Capital Finance

Family planning cuts threaten women’s healthcare

St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., plans to form a joint venture with the LHP Hospital Group, a Texas-based provider of capital and expertise to nonprofit hospitals and hospital systems.

Opponents say serious cuts may be shortsighted solution

The developer of a kiosk that would screen vision, blood pressure, weight and body mass index has a new investor, whose kiosks are well known for counting coins and renting DVDs.

Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, an Indianapolis-based healthcare-focused law firm, has launched a blog providing comprehensive information on all matters relevant to healthcare real estate law, including real estate development, construction, finance, property tax exemptions and general transaction issues.

Medical devices company, Theragenics Corporation, confirmed Thursday that it has rejected a takeover bid from German company, Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (EUZ), or from the Berlin-based company's subsidiary, IBt Bebig.

Three hospitals on Washington's remote Olympic Peninsula are looking into a partnership with Seattle's Swedish Medical Center to improve clinical outcomes for their patients and access new technology.

Proposed changes to charitable tax deductions may limit the ability of nonprofit healthcare institutions to raise funds, according to a survey by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

Hospitals in San Antonio, Texas, are expanding in an attempt to maintain market share in a competitive environment, according to a recent study.

Emory Healthcare and St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta have joined forces, creating the largest health system in Georgia with major hospital campuses in DeKalb County, Johns Creek, midtown Atlanta and Sandy Springs.