Catholic Health Partners news and information

The decision to uphold most of the healthcare reform law lifted the cloud of uncertainty for many providers, except for those that treat large numbers of Medicaid patients.
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Three Roman Catholic health systems joined in the fight against HHS' final rules mandating insurance coverage for employee birth control—a legal battle that some observers called premature and others said was imperative.
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HCA, Nashville, named Peter Marmerstein to succeed Dan Miller as president of the company's west Florida division. Miller has held the role since 1998 but has announced his retirement, according to an HCA news release.
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Dr. Derek Robinson was hired as executive director of the Illinois Hospital Association's Quality Care Institute, effective March 1. He replaces Patricia Merryweather, who left the IHA last June to become executive director of Telligen, the quality improvement organization for...
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PETOSKEY, Mich.—A deal for Northern Michigan Regional Hospital to join McLaren Health Care Corp., Flint, Mich., is official.
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A corporate control contest breaks out between Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tenn., and Tenet Healthcare Corp., Dallas.
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Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt of the transcript of an Aug. 17 editorial webcast, “Leading in the Future,” conducted by Modern Healthcare. The panelists were Michael Connelly, president and CEO of Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati; Thomas Dolan, president and...
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Health Management Associates, Naples, Fla., hired Michael Garfield to be market CEO for the company's Tennova Healthcare in Knoxville, Tenn. Garfield, 52, most recently worked as a division VP with Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tenn., overseeing 12 hospitals in the Midwest and...
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TEMPLE, Texas—Children's Hospital at Scott & White opened for business Oct. 4. The 148,000-square-foot, standalone 64-bed hospital is housed in the former King's Daughters Hospital, which Scott & White purchased in 2009. The six-story hospital underwent a $40 million renovation and...
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The following is the complete edited transcript of Modern Healthcare's Aug. 17, 2011, editorial webcast on the changing demands on healthcare leadership. The webcast was moderated by Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson. The introduction and closing statement were read by Modern Healthcare...
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