Dignity Health news and information

UnitedHealthcare and about 50 hospitals say they will conduct research comparing some of the costliest medical devices and then use that data to inform their purchasing decisions.
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Hospitals participating in HHS' Partnership for Patients campaign have made significant progress in reducing patient harm, but much work still remains to be done, according to the leaders of the $1 billion patient-safety initiative.
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The Cleveland Clinic is the latest hospital system to form a joint venture that aims to address the rising costs of hip and knee implants, stents and other pricey physician preference items.
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Aggressive efforts to squeeze expenses continue at hospitals and health systems in 2012. A strategy begun in response to the Great Recession, a weak economic recovery and the anticipation of new strains on operations from healthcare reform continues to force hospital executives to slash...
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Not-for-profit healthcare borrowers are enjoying more options to borrow and at better rates.
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After two decades away, Jack Ivie is returning to Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center as president, according to a news release.
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ASHLAND, Ore.—Dignity Health broke off talks with Ashland Community Hospital, the first hospital Dignity announced it was negotiating to acquire after rebranding itself in early 2012 and setting its sights on expanding nationwide. Neither side said why the deal fell apart, citing a...
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Dignity Health, San Francisco, has made two appointments, naming Dr. Karl Ulrich as chief physician executive for the Greater Sacramento–San Joaquin service area, and naming Edmundo Castaneda as president of Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, Calif.
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Dignity Health has broken off negotiations to acquire Ashland (Ore.) Community Hospital, the first hospital Dignity courted after rebranding itself and setting its sights on expanding nationwide.
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An environment where hospitals are under pressure to purchase medical and surgical supplies that promise the best clinical outcomes at the lowest price is here to stay, according to comments made by group purchasing executives at an industry conference this week.
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