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Returning Veterans to help paramedic shortage
Delaware doctors to monitor Maryland ICU patients electronically
April 28, 2008
North Carolina denies Franklin County hospital’s bid to move
Williamson Medical votes to continue fight against Spring Hill, TN, hospital
Cash before chemo: Hospitals get tough
One in four uninsured eligible for aid but not enrolled
April 25, 2008
Akron (OH) General Medical Center expands
More emergency rooms open away from hospitals
Exodus of specialists from ERs raises concerns in California
Senate fast-tracks Medicaid bill
April 24, 2008
Poinciana, FL, hospital backers turn out
Florida bill seeks to clarify medical services pricing
House challenges administration on Medicaid rules
April 23, 2008
"REACH" system provides healthcare to rural areas
Pennsylvania hospital offers back, neck care at shopping center
Medicaid plan stirs worry in North Carolina
Possible buyer emerges for Illinois hospital
Few U.S. doctors answer e-mails from patients
Quality care, not number of procedures, determines bypass results
April 22, 2008
An unhealthy trend: U.S. has fewer general surgeons
April 21, 2008
Butler (PA) Memorial Hospital to open new ER
Rezoning backed for Carolinas Healthcare System hospital
April 18, 2008
Minnesota healthcare changes spur access worries
April 17, 2008
California medical center is cool to suitor Prime Healthcare
Manchester (CT) Memorial Hospital to get new intensive care unit
Cancer Treatment Centers pursuing fifth hospital
A looming shortage, or the wrong doctors in the wrong places?
April 16, 2008
SSM Healthcare-St. Louis launches integrated electronic medical record system
New Orleans hospitals seek money for prisoner care
Florida hospitals cringe at proposed cuts to Medicaid
April 15, 2008
AMA calls for more physician training in response to IOM report
Briefer hospitalizations are not always best, Pennsylvania study finds
Feds try to cut costs of hospital errors
April 14, 2008
Study: Boomers to flood medical system
April 11, 2008
Los Angeles County medical crisis grows
Mason City, IA, hospital lays off workers
Company closing Illinois facility to open new hospital in Wisconsin
April 10, 2008
Hospitals’ cut a cure, New Jersey Senate told
Pennsylvania study tracks hospital infection
Boston hospitals’ suburban push stirs fears
April 9, 2008
Effectiveness of medical privacy law is questioned
Lake County, IL, hospital expansion plan rejected
Medical errors costing U.S. billions
April 8, 2008
$30 million awarded in Florida malpractice lawsuit
As super bug spreads, doctors rethink approach
April 7, 2008
Los Angeles hospital's takeover candidate raises doubts
Hospitals advertise services to lure patients who can pay
In Massachusetts, universal coverage strains care
Hospital capacity drives costs
April 4, 2008
McCain camp working out healthcare details
April 3, 2008
Loan-forgiveness program not always enough to attract rural doctors
California hospital uses telemedicine to fight infection
Minority doctors in short supply in California
Woman’s Hospital in Mesquite, TX, to close
WellPoint: 11 errors off-limits
Serving uninsured a fatal burden for Illinois facility
April 2, 2008
Efforts under way to bring in-patient care to Hillview, KY, medical center
Nurses help fill gap in psychiatric care
Doylestown (PA) Hospital sells stake in wellness center
Making room for 'Dr. Nurse'
April 1, 2008
IU med school looks to expand rotations outside Indianapolis