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Bonds will fund Butler (PA) hospital expansion
Highmark, West Penn hospitals reach new contract
Newark, NJ, hospital taps new president
Five Palm Beach County, FL, hospitals cited for denying ER care
How California budget deadlock affects healthcare
Senate Democrats attack Republicans on Medicare
Serious patient errors at California hospitals disclosed in state filings
Weighing the costs of a CT scan’s look inside the heart
Implant firms pay doctors millions
The urgent care explosion
UCLA Medical Center makes its move
Atlanta-based Piedmont Heart Institute makes deal to expand
Court lets state keep TennCare files
Debate over health insurance bills continues in Michigan
Medicare pricing frozen as Congress leaves town
June 27, 2008
Doctors face payment cuts for patients on Medicare
New Jersey moves closer to universal healthcare
Cardiac surgeons joining UPMC from other local hospitals
SEIU pushes for healthcare
Orlando, FL, hospital systems vie for heart-transplant program
President of Florida-based Lee Memorial Health System reassures doctors
Deadline nears on Highmark talks with Johnstown, PA, hospital system
Returns to hospital give Florida patients new rating tool
Minneapolis hospital fights uphill battle against rising food costs
Georgia to identify gaps in trauma care
$90 million urged to expand healthcare in Washington, DC
June 26, 2008
Tiered mentoring in place
Michigan-based system to downsize two emergency facilities
More Americans delay healthcare
Coming soon to YouTube: My face-lift
Maryland county hospital panel’s chief faces daunting task
June 25, 2008
Study: Montgomery County, TX, In Dire Need Of Trauma Services
Life and death: Helping families on the big questions
North Carolina hospital achieves federal compliance
UCLA Medical Center preps for its biggest operation: moving day
Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices
WHO issues a checklist to make operations safer
MRSA rates tied to hospital understaffing
June 24, 2008
House passes bill stopping Medicare cut for doctors
Birmingham-based medical center files request for emergency department
Marrero, LA-based hospital’s board shifts course
Patients rarely use online ratings to pick physicians
June 23, 2008
Medical care pricing a tangled web
Progress: Several Johnson County, KS, hospitals expanding operations
Lawsuit by neonatologist against HCA Midwest goes to court
Hospital construction on the rise in Bucks County, PA
Philadelphia hospitals fight to save victims of violent crimes and their own fiscal health
New AMA president vows to fight for care
Mobile emergency room sets up at Columbus, IN, hospital
Firms give health advice for a price
The heartbeat of a hospital
June 20, 2008
Florida hospitals save as nurses go online to set up their work schedules
University of Kansas Hospital installs electronic records system in ER
Missouri Baptist lays off about 40 employees
Zappos pays to weed out uncommitted workers
Danville, IN, hospital is set to expand
New Orleans hospital to rely on state to stay afloat
Consumer advocate sought for review of Pennsylvania health insurers' merger
Cancer center is eyeing Delaware
New chief of Boston hospital chain puts an end to old practice
House adds health measures to war spending bill
Medicare pays, even if providers do not
June 19, 2008
Pittsburgh-area healthcare advocates to keep up fight
State to probe Franklin County, NC, hospital
Proposed surgical center shot down in Alabama
Duke University Health System settles claims by patients
Long-term care hospital now open in Kansas City
Governor backs plan for New Orleans hospital
Slidell (LA) Hospital’s regrouping will slice off up to 35 jobs
Healthcare advocates fill New Jersey budget hearing
AMA offers guidance to patients going abroad
Medical mistakes no longer billable in Massachusetts
Most doctors aren't using electronic health records
June 18, 2008
Kansas healthcare forums find disconnect between residents, lawmakers
Want an efficient hospital? Ask ’why’ 1 million times
Pandemic preparedness faces test in Maryland
Medical complex to rise in Polk County, FL
Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care, Grafton OK deal
Clarian Health Partners, Bloomington (IN) Hospital to merge
Cleveland medical center begins hunting for low-cost model that maintains care
Alabama surgery center rehearing sought
Second New Jersey budget more generous to hospitals
Scrubs should be freshly scrubbed
June 17, 2008
SSM HealthCare-St. Louis cuts management jobs amid restructuring
Hospitals join in Botox bonanza
Former HealthSouth chief executive fields questions at federal courthouse
Group Health to open state-of-the-art facility in Bellevue, WA
AHCA approves Ten Broeck’s CON bid for Pasco County, FL, psychiatric hospital
Medical teaching tie severed in Chicago
Study: Health costs to rise nearly 10%
AMA issues first report card on health insurers
Fed chief addresses healthcare and its costs
The doctor will see you . . . in a while
Policymakers’ interest in healthcare intensifies
June 16, 2008
