Landmark Medical says amen to Catholic guidelines (4 Sep 2010)
Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, R.I., will operate under Catholic Church dictates should the 214-bed hospital be bought by the Boston-based Caritas Christi Health Care system, according to a news statement.
Two injured in hospital shooting (3 Sep 2010)
Normal shift operations resumed at Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center's Mid City hospital after a shooting left two hospital visitors hurt, including one visitor with life-threatening injuries.
Public coverage programs miss millions of kids: report (3 Sep 2010)
Nearly 5 million children eligible for coverage under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program in 2008 were not enrolled, according to a new report.
Simone ousted as CEO of WellStar Health (3 Sep 2010)
Gregory Simone has been fired from his post as president and CEO of WellStar Health System, a five-hospital system based in Marietta, Ga. WellStar's trustees voted to terminate Simone, effective immediately, at a Sept. 2 board meeting, according to...
Stimulus money lightens Ohio hospital tax (3 Sep 2010)
Ohio hospitals will get a $150 million reprieve from a tax established last year as officials struggled to shore up the state's budget.
Medical associations fight litigation deduction for trial lawyers (2 Sep 2010)
The American Medical Association and 90 other medical groups have sent a letter to the Treasury Department opposing a policy under consideration that would allow trial lawyers to deduct litigation expenses from their taxes in certain instances.
Minn. hospital CEO arrested in vice operation (2 Sep 2010)
David Cress, president and CEO of 416-bed North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale, Minn., was arrested Wednesday and faces a misdemeanor charge of soliciting for prostitution. Cress, 60, was jailed and released on bond Wednesday afternoon, police...
Small-business tax credit seen as boost for employee coverage (2 Sep 2010)
About 3.4 million workers are employed by roughly 1 million small businesses that are likely to take advantage of a new healthcare premium tax credit by 2013, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.
Materials managers wary of reform: survey (2 Sep 2010)
Eighty-eight percent of materials managers believe their supply-chain management skills will become even more important to providers' bottom lines with the implementation of healthcare reform measures, according to new survey conducted by IDN Summit...
ProMedica Health acquires Ohio hospital (2 Sep 2010)
ProMedica Health System, Toledo, Ohio, has acquired St. Luke's Hospital, a 198-bed facility about 10 miles south of Toledo in Maumee, Ohio. St. Luke's Hospital, which recorded operating losses in the past three years, becomes the eighth of...
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