By Modern Healthcare | February 11, 2012
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CHICAGO—University of Chicago Medicine is contributing $120,000 to sponsor a “violence interrupter” for anti-violence campaign CeaseFire for three years, a move intended to improve the communities that surround its campus. The sponsorship of the mediator is the centerpiece of an initiative that will include six screenings of a documentary film that tells the story of three interrupters as they do their work on Chicago's South and West sides. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 04, 2012
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KOKOMO, Ind.—Community Health Network, Indianapolis, signed a letter of intent to acquire Howard Regional Health System, Kokomo, Ind. County-run Howard had a deal in place in May 2011 to merge with 13-hospital Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, but the transaction crumbled in October. FULL STORY »
By Joe Carlson | January 28, 2012
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A federal appeals court has revived the prospects for a class-action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive price increases stemming from the much-litigated 12-year-old hospital merger of Evanston (Ill.) Northwestern Healthcare and Highland Park (Ill.) Hospital in Chicago's northern suburbs. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 28, 2012
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PLYMOUTH, Minn.—Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis, is adding a round-the-clock emergency room to its WestHealth clinic in Plymouth, in line with its long-term expansion plans for the western suburban campus. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 21, 2012
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WARREN, Mich.—Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, plans to close a 105-bed hospital and reopen it 12 to 18 months later as an advanced inpatient and outpatient rehab center. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 11, 2012
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EAST MEADOW, N.Y.—NuHealth System said it will seek $30 million and antitrust clearance from the state of New York to downsize its hospital and affiliate more closely with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. The proposal, to be submitted to the state, won unanimous approval from the NuHealth governing board. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 04, 2012
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MONTCLAIR, N.J.—Montclair Health System set plans in motion to acquire Mountainside Hospital in Montclair by filing a certificate-of-need request with the state department of health to transfer the facility's ownership. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 28, 2012
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DOVER, Del.—BayHealth Medical Center completed a $47 million expansion of its Kent General Hospital campus. The project, which began in August 2008, added a 375-space parking garage and treatment bays to the hospital's emergency room, a spokesman said in an e-mail. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 21, 2012
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ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed legislation that would give state health officials power to remove hospital managers and not-for-profit hospital board members. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 14, 2012
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NEW YORK—Insurer Cigna Corp. announced an accountable care effort with the Weill Cornell Physician Organization, New York, that will employ registered nurses to coordinate patient care. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 11, 2012
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ATLANTA—A consolidation agreement may be on the horizon for 403-bed Atlanta Medical Center and 180-bed South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Ga. Officials with the two Atlanta-area hospitals are in discussions with officials from the state's community health department “to determine the most viable option and to secure all necessary approvals” for such a deal, according to a joint news release. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 04, 2012
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based healthcare property owner, manager and developer, announced it has bought Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Alamo Heights in San Antonio and an adjacent medical office building. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 28, 2012
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DOTHAN, Ala.—Construction has begun on the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, following a Jan. 19 groundbreaking ceremony that drew hundreds. The project is expected to cost $40 million and the building is set to be ready to occupy by May 2013, a few months before the first class of 150 students is scheduled to arrive, according to an announcement from 420-bed Southeast Alabama Medical Center. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 21, 2012
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SAN ANTONIO—Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Alamo Heights, a short-stay surgical hospital, opened Jan. 16 after an open house and blessing ceremony on Jan. 13. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 14, 2012
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HARTSELLE, Ala.—Hartselle Medical Center will close its doors Jan. 31, according to a statement from its parent company, Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | February 04, 2012
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RENTON, Wash.—Providence Health & Services will combine its western Washington operations with Swedish Health Services, Seattle. Under an affiliation agreement executed Jan. 26, the names for the two groups will remain the same, and Providence will remain Catholic while Swedish will remain secular. FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | January 28, 2012
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Negotiations are just getting started on one multisystem business arrangement in Colorado, while an announcement about another deal involving the same players is expected shortly. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 21, 2012
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ROSWELL, N.M.—Lovelace Health System, Albuquerque, N.M., part of for-profit chain Ardent Health Services, Nashville, announced it signed a letter of intent to purchase 26-bed, for-profit Roswell Regional Hospital. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | January 14, 2012
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ROSWELL, N.M.—Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tenn., withdrew its interest in buying the hospital in Roswell that it doesn't already own after receiving word that the increasingly vigilant Federal Trade Commission planned an extensive review of the transaction. FULL STORY »