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh chief plans for big move
South Florida family awarded $35 million in medical malpractice suit
AMA president speaks of pancreatic cancer struggle
Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center to weigh a new site
Pennsylvania health agency faces June 30 deadline to stay alive
Northwestern Indiana sees need for trauma center
Maryland leaders appoint authority for system owner search
June 13, 2008
Report: Hospitals should promote breast-feeding
Group urges JPS board to better serve poor in Tarrant County, TX
Lessons of the fall
Texas hospital managers meet with lawyers over unions
Connecticut-based Johnson Health Group cuts 5.8% of work force
AMA to consider endorsing undercover patients
GOP blocks consideration of Medicare bill
Medical fraud a growing problem
Healthcare sector is poised to keep expanding, but so are its costs
June 12, 2008
West Penn system taking a hard look at finances
UPMC South Side to merge with Mercy Uptown campus
North Carolina nursing advocates oppose program cuts
Florida Hospital buys into Lake Nona ’medical city’
University of California to consider taking over troubled Los Angeles hospital
Atlanta-based Emory University plans new hospital, medical tower
Pennsylvania hospitals' financial health improves in Fiscal Year '07
Audits for Medicare fraud put Tennessee doctors on defensive
Olympia Fields, IL, hospital downgrades trauma center
Healthcare Alliance Opposes Part of CMS Reporting Proposal
Massachusetts Walgreens plans clinics to rival CVS’s
Private health plans targeted in Medicare bill
June 11, 2008
Healthcare clinic opens in east New Orleans
Louisiana panel OKs reviews of doctor acts in disasters
Muslim doctors to open free clinic in Brooksville, FL
Traffic woes of Seattle hospital expansion plan studied
Florida governor says reimbursement for hospital safe from veto
Appointment affirms doctors’ role in Massachusetts-based Atrius Health
June 10, 2008
HHS announces 12 communities selected to advance use of EHRs
Boca Raton (FL) hospital still struggling, expects another loss
Florida governor could veto money for Miami hospital
$12.7 million dashes Atlanta hospital’s hopes
Doctors say Brooklyn hospital is falling victim to its own real estate value
June 9, 2008
Wisconsin firm to help with Louisiana hospital
UPMC sees jet as a key tool in quest for global reach
Patient’s death shows lapses at North Carolina hospital
Health decisions with an eye to the bottom line
Pressure builds over Georgia’s $58 million trauma windfall
The cost of hospital care is difficult to pin down
What can happen if Blues compete
Illinois hospital presses for its sale
University of Chicago OKs hospital pavilion plan
Clinton’s exit deals setback to the push for healthcare mandates
New York Medicaid to deny payment for hospital errors
Concerned about costs, Congress pushes curbs on doctor-owned hospitals
Bill would eliminate Medicare cut for doctors
June 6, 2008
Texas facility plans $13 million breast-cancer center
Fort Worth, TX, hospital no longer diverting trauma cases
Nurses demand increase in staffing at Independence, MO, medical center
All-in-one-spot North Carolina health provider poised to grow
Web site will help the uninsured in North Carolina find resources
The contradictions that drive Toyota’s success
Senate panel gets update on Detroit Medical Center-WSU pay dispute
Chester River Health to join University of Maryland Medical System
Three California healthcare centers cited after patient deaths
Ex-PR chief sues Kaiser over alleged bias
Georgia medical center gets OK from state for new project
Owner to pull plug on Chicago hospital
Obama attacks McCain on healthcare
Three named to panel to seek new owners of Maryland county’s hospital system
June 5, 2008
Work to start on tower at Butler (PA) hospital
Olathe (KS) Medical Center starts work on $20.85 million expansion
Honor makes Florida hospital hearts beat proudly
Hospital panel lineup at issue in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish
Washington-based hospital system to try in-store clinics
Boston hospitals striving to expand, standardize translation services
June 4, 2008
St. Vincent’s gets final OK for Clay County, FL, hospital
Hospitals going ’green’
Two Kansas centers team up for cancer care
A ’drug drought’ for pregnant women
Connecticut governor urged to delay new health plan for uninsured adults
Congress may prod doctors toward electronic prescriptions
New York City hospital says it will close if it can’t build tower
June 3, 2008
Hospital seeks to grow at University of North Carolina
San Diego hospital wing’s opening delayed again
Hospital juggernaut adding three properties in California
Illinois health bill could bring in $51 million a year for Cook County
Hospitals put patients’ debt up for auction
June 2, 2008
Closed meetings at Louisiana hospital rapped
New West Penn CEO reorganizes top staff
IL Senate sends governor bill extending help for hospitals with many Medicaid patients
Hospital battleground: University of Chicago eyes Northwestern’s territory