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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...

Press Releases

Fitch Teleconference Today: Impact of Potential Medicare Cuts on U.S. Hospitals

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The operating margins of U.S. non-profit hospitals are vulnerable to possible cuts to Medicare reimbursement, according to Fitch Ratings, which will be discussing the Read more >>

Fitch: U.S. Non-Profit Hospitals Profitability at Risk by Potential Medicare Cuts

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Impact of Potential Medicare Cuts on Nonprofit Hospitalshttp://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=655433 Read more >>

Accretive Health to Host Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call on November 9

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accretive Health, Inc. (NYSE: AH) will host a conference call on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. CST (8:30 a.m. EST) to discuss its third quarter 2011 financial Read more >>

Fitch Affirms Lahey Clinic's (MA) Rev Bonds 'A+'; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the A+ rating on Lahey Clinic's (Lahey) outstanding debt listed below: --$138 million Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Read more >>

WellAWARE Systems Appoints New Marketing Leadership

New Leader Brings More than 20 Years of Healthcare Experience With Fortune 50 Companies to WellAWARE RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WellAWARE Systems, the developer of breakthrough technology Read more >>