Richard Pizzi
In late 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the state of Louisiana selected adjacent sites in downtown New Orleans for the construction of two medical centers to replace hospitals damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
David Bachman is a healthcare analyst for Longbow Research.
As a new administration takes power in Washington, D.C., backed by a Congress controlled by the same party, the healthcare industry braces for change.
According to a new survey from the American Hospital Association, the ability of U.S. hospitals to obtain funds to upgrade their facilities or invest in new clinical and information technologies is severely restricted due to the "capital crunch" and the recession.
A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that policies in Switzerland and the Netherlands that achieve near-universal coverage and low administrative costs can help inform the U.S. healthcare reform debate.
Poudre Valley Health System, a private not-for-profit healthcare organization in northern Colorado, has won the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, N.J. has completed the redesign and renovation of its 8,000-square-foot emergency department.
The governing board of the California state stem cell agency is delaying $58 million in research grants until March because of the economic slowdown and the crisis in the credit markets.
Aspen Valley Hospital, located in Aspen, Colo., has signed a five-year deal to continue outsourcing its business process services.
A national nursing magazine has announced the results of a survey revealing the "Top 100 hospitals" at which nurses can work.