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NewsSteward pulls out of state hospital association
Massachusetts hospital operator Steward Health Care System abruptly pulled out from the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) last week, reports The Boston Globe. Steward made the decision to Read more...
Massachusetts hospitals bracing for nurses strike
Hospital administrators in Massachusetts suspect the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is planning to strike on Apr. 22, the start of Easter weekend. Unresolved staffing, pay and pension issues Read more...
Smokers need not apply to this hospital
If you smoke, don't bother to apply for any jobs at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the Associated Press reports. As of Jan. 1, 2011, you're not welcome there. In fact, Read more...
Massachusetts General earns $1B via fundraising
Massachusetts General Hospital earned $1 billion fundraising, well on its way toward reaching its $1.5 billion goal--the most ambitious campaign in New England. The money will pay for the hospital's Read more...
Skyrocketing: Hospital costs 55 percent higher in Mass., than national average
Hospital costs throughout the U.S. are constantly on the rise, but nowhere more so than in Massachusetts, where they rose to more than 55 percent above the national average in 2007. The culprit? A Read more...
People putting off surgery whenever possible
Here's more evidence, if you needed any, that people are putting off needed medical procedures because they feel they can't afford them. This week it's The Boston Globe detailing some of what Read more...
MGMA plans 50-state payer rating survey
The Medical Group Management Association has set plans to conduct a 50-state survey of health professionals asking them to rate various aspects of their relationship with payers. The survey, which Read more...
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