Capital Finance

After three years of stagnant business, America's healthcare system is seeing another round of consolidation, with clinical integration leading the way.

The third quarter of 2010 saw $66.5 billion in healthcare mergers and acquisitions activity, up 47 percent from the $45.1 billion spent in the previous quarter, according to a new report from Irving Levin Associates.

The credit quality of California’s non-profit hospitals remains strong despite the local severity of the economic downturn and the state's unique operating mandates, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.

Wells Fargo, based in Emeryville, Calif., has unveiled the Wells Fargo Practice Finance brand.

New Century Hospice, a Texas-based hospice care provider, has closed $20 million in Series A financing to continue its expansion of stand-alone hospice care centers in Texas and neighboring states.

Physicians looking to go it alone in this economy need all the help they can get. Wells Fargo is looking to provide that assistance.

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.