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The team behind one of the largest and most successful hospital chains in the U.S. is getting closer to breaking into new territory 10,000 miles away in what could be a sign of things to come.
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The economy, changes in legislation, and healthcare delivery innovations all contribute to evolving trends in the design and construction of health care and research facilities. To keep up with the changing healthcare landscape and remain state-of-the-art, facility design must be visionary,...
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Ambulatory care is getting more sophisticated, and advanced healthcare services that once required hospitalization can now be delivered on an outpatient basis.
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COLUMBIA, Mo.—Statewide health information exchanges in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois will be able to send and receive basic healthcare messages between each using the federally developed secure messaging protocol. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
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FORT COLLINS, Colo.—The University of Colorado Health system broke ground Jan. 17 at the site of its new $11 million cancer center on the Harmony campus of its 238-bed Poudre Valley Hospital. The 30,000-square-foot outpatient facility is expected to be completed next year. The building...
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration scrapped plans to shutter Louisiana's Medicaid hospice program in February. Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the reversal as hospice program supporters were gathering for a candlelight vigil on the state...
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Healthcare competition is starting to heat up in Fort Collins, Colo., with one system breaking ground on a new cancer center and another unveiling plans that include a 192-bed hospital.
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No one doubts Edward Hospital CEO Pam Davis' credentials as a tough customer.
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To bolster the infrastructure of its “health neighborhood” model, Centura Health announced that it would spend $20.5 million to expand its medical office in the Southlands shopping mall in Aurora, Colo.
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CHICAGO—University of Chicago Medicine will open a 10-story, $700 million replacement hospital next month, and officials gave politicians and other VIPs a sneak peek at the hospital last week. The hospital is set to admit its first patients Feb. 23. The new facility, named the Center...
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