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Plan for New Orleans hospitals draws outcry
West Columbia, SC, medical center wants permit for angioplasties
Manchester (CT) Memorial to settle Medicare overbilling case
New Jersey hospitals struggled before downturn, report says
Northwestern Memorial Hospital apologizes for mammogram wait
Submitting to the science of prevention
Researchers find poor use of pumps for ailing hearts
A third of Medicare clients unfamiliar with benefits
November 25, 2008
In bleak economy, hospitals, at least, are preserving jobs
Number of outpatient-surgery centers in Pennsylvania up
Duke University Health System seeks millions to expand facilities
Cleveland hospital opens renovated Intensive Care Unit
VA, LSU choose site for hospitals
Downturn spreads to Milwaukee-area healthcare
The sorry state of American health
Hastings, MN, hospital workers walk out
Budget crunch could reduce TennCare rolls
Papers reveal push on drug firm funds
November 24, 2008
Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center discuss merger
Proposed merger of California healthcare union draws intense protest
HCA Virginia hospital hearing attracts hundreds
Long Island College Hospital teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
Studies say private Medicare plans have added costs, for little gain
Economy may be tanking, but Florida hospitals still hiring nurses
Boca Raton (FL) Community Hospital chief executive looks for turnaround
Plans for new LSU-VA hospital campus expected
Hastings, MN, hospital workers to begin two-day strike
Doctors question Nevada Medicaid cuts
November 21, 2008
Florida Hospital Orlando set to open 15-story state-of-the-art medical facility
UPMC's risky drive for revenue
Hunter out, Wiebking in as Provena Health CEO
Planners okay medical building for Wesley Chapel, FL, hospital
Nebraska set to change controversial safe haven law
Curing the healthcare system
Town hall meetings on fixing U.S. healthcare system
Regents OK transfer of UCI pediatric patients to Orange County, CA, hospital
Clarian Health-Ball Memorial Hospital merger approved
Tom Daschle's blueprint for health reform
This time around, healthcare revamp has wings
November 20, 2008
Obama to nominate Daschle as HHS Secretary
Massachusetts urged to review fees to elite hospitals
Health insurers offer to accept all applicants, on condition
State to track MRSA cases in Washington hospitals
Sutter Health seeks city approval for Elk Grove, CA, hospital
Birmingham hospitals win approval to add psychiatric beds
Cuts at Vegas hospital prompt worries about deaths
Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals
November 19, 2008
Kansas City-based St. Luke's Health System cuts 61 jobs
Beverly (MA) Hospital shelves plan to close natural birthing center
HCA job cuts may affect 100 employees
Ohio-based MetroHealth to cut 112 jobs to break even in 2009
State tries to save obstetrics at a hospital in Brooklyn
Ted Kennedy asks Hillary Clinton to head Senate healthcare team
CEOs' top health priority: Obesity
November 18, 2008
Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul
Detroit-based Beaumont banks on $60-million fiscal plan
Massachusetts doctors' fear of lawsuits tied to added costs of $1.4 billion
Angioplasty overused among millions of patients, evidence shows
JPS to study expanding its hospital in Arlington, TX
New antibiotics take aim at staph's rise
Protests over a rule to protect health providers
Massachusetts General Hospital striving to boost its scores
Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery
Kennedy announces plan to submit bill for universal care
November 17, 2008
Massachusetts healthcare system badly out of balance
South Korea joins lucrative practice of inviting medical tourists to its hospitals
Agency offers ways to divert nonemergency patients from new County-USC
Connecticut Congressional members seek HUSKY moratorium
Simon Center opens at New Jersey-based Overlook Hospital
Medicaid program on skids, Louisiana governor says
Radiologists are in great demand in Pennsylvania
An hour of peace at University of California-Davis Med center helps the kids relax
South Florida family doctors leaving practices
NC Children's hospital starts outpatient clinic
A prescription for change in primary care
New York Medical offices inflated claims, state says
New York boy on life support in Washington, DC, dies
November 14, 2008
Massachusetts toughens rules for building new clinics
Baptist Health seeks to take over Florida Keys hospital
University of California-Irvine Medical Center plans to reduce pediatric care
Aid cuts to force hospital changes in Alabama
WellPoint soon will offer some medical travel benefits
Louisiana governor details Medicaid revamp
California children's insurance program may need wait list
Illinois high court removes block on FamilyCare funds
