Community Benefit
A proposal by Holy Cross Hospital to build a new hospital in Maryland's hotly contested Montgomery County is being challenged by a rival hospital with similar plans - and concerns that religious directives could get in the way of providing certain community services.
Kaiser Permanente's Santa Clara Medical Center has installed a solar power system, becoming one of the country's first major medical centers to receive a significant amount of its energy from the sun.
An Arizona patient awaiting a liver transplant who was removed from the waiting list as a result of state Medicaid budget cuts has died - the second such person to die since the cuts were announced on Oct. 1, 2010.
The economic downturn continues to impact New Jersey hospitals through the loss of jobs and services, according to a recent survey of the state's acute care hospitals.
The Puget Sound Health Alliance has announced that 12 teams from six hospitals across Washington will participate in a nationwide effort to improve healthcare quality.
The push to create a patient-centered medical home is gaining traction in Texas, where one of the state's largest hospital groups has acquired an independent physician practice and the management services organization that oversees the physicians.
Mike Donahue, vice president of physician practices at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, spoke with associate editor Chelsey Ledue about the steps that EMMC is taking toward functioning as an Accountable Care Organization (ACO).
As part of its Accountable Care Organization collaborative, the American Medical Group Association is partnering with South Bend, Ind.-based Press Ganey Associates to measure patients' experiences across the continuum of care.
The Methodist Healthcare System has announced the acquisition of Texsan Heart Hospital, a 120-bed specialty hospital in San Antonio, and plans to expand the struggling hospital's services to attract more patients.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry to address the growing shortage of prescription medications, especially those meant for treating cancer.