Steward Health Care System news and information

Cerberus Capital Management's investment in Boston's Caritas Christi Health Care, which created the Steward Health Care System, failed to yield a profit in its first year running the hospitals, according to the Massachusetts attorney general's office.
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PORTLAND, Maine—Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mercy Hospital, a 168-bed hospital in Portland, that is part of Catholic Health East. As part of the deal, EMHS will acquire Mercy and its service units, including VNA Home Health & Hospice in...
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Dr. Mark Smith, founding president and CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation, will step down at the end of the year. Smith, 61, will continue as a clinical faculty member at the University of California at San Francisco and practicing at San Francisco General Hospital's Positive Health...
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Following are the titles and affiliations for the 100 nominees for Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare for 2013.
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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...
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The private-equity firm that recently bought one of the largest safety net health systems in New England is also the owner of the nation's largest gun-manufacturing corporation—but that's about to change, following last week's horrific schoolhouse massacre in Connecticut.
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An executive at Steward Health Care System told presidents of Steward's hospitals Monday that the Boston-based chain “unilaterally withdrew” from talks to acquire Mercy Health System in Maine after concluding Mercy had misrepresented its finances.
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Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems said it signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Mercy Hospital, a 168-bed hospital in Portland, Maine, which was previously in talks to be purchased by Steward Health Care System.
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Last month, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives celebrated its 20th Fall CIO Forum "back home" where the first one was held, the Coachella Valley in the Southern California desert.
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The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives is looking for someone from the CIO ranks to serve as its new president and CEO.
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