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Many hospitals are opening urgent care centers as a lower cost, more convenient alternative to emergency departments for patients with non-emergent conditions, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

The board of Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, Ala., has voted to keep the hospital's labor and delivery unit open despite financial losses, according to a Demopolis Times report.

St. Vincent Anderson (Ind.) Regional Hospital plans to replace its existing surgery department and center with a new $26 million surgery pavilion, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.

Pasco Regional Medical Center in Dade City, Fla., will no longer deliver babies or provide postnatal care as of Sept. 1, according to a Tampa Tribune report.

Christus Santa Rosa Health System has received a $20 million donation to support the Children's Hospital of San Antonio, currently under development, according to a San Antonio Business Journal report.

Barbra Riegel, MBA, vice president with The Camden Group, shares 10 questions hospital leaders should address in their strategic plan in an article on The Camden Group website.

Hospitals and health systems across the country have been getting makeovers this year — several organizations have changed their name, brand and/or logo in the beginning of 2013. The following 10 healthcare name changes and new brands represent just a…

Healthcare stakeholders have come together to form the Coalition for Best Practices in Healthcare Industry Representative Requirements.  

TeamHealth announced the appointment of Michael D. Snow as the company's president, effective April 22.

An official from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic said that if the clinic's Destination Medical Center is approved by the Minnesota Legislature, one of the first concrete results could be a $100 million hospital tower on the Saint Marys Hospital campus…