The Rhode Island attorney general's office and department of health have suspended their review of an application from a California hospital chain to purchase Landmark Medical Center, saying it is incomplete. FULL STORY »
By Ashok Selvam | February 09, 2013
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Hospitals and health systems in disputes with labor unions may increasingly duck the authority of the National Labor Relations Board by pointing to an appeals court's ruling that the board acted with no real quorum for the past year. FULL STORY »
For-profit hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services donated Huntington Beach (Calif.) Hospital to an affiliated not-for-profit foundation, which also bought a controlling stake in a Texas facility. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | December 22, 2012
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Amid the ongoing drama over the survival and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state governors and lawmakers pursue initiatives that redraw the ground rules in healthcare. Most changes are intended to reduce the financial burden of healthcare and improve the quality... FULL STORY »
Prime Healthcare Services said it signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire St. Michael's Medical Center, a 271-bed hospital in Newark, N.J., that is part of Catholic Health East. FULL STORY »
California officials have fined hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services $95,000 for violating patient confidentiality by sharing a woman's medical files with journalists and sending an e-mail about her treatment to 785 hospital employees. FULL STORY »
A group that owns three New Jersey hospitals is seeking to buy Landmark Medical Center, but the Woonsocket, R.I., hospital says it will stick with its plan to be acquired by Prime Healthcare Services of California. FULL STORY »
By Beth Kutscher | October 13, 2012
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Prime Healthcare Services is on a buying spree. The company's specialty is overhauling distressed hospitals, and it has an “aggressive” expansion plan for 2013, said Mike Sarian, president of operations. FULL STORY »
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