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HUD to offer new mortgage option for hospitals
Cash-strapped hospitals may soon have another option for refinancing their high-interest debt, courtesy of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop. HUD is expected to announce soon that hospitals... Read more...
Survey: California hospitals struggle with patients who can't pay
A survey performed in November 2008 shows that more Californians are struggling to pay for medical care, or just plain giving it up because they know they can't afford it. In total, 82 chief... Read more...
LifePoint profits more than double
Hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals has reported its second quarter profits, and they're looking good, particularly when compared with the company's... Read more...
PA puts hospital quality data online
A Pennsylvania group has launched a new website offering quality reports that compare hospital performance and outcomes for the state. On the site, which includes data from all 162 primary acute... Read more...
FL governor wants to end CON law
If Florida's governor gets his way, the state will repeal its certificate-of-need rules for acute-care hospitals. Governor Charlie Crist (R) included a proposal to eliminate CON rules in his fiscal... Read more...
Calif. opens hospital discount listing site
The state of California has launched a Web site which lists what discounts hospitals are willing to offer on care for uninsured patients, or what levels of charity care they offer--as well as... Read more...
Defibrillator use delays common, harmful
Too often, hospital patients with ventricular arrhythmias aren't treated with defibrillators soon enough, a problem that may have an impact on their survival, according to a new study published in... Read more...
Universal Health faces wider federal investigation
Universal Health Services (UHS) has revealed that an ongoing federal investigation of one of the company's properties has expanded. The hospital operator said that federal officials are now looking... Read more...
MA hospitals begin reporting on falls
Massachusetts' 70 acute care hospitals have begun reporting patient fall rates by individual hospitals, making it one of the first states to disclose hospital-specific data of this kind. The... Read more...
Questions arise over future of physician-owned hospitals
Increasingly, physicians have been sinking money in hospitals--an investment which seems to be working out very well for most. However, a new provision proposed by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) for the 2008... Read more...
