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NewsBanner, Dignity, Abrazo systems withdraw from hospital association
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) is getting the cold shoulder from three of the largest hospital systems in the state--Banner Health, Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Read more...
Catholic Healthcare West curbs religious ties to expand
Catholic Healthcare West is ending its board's association with the Catholic church and changing its name to Dignity Health in a governance restructure that will help the system expand nationally, Read more...
Sutter Health, Catholic Health settle $2.3M improper billing claims
Catholic Healthcare West and Sutter Health--two of Sacramento's largest health systems--paid a combined $2.3 million to settle allegations that their affiliated hospitals overbilled Medicare, the Read more...
California hospitals to fall (literally) in earthquakes
More than 40 buildings at 10 hospital campuses in the San Bernardino County, Calif., area are highly collapsible in earthquakes, according to public records data, reports the San Bernardino Sun. For Read more...
ACOs taking hold in California for cost savings
Like the early pioneers of the West, California is proving to be a hot spot of the accountable care organization (ACO) experiment. Under healthcare reform, hospitals, providers, and insurers are Read more...
Blue Shield-Catholic Healthcare-physician group partnership saved $20M
The partnership of Blue Shield of California, Catholic Healthcare West, and Hill Physicians Medical Group saved more than $20 million in costs last year, indicating care coordination between an Read more...
MinuteClinic's Sussman: Despite medical home efforts, a lot of 'medical homelessness'
MinuteClinic has been growing rapidly, with 49 percent growth in 2009 and 22 percent growth in last year alone. FierceHealthcare recently checked in with Dr. Andrew Sussman (pictured), president of Read more...
Walmart retail clinics give local hospitals a way to expand
Local hospitals or hospital systems are extending their reach by agreeing to run retail clinics at Walmarts (NYSE: WMT) in their communities. Compared to competitors like Target, Walmart has been Read more...
California, Nevada nurses plan massive strike
At war with their employers over what they say are inadequate protections against H1N1 flu, more than 16,000 RNs have set plans to strike on October 30. The contract dispute would affect 37 Read more...
Coalition forms to promote energy efficiency in hospitals
A new coalition has formed to promote the use of advanced energy efficiency and renewable technology in the design and construction of hospitals. The coalition, the Hospital Energy Alliance, includes Read more...
| Press ReleasesCatholic Healthcare West is Now Dignity HealthNew Name and Governance Structure Positions Not-for-Profit Organization for Growth SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the fifth largest health system in the nation, Read more >> Santa Cruz Emergency Physicians to Join CEP AmericaNew partnership will bring enhanced services to Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CEP America and Santa Cruz Emergency Physicians (SCEP) have announced that Read more >> Healthcare Providers Declare Emergency as Funding Cuts Threaten Medicare and Medi-Cal Programs, Launch Series of StatewideSEIU-UHW and CHW Warn Most Vulnerable Californians at Risk as Congress Considers Huge Budget Reductions SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, Catholic Healthcare West, Read more >> Catholic Healthcare West and SEIU-UHW Union Healthcare Members Unite to Preserve Medi-Cal and Medicare FundingFight to Protect Vital Funding for Vulnerable Californians SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SEIU United Healthcare Workers West members, Catholic Healthcare West, doctors, patients and healthcare Read more >> Healthcare Providers Declare Emergency as Funding Cuts Threaten Medicare and Medi-Cal Programs, Launch Series of StatewideSEIU-UHW and CHW Warn Most Vulnerable Californians at Risk as Congress Considers Huge Budget Reductions SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, Catholic Healthcare West, Read more >> |
