Richard Pizzi

Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 26,800 jobs in March, while the national unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The University of California, San Diego has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art medical center on UC San Diego's east campus in La Jolla, Calif.

Editorial by Richard Pizzi, Editor

The growing market power of hospitals and physicians to negotiate higher payment rates has gone largely unexamined, according to a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.

In a decision that could have implications for hospitals across the country, the Illinois Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Provena Covenant Medical Center to regain its property tax exemption.

Online advertised vacancies for healthcare practitioners, technical occupations and support personnel increased significantly in March, according to a report released this week.

Nearly one million patient-safety incidents occurred among Medicare patients between 2006 and 2008, costing U.S. hospitals $8.9 billion.

SSM St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis plans to overhaul its main entranceway as part of $7 million in upgrades planned in 2010.

Kaiser Permanente will put solar power systems in 15 healthcare facilities across California by the summer of 2011.

More than $80 million in losses over the last four years has led Children's Hospital & Research Center of Oakland, Calif., to develop a three-year plan to restructure its services.