Beth Jones Sanborn

Indiana-based St. Vincent health system will expand access to both emergency and primary care with plans to build eight new emergency microhospitals and three ambulatory care centers, the system announced Aug. 22.

Following a data breach that compromised the medical information of hundreds of thousands of patients, Athens Orthopedic Clinic says they cannot pay for credit monitoring for those affected.

The Minnesota Hospital Association released a study Friday that shows significant shortcomings in patients getting appropriate care for mental health issues in their hospitals.

Community Health Systems has named Tim Hingtgen their new president and chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday.

The Mount Sinai Health System in New York has formed a research affiliation with Stony Brook Medicine, a state-run health system and medical school on New York's Long Island, and will collaborate on research, academic programs, and clinical care initiatives.

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy is touring the nation to pressure drug prescribers to take an active role in the fight to end the opioid epidemic engulfing the country.

CRH Healthcare, an Atlanta, Georgia-based urgent care center operator, has acquired the assets of Patients First's seven centers, CRH announced.

Memorial Healthcare System, has joined the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network, a partnership aimed at advancing tumor profiling and enhancing access to precision medicine, Caris announced Monday.

Behavioral health center manager Acadia Health will buy Highland Hospital Association, an 80-bed psychiatric hospital, and two other related companies in Charleston West Virginia.

Even for states that have managed to institute some kind of method for consumers to compare prices for healthcare services, patients have few options for finding current pricing on common procedures. That's what a study from the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen shows.