Richard Pizzi
Americans spend more treating heart conditions and mental health disorders than any other medical conditions, according to a recent study published in the journal Health Affairs.
Gyrodyne Company of America Inc. has agreed to buy Fairfax Medical Center in Fairfax, Va., for $13.2 million.
New Jersey's hospitals are reporting sharp hits to their bottom lines, a drain on cash reserves and an increase in layoffs, according to a statewide survey conducted by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
In a move to unite the power and influence of major U.S. nursing unions, the United American Nurses, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association are joining together to form a new, 150,000-member association.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a $15 million, four-year initiative to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in public health insurance programs like Medicaid and the States' Children's Health Insurance Program.
Missouri's extensive 2005 Medicaid cuts slowed the growth in Medicaid spending but did not reduce Medicaid costs, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Ia., has implemented a hiring freeze in addition to a salary freeze for managers, directors and senior management.
The Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Hospitals and Clinics have negotiated an agreement ensuring adequate nurse staffing, the health and safety of nurses and other system issues in the event of a natural disaster, catastrophic event, pandemic illness or response to terrorism.
The Internal Revenue Service has released a final report on its 2006 survey of not-for-profit hospitals, which found the nearly 500 hospitals surveyed dedicated an average 9 percent of total revenues to community benefit.
The pharmaceutical market for women's healthcare is poised to exceed $97 billion by 2013, according to estimates compiled by medical market research publisher Kalorama Information.