changes to offset financial losses and reduce expenses in these tough economic times," according to an AHA news release.
Some Philadelphia healthcare officials are saying that Geisinger Health System, touted by President Obama as a model for the nation, wouldn't be easy for them to replicate, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.