Massachusetts birth center's possible demise ignites protest
Ike-damaged hospital, med school laying off 3,800
Chronically ill U.S. patients often skip care due to costs
November 13, 2008
40 jobs cut at Middletown, OH, hospital
San Diego hospital announces $203 million expansion
November 12, 2008
Senators hurry to keep healthcare in forefront
Beverly (MA) Hospital's Laverty resigns
Hospital seeks permission from Los Angeles Council to resume expansion
Birmingham-based St. Vincent's Health System lays off 74 workers
Final plans released for Seattle Children's hospital
Stillwater, MN, hospital expansion on hold
Georgia hospital can treat stroke patients
Another push for security standards in healthcare
The hospital is watching
November 11, 2008
Expecting donations to fall, hospitals brace for bad news
Violence in ER a growing problem in Massachusetts
UC Irvine Medical Center head to step down
Orlando hospital to open tower
Northeast Health System's board meets on Beverly, MA, hospital CEO's fate
Why we need 1,170 codes for angioplasty
Idea of New York's cuts to healthcare causes a stir
Doctors study repatriation of uninsured
Judge delays decision on removing life support at DC hospital
Study: Use of imaging technology skyrockets
November 10, 2008
Tardy Medicare reimbursements are hurting doctors in California, Nevada and Hawaii
Moody's: Obama healthcare plan boon for hospitals
Orange County, CA, hospitals CEO Bruce Mogel steps down after internal probe
New U.S. rule pares outpatient Medicaid services
New imaging center expands Franklin, TN, hospital's reach
West Penn forces out group of four doctors
Report card rates New Jersey HMOs and sees higher scores
Healthcare improvements have to wait awhile
Patients being moved to the new, improved Los Angeles County-USC
Providers await details of Obama healthcare plan
Deported in a coma, saved back in United States
Heart failure hospitalizations up sharply
Desperate for care, uninsured flock to area of Virginia to see a doctor
Community hospital named top employer in Massachusetts
November 7, 2008
Hospitals see drop in paying patients
Atlanta's Grady Hospital gets passing marks
HCA to conserve cash, pay debt with bonds
Sale of Pontiac, MI, hospital to doctors and McLaren nearly done
Birmingham hospital wins approval for psychiatric unit
UPMC St. Margaret closing Harmar cardiac program
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans full hospital in Monroeville, PA
Temple health system's CEO stepping down
LifePoint Hospitals third quarter net tumbles 60% on planned sales
Parents reject doctors' stand on boy with brain tumor
November 6, 2008
Two more Philadelphia-area maternity units to close
Case against former Chicago medical center executive gains ground
$13.5 million awarded in Dana-Farber Cancer Institute death
Medicare, Medicaid deficits loom over health priorities
President Obama and healthcare
Charleston (SC) Memorial Hospital closing
Disgruntled RAC contractors cry foul
80% in U.S. worry about medical bills
Western Massachusetts hospital network cuts jobs
Massachusetts a model of healthcare reform, hurdles
Insurers hire radiology police to vet scanning
Washington, DC, hospital sues to remove boy, 12, from life support
November 5, 2008
Hard choices and challenges follow Obama's triumph
Dallas County voters OK $747 million for new Parkland hospital
Children's hospital bonds approved in California
Beverly (MA) Hospital chief may step down
Pediatrix Medical Group purchases Louisiana neonatal physician practice
Hospitals will step up efforts to block identity theft
Summit Medical Center wants ER in Mt. Juliet, TN
HealthSouth raises outlook; profit falls in third quarter
November 4, 2008
Merger of Kentucky-based St. Elizabeth and St. Luke finished
Indiana-based St. Francis, Anthem not cutting ties (yet)
Wisconsin-based Columbia St. Mary's cuts 74 jobs
Tenet swings to 3Q profit on investment sales gain
West Penn Allegheny Health System posts $93.9 million operating loss
Pontiac, MI, hospital is reopened
Northwestern HealthCare, Lake Forest (IL) Hospital in affiliation talks
Court blocks White House push on Medicare expenses
After epic presidential campaign, voters go to polls
Gallatin, TN-based Sumner Regional Medical Center plans 90 layoffs
Healthcare professionals look at baseball stats to question practices
If not universal care, how about universal primary care?
Robodoc: Surgeon of the future in theaters now
November 3, 2008
Hearing set on HCA Virginia Hospital
Parkland hospital bond issue adds a step to ballot for straight-ticket Texas voters
OIG Criticizes CMS' Lack of Security Rule Oversight, Implementation
Western Pennsylvania hospital plans $3 million renovation
New Jersey eyes help for patients after medical errors
CMS releases 2009 OPPS final rule
Lance Poulsen of National Century Financial Enterprises convicted
America's pending shortage of cancer doctors