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Low operating margin helps hospital break even on Medicare patients
At a time when nearly 60 percent of hospitals lose 20 cents on the dollar for every elderly patient, Providence Regional Medical Center breaks even. This, despite its high percentage of Medicare... Read more...
Standard & Poor's says non-profit systems' finances should keep eroding
The next few months shouldn't be much better for non-profit hospital systems than the first half of 2009 was, according to a new report from financial ratings firm Standard & Poor's. S&P says... Read more...
Standard & Poor's: Non-profit hospital finances worsened in '08
In news that shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, financial ratings agency Standard & Poor's reported that non-profit hospitals' median operating margins and other key measures of financial... Read more...
PA hospitals see declining financial health
Like hospitals across the U.S., Pennsylvania's hospitals are struggling financially. The sad thing is, they were fighting for survival even before the recession hit its peak, according to a new... Read more...
New research says U.S. hospitals in trouble
These are among the grimmest times in recent memory for U.S. hospital finances, according new research set to be released today from Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters analysis concludes that... Read more...
Study: Hospitals eliminating unprofitable service lines
Hospitals and health systems are cutting back, not only on capital spending, but also on unprofitable healthcare services, according to a new study by the Noblis Center for Health Innovation. They're... Read more...
