News on Hospitals

Vanguard Health plans to buy Mich. hospital system

2010-03-19T13:30:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Privately held Vanguard Health plans to buy nonprofit, 8-hospital Detroit Medical Center</div><div><p>Detroit Medical Center officials said Friday that plans for the nonprofit hospital system to be purchased by the privately held Vanguard Health Systems Inc. will allow it to maintain its comm...

Big Miami-Dade hospital system nears insolvency

2010-03-10T15:45:37Z

<div><p>The city's major hospital network, which runs Miami's only round-the-clock trauma center and is a safety net for the poor and uninsured, is running out of money and could close, a predicament that illustrates the precarious financial state of many hospitals around the country.</p><p>The Jackson Health System will have little cash on hand by the end o...

Singer Jason Castro at Children's Hospital Boston Mix FM Radiothon

2010-03-05T13:33:41Z

BOSTON - MARCH 05: Singer Jason Castro (R) visits Children's Hospital Boston annual Mix FM Radiothon on March 5, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images for Children's...

Olympian Nastia Liukin at Children's Hospital Boston Mix FM Radiothon

2010-03-04T11:33:49Z

BOSTON - MARCH 04: Nastia Liukin visits Children's Hospital for its annual Boston Mix 104.1 FM Cares for Kids Radiothon on March 4, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images for CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a US$45 billion funding takeover of the country's ailing health-care system on Wednesday, proposing to wrest it away from the states and cut hospital waiting lists.</p><p>The new health policy is aimed at salvaging flagging support fo...

Olympian Alicia Sacramone Visits Children's Hospital Boston

2010-02-26T20:30:57Z

BOSTON - FEBRUARY 26: Olympian gymnast Alicia Sacramone visits Kervin at Children's Hospital Boston on February 26, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images for...

LifePoint Hospitals 4Q profit climbs on admissions

2010-02-22T08:13:04Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;LifePoint Hospitals 4th-quarter profit rises 36 percent as outpatient and ER visits increased&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;LifePoint Hospitals Inc., a rural hospital operator, said Friday its profit rose 36 percent in the fourth quarter despite the weak economy, as outpatient treatment increased.&lt;/p&gt;&a...

North Korea Koreas Nuclear

2010-02-12T07:31:24Z

U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe, wearing glasses, listens to hospital officials as he visits Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. The hospital...

HCA to pay owners $1.75 billion dividend

2010-02-22T13:24:50Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - HCA Inc said on Friday it will pay its private equity owners a $1.75 billion dividend as the hospital operator reported preliminary fourth-quarter results showing net income fell nearly 22 percent and revenue rose 4.7 percent.</p><p>The privately owned company said the dividend will be paid on Februa...

Hospital would still care for indigent, but core mission would be development of top doctors

2010-02-22T20:00:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Hospital would still care for indigent, but core mission would be development of top doctors</div><div><p> People may be puzzled by the plan announced Wednesday to transform University Medical Center into a teaching hospital.</p><p>Isnt it already a teaching hospital?</p><p>Yes and no. Its a hospital that teaches medical students and residents from the Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System cuts 213 jobs at hospitals, offices</div><div><p>Southwestern Pennsylvania's second-largest hospital network has cut 213 full-time jobs in its six hospitals and corporate offices.</p><p>West Penn Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, formerly conjoined twin sisters Krishna, left, and Trishna as they exit the hospital five weeks after their separation surgery and just in time to celebrate their third birthday in Melbourne, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. The girls had been joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood...

Lawyer wants charges for Nevada hospital officials

2010-02-23T15:33:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Lawyer wants Nevada attorney general to prosecute hospital officials in patient ignored case</div><div><p>A lawyer for a Las Vegas woman is calling for criminal charges against hospital officials who he says ignored his client in the emergency room so long that she went home and gave birth to a premature baby who died.</p&...

britticares

2009-12-13T17:16:54Z

Heather Chadwell Britticares Foundation's 3rd Annual Blood Drive held at The Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California - 12.12.09

beauty 2

2009-12-09T17:17:50Z

Dakota Lamas arrives at Beauty For A Cause Holiday Toy Drive Event benefitting Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA held at Recess Los Angeles, USA - 08.12.09

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Movers roundup: Aeropostale, Tenet Healthcare

2010-02-23T21:12:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Movers roundup: Aeropostale falls on outlook, Tenet Healthcare shares rise on analyst comments</div><div><p>Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Dec. 3, from AP Financial News:</p><p&...

Heart care in rural hospitals matches urban ones

2010-02-23T21:18:28Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People treated for heart problems at rural hospitals fare about as well as those getting care at urban medical centers, a study of U.S. hospitals suggests.</p><p>Some research has suggested that heart attack patients at rural hospitals are less likely to get all of the recommended tr...

Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?

2010-02-25T10:42:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Safety net hospitals, last resort for the poor, may suffer under health care overhaul</div><div><p>Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago's safety net hospitals and waited her turn.</p><p>"I'm 44, but I probably look about 55 right now," Johns...

Hospitals slash costs to offset falling admissions

2010-02-26T03:35:21Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hospital operators Tenet Healthcare Corp and Health Management Associates said quarterly results would be better than feared as they held the line...

Obama praises public insurance plan on healthcare

2010-02-26T12:35:57Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a government-run, public health insurance plan would be one of the best ways to bring down costs and "force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest."</p><p>The statement by Obama, released by the