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For-profit hospitals at higher risk for closing ERs
For-profit hospitals and hospitals that serve black and Medicaid patients are more likely to close their emergency departments (ED) in California, according to a study published today in the Annals
Hospitals closings draw congressional fire
With an eye on patients, financial management, and jobs, Congress has recently taken an active role in hospital closings. For example, the planned Sept. 1 closure of Peninsula Hospital in Queens,
Hospital CEO offers cost-saving tips for ailing hospitals
Nationwide news about hospital closings and layoffs paints a bleak picture for some parts of the healthcare industry. Just yesterday, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester announced it will lay off
Borders' closing teaches hospitals to adapt
News that the large bookstore chain Borders is seeking permission to go out of business could serve as a cautionary tale for hospitals. The end of Borders may signal the demise of brick-and-mortar
Cleveland Clinic illegally closing Huron Hospital, Mayor says
Cleveland Clinic's Monday announcement that it will be shutting down community facility Huron Hospital has local officials up in arms about the potential loss of emergency and trauma care. Huron
Long waits, overcrowding result from Queens hospital closings; a harbinger of St. Vincent's fallout?
Hospitals in Manhattan worried about the impact of closing hospitals like St. Vincent's need only look to neighboring borough Queens to see the effect hospital closures can have on a community. Three
Health system may eliminate two hospitals, 4,500 jobs
It appears that things are only going to get worse for financially challenged Jackson Health System in Florida. If approved, a revised plan presented to Jackson's Public Heath Trust board by Eneida
