Capital Finance

The concept of "green" practices is taking root in healthcare as hospitals and other providers look not only to preserve the environment, but save on equipment costs by recycling.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to re-open a financially troubled hospital that has been closed for almost five years is a bid to help a town in need of better healthcare services and an economic shot in the arm.

Jennifer Dunaway, COO and Practice Administrator at Seven Hills Women's Health Centers talks about how the recession has affected her business.

The groundbreaking for the Medical Services Building at the planned Silver Cross Hospital campus in New Lenox, Ill., marks the first project for a newly created healthcare real estate company that will use joint venture capital funding to pursue more projects.

After a period of capital budget cuts and freezes, hospitals are seeing a thaw in capital expenditures, according to a survey published in the Premier healthcare alliance's September 2010 Economic Outlook analysis.

MedeAnalytics, an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has announced that Blue Shield of California will deploy the company’s Medical Management Analytics solution for use in its Healthcare Services division.

Charitable giving for U.S. healthcare plunged 11 percent in 2009, compared with a 5 percent boost in Canada, according to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected a joint venture to design and build a replacement hospital on the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas.

The University of California Board of Regents has approved funding plans for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.

Operating revenue at California's community health clinics grew 22 percent between 2005 and 2008, according a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation.