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Four Japanese gang figures got liver transplants at UCLA
Feds charge former Edgewater Medical Center chief with obstruction
Harvard medical researchers to pool work
Opinion: Ailing ERs threaten patients, leave communities vulnerable
Study finds NYC hospitals differ on care at life’s end
May 29, 2008
Wrong patient almost gets cardiac catheterization at Tampa (FL) General Hospital
Larger hospital may be needed in New Orleans, new report says
North Carolina lawsuit: Open Rex, WakeMed pact
Consumers Union to rate hospitals
Hospital’s cuts sow anxiety in South Los Angeles
Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
Negotiators named in bid to find buyers for Maryland county’s hospital system
May 28, 2008
Michigan health systems unite to fight cancer
Grand Prairie, TX, may get two health clinics
Spring Hill, TN, hospital boosters plan rally
Harvard professor applauds hospital safety but says more should be done
Moody’s lifts Illinois hospital operator’s bond rating
Cape Cod Healthcare’s new hospital chief will confront revenue woes
Hospitals move to reduce night shift risk
May 27, 2008
There’s a lengthy wait at Orlando-area emergency rooms, and it could get worse
Urban hospitals in New Jersey to take huge hit in charity aid
Changes stepping up as Tarrant County, TX, hospital administrator leaves
Florida-based West Boca Medical Center expands neonatal unit
University of California hospital, campus workers authorize strike
Ailing Southwest Atlanta Hospital reopens, but just barely
Nurses at Upland, PA, medical center vote to strike if new deal isn’t struck
Tennessee healthcare firms renew interest in acquisitions
Hospitals gain reprieve in Medicaid lawsuit
Critics queasy over Illinois hospital mergers
Where have all the doctors gone?
National nurse union joins fight against Virginia hospital
May 23, 2008
Texas-based JPS board seeks ’new direction’ with interim chief
As Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center nears opening, disputes persist
Plan to revive Boston hospital unveiled
Japan taps foreign nurses in labor squeeze
Agency to look for owner for hospitals in Prince George's County, MD
May 22, 2008
California hospitals fined for putting patients at risk
Houston firm takes control of Renaissance Healthcare
May 21, 2008
Des Moines, IA, medical center’s plan for renovations moves forward
Orlando Health springs to life
Franklin County, NC, hospital appeals state’s denial of its request to relocate
Parents, doctors fight for space in Dallas neonatal nurseries
Dallas hospital will treat all moms-to-be
Advocate Health Care agrees to buy hospital in Libertyville, IL
Children’s Hospital buys more land in Chicago
Government ads to show consumers how hospitals rate
May 20, 2008
Columbia, SC, facility completes renovated children’s hospital
Florida Hospital creates own in-house radiology group
Patients help design Cancer Hospital at Cleveland medical center
Legal protections for Louisiana doctors during disasters advance
Process eased for adding hospitals in Florida
Atlanta hospital gets first infusion of $50 million
Caritas expanding heart care to Boston suburbs
Initially rebuffed, Manhattan hospital scales down its redesign plans
May 19, 2008
Lapses may prompt an overhaul of Texas-based JPS board
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO’s compensation near $3.95 million
St. Joseph’s should build Riverview, FL, hospital, judge says
Online, patients-as-consumers are reviewing doctors
University of California willing to discuss operating King-Harbor hospital
Billing issue leaves patients feeling ill
Nonprofit coalition in Connecticut focuses on covering the uninsured
Maury County, TN, hospital to join Williamson Medical Center in appeal
Northwestern Memorial Hospital buys land in Chicago’s north suburbs
A more welcoming model for care
Why doctors are heading for Texas
Doctors say ’I’m sorry’ before ’see you in court’
In hospitals, simple reminders reduce deadly infections
May 16, 2008
Study co-pays’ impact on poor, Texas physicians urge
Texas patient dies after policy slows move to ER
Viral leadership
Henry Ford Health System earnings fall
Louisiana parish studies hospital plan
UnitedHealth Group, Sierra Health Services deal challenged
Judge considers challenge to Inova acquisition
May 15, 2008
SynergyHealth in West Bend, WI, joining Froedtert, Columbia St. Mary’s
Cleveland medical center to cut employees
Survey: Universal healthcare would add to U.S. doctor shortage
Hospital staffs train for safe delivery of babies
Illinois hospitals agree to purchase
MDs at Beverly, MA, hospital vote to rebuff hospital’s executive
Cleveland Clinic to pay tuition for medical school students
May 14, 2008
Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
Audit fuels criticism of Illinois governor on healthcare programs
Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
Doctors can help lower hospital costs
Study: Quality lags at safety-net hospitals
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost
May 13, 2008
New Orleans clinic’s reins shift to Charity Hospital system
Bill would cut New Orleans healthcare
Healthcare bill clears Minnesota Legislature
Nurses’ union pushes for better staffing
Baptist Health South Florida pays $7.75M to settle claim
Former Atlanta hospital CEO sues, saying firing ’malicious’
Insurers pay caregivers to track patients
Greenwich (CT) Hospital fined for overcharging Medicare program
May 12, 2008
Los Angeles hospital’s recovery could take years
Iowa nurses to see pay raise with increase in Medicaid
Illinois hospital’s savior faces tough task
Loan effort lures recruits to Massachusetts health centers
Manhattan hospital pleads poverty to evade landmark law
May 9, 2008
Healthcare Association of New York receives $105,000 state grant
Web site to help Georgians make decisions about healthcare
New leader hired for UConn Health Center
Blue Island, IL, hospital to get second chance, new name
May 8, 2008
North Carolina denies hospital plans
Loan to help fund North Carolina hospital expansion
Texas hospital shifts patients to another facility amid shortage of neurosurgeons
Quicker approval for hospitals coming to Florida
New Michigan hospital strives for five-star treatment
New Fort Worth, TX, hospital focuses on women’s healthcare
Infection numbers unusually low in Georgia counties
White House may soften health policy
Officials testify on hospitals’ disaster plans
May 7, 2008
Birmingham City Council approves $20 million for hospital expansion
Tarrant County, TX, officials are concerned about problems in JPS network
Medicare bid process drawing flak
Health clinics inside stores likely to slow their growth
Slowdown’s side effect: More nurses
Building proposal by Manhattan hospital is rejected
Senators told to tread carefully on healthcare
May 6, 2008
Tenet Healthcare reports $31 million loss
Workshop calls attention to rural healthcare crisis
Kaiser completes national installation of electronic health record system
Health disparities grant to help older blacks in rural Alabama
Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council study points to economic contributions
Atlanta hospital faces funding issues
Suit filed to block Medi-Cal rate cuts
Medical tourism is still small
ERs are busy, but fewer patients are uninsured
Federal health plan for children still leaves needs unmet
Democrats warn about hospital capacity
Provider, doctors may pull out of Washington, DC, program
May 5, 2008
HCA executive answers questions on plans for new Virginia hospital
Sacramento-area hospitals bulking up
Florida lawmakers have healthcare plan
Health industry drives job growth in Nashville area
Iowa lawmakers pass bill that would exempt hospitals
Medical specialties hit by a growing pay gap
May 2, 2008
Missouri system expects to pay $60 million to settle federal investigation
Jupiter Medical Center pairs with University of Miami
The customer-centered innovation map
Atlanta-based Grady’s CEO has run a hospital, won’t say where
Excela Health completes purchase of Pennsylvania hospital
Illinois health bill would cap costs for the uninsured
May 1, 2008
Nurses ratify contract with Scranton, PA, hospital
Vanderbilt, HCA seek permits for cancer center
The hassles of health savings accounts