mergers and acquisitions
Congress to investigate investor-owned nursing homes
As we reported yesterday in FierceHealthcare, giant investment firm The Carlyle Group is... Read more...
Economists call FTC's Evanston solution flawed
A group of eight economics professors have filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the FTC's decision on Evanston (IL) Northwest Healthcare's merger simply doesn't work. The professors argue... Read more...
Manor Care buyer puts staffing promises in writing
Bowing to pressure from the Service Employees International Union, investment firm The Carlyle Group has made some written promises regarding staffing, training and investment in its Manor Care... Read more...
Study: ED crowding affects care
A new study suggests that overcrowding has a direct impact on the care emergency departments provide, even if the ED hasn't exceeded its maximum capacity. Researchers behind the study argue that... Read more...
Healthcare borrowing affected by mortgage woes
While provider borrowing trends aren't usually driven by consumer markets, this time it's inescapable. Bruised by losses in the subprime mortgage market, which has begun to tank, lenders are... Read more...
NY hospitals given closure money
In coming times, 23 New York hospitals and seven nursing homes are due to close or be merged as part of a large-scale restructuring of the state's healthcare industry. The restructuring, which isn't... Read more...
Renal care companies settle with FTC
Two renal care companies have settled with the Federal Trade Commission on charges that they'd be teamed up to eliminate competition in Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts. According to the... Read more...
Charlotte, NC firm on a hospital hunt
While Hospital Partners of America isn't a giant as of yet, it's made a promising beginning. Over the past years or so, the upstart hospital operator has leased or acquired a total of seven... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Colorado hopes osteopaths cut MD shortage; Pediatrix buys physician group; and much more...
> Colorado healthcare providers hope the launch of a new private school of osteopathic medicine will help to fight the state's doctor shortage. Read more...
HCA profits fall, smacked down by debt payment
Hospital chain HCA's profits fell dramatically during the second full quarter since private investors acquired it. While the chain's revenues for the quarter were up 5.8 percent, to $6.7 billion, its... Read more...
