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Thirty-five years ago, the spot was a cow pasture. Today, it's home to a new medical school and bustling construction zones. Thirty-five years from now, it's hard to predict what will be there—except that it will probably be bigger than anyone planned or projected.
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Below are the sources for the data we collected on the 35 largest healthcare markets. *Many of the age-adjusted rates for cancer rates were taken from 3-5-year studies of the area and are noted as such.
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The Charlotte, N.C., market stands out from other metro areas of similar population in one important aspect. While most markets with populations approaching 2 million residents are split among four to 10 hospital systems, says George Stiles, an independent healthcare consultant who works mostly on...
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The healthcare market in Cincinnati remains competitive and the focus, hospital executives say, is on quality as a number of area hospitals are choosing to adopt the same electronic health-record system.
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The economic downturn, including an unemployment rate above the national average, and uncertainty about the healthcare reform legislation are two issues that are top of mind for hospitals and health systems in northern Ohio.
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Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is in the midst of a pivotal journey in the 135-year-old organization's history.
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Hospitals and health systems in Columbus say that despite the pressures of the economy and federal and state healthcare policies, they are faring well.
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The rapid growth in recent years in central Texas has created many challenges for healthcare providers in the region, but it's also provided opportunities for some major advances in care.
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Dr. Clement McDonald, a pioneering researcher with the Regenstrief Institute of Health Care in Indianapolis, published “Protocol-based Computer Reminders, the Quality of Care and the Non-Perfectability of Man,” in the Dec. 9, 1976 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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The Kansas City-area hospital market is mostly a three-way tug of war with a state line thrown in to make things a little more interesting.
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