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Fewer hospitals operating at a loss
The portion of hospitals operating at a loss has taken a big plunge downward--well, maybe not a "plunge," but a very large change continuing the economy in which the industry continues to work.... Read more...
Hospital stock prices improving, but will they keep it up?
Over the past several weeks, hospital stocks have begun a rally, with investors hopeful that hospitals will be buoyed by an influx of newly-insured persons under health reform bills brewing on the... Read more...
Investor-owned hospitals behind on quality
Investor-owned hospitals are falling a bit behind the national average on quality ratings, according to a new analysis of the second set of Hospital Compare data. The analysis, which covers the... Read more...
Number of hospitals requesting up-front payments continues to expand
A few months ago, FierceHealthFinance recounted the tale of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which drew considerable attention when in 2006, it asked a leukemia patient for $105,000 in cash up front... 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...
