Iowa hospitals sue to block Medicaid managed care | Des Moines Register
The Iowa Hospital Association and 11 Iowa hospitals have filed suit in Polk County District Court seeking to stop the transfer of management of the state's Medicaid program to four private companies.
Partners HealthCare to help build hospitals in Malta, Ivory Coast | Boston Globe
The Boston-based system, as part of its efforts to expand internationally, says the goal is to improve care and access to medical services, from specialized hospital care to primary care.
Nurses protest staffing levels at Buffalo's Sisters of Charity Hospital | Buffalo News
Nurses and other healthcare workers rallied Monday at the hospital's St. Joseph campus to protest low staffing levels at Catholic Health hospitals that they believe are putting patients at risk. The Communications Workers of America union, which represents 207 nurses at the facility, are engaged in contract negotiations and pushing for state legislation that would mandate minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Ohio hospital to affiliate with Cincinnati-based TriHealth | Cincinnati.com
After a 10-month initiative to affiliate with a Cincinnati health system, Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ohio announced Tuesday its plans to affiliate with TriHealth in the next few weeks.
Texas hospital to shut down Monday | Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)
Bowie (Texas) Memorial Hospital will cease all operations at 7 a.m. Monday, as a result of a Nov. 3 election in which a proposition to create a hospital taxing district was unsuccessful.
New York hospital joins Rochester hospital system | Buffalo Business First
Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, N.Y., will join UR Medicine network along with Noyes Health of Dansville, N.Y. The affiliation for the 70-bed hospital will expand health services in the Wellsville area, giving patients access to oncology, cardiology and neurosurgery specialties.
