Partners to close community hospital as part of $200M consolidation

The company expects the consolidation to save up to $18 million a year. 

By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015

Texas hospitals turn to courts to settle $90M debt

Talks have broken down between El Paso Children's Hospital and University Medical Center. UMC claims EPCH owes it $33,000 more every day.

By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015

Explore the Trendline➔

Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Capella Healthcare purchases two Ascension hospitals

A hospital spokesperson said Ascension is moving towards "regional clinically integrated systems of care" and the two facilities were no longer a fit. 

By Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015

LA-based Prospect Medical Holdings expands to Connecticut

The for-profit hospital operator has announced the acquisition of two CT hospitals and is in negotiations with a third. 

By Julie Henry , Nina Flanagan • July 2, 2015

Ghost hunters find body of missing woman at haunted hospital

"In my opinion they should tear it down. Some spirits just need to be left alone."

By Julie Henry • July 1, 2015

HealthPartners to remove sugary drinks from vending machines, cafeterias

80% of sugary drinks will be eliminated by Jan. 1.

By Julie Henry • July 1, 2015

How 3 providers are preparing for a possible Big 5 merger

Execs from UnityPoint, Bon Secours and Saint Francis weigh in. 

By Katie Bo Williams • July 1, 2015

Aggressive growth strategy drives losses at Catholic Health Initiatives

Two recent acquisitions continue to operate at a deficit and push up operating expenses. Will the company's bet on consolidation pay off? 

By Katie Bo Williams • June 30, 2015

Hearse with body inside stolen from Atlanta hospital

Filed under "things you didn't think you had to worry about." 

By Julie Henry • June 30, 2015

Kaiser to build new hospital in downtown Sacramento railyard

The hospital will be the anchor of a new development.

By Julie Henry • June 29, 2015

CVS adds Sutter Health, three more new affiliates

The addition of the four new affiliates brings the total number of CVS clinical affiliates to almost 60.

By Julie Henry • June 29, 2015

Hospitals get into the online review business

Will customers trust hospitals above independent review sites?

By Heather Caspi • June 26, 2015

Dove Healthcare to run several Mayo nursing homes and assisted living facilities

The changeover is a licence transfer as opposed to a purchase. What does this mean for Dove's profile?

By Heather Caspi • June 26, 2015

OSHA may soon fine hospitals to protect nurses from injury

But the agency may not have enough muscle to move the needle on workplace injuries.

By Heather Caspi • June 26, 2015

Tenet hospital merges with Alabama nonprofit

The combined system will have a total of more than 1,700 beds, 7,300 employees and 1,500 physicians.

By Heather Caspi • June 26, 2015

Study: Hospitals picky about revenue cycle vendors

61% of providers are still on the fence when it comes to choosing a technology partner. Who are the leading vendors?

By Nina Flanagan • June 25, 2015

UPMC bans Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from hospital gift shops

The hospital objects to how the paper has handled coverage of it, citing "fairness issues."

By Nina Flanagan • June 25, 2015

HHS subpoenas DaVita HealthCare over Medicare Advantage billing

The subpoena covers the period from Jan. 1, 2008 through the present and includes DaVita subsidiaries. 

By Katie Bo Williams • June 24, 2015

More Americans now obese rather than just overweight, study says

The increasing rate of obesity is directly connected to increasing medical costs, study authors say. 

By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015

Can healthcare leaders improve public health by advocating against climate change?

A new study argues health professionals can take on "powerful entrenched interests," having already done so with the tobacco industry.

By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015

Deaf woman sues hospital for refusing to provide on-site interpreter

The case highlights a common issue for deaf patients, advocates say.

By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015

Massachusetts gets mixed results in effort to reduce readmissions

Readmissions among individuals covered by public payers comprise 81% of all readmissions in the state.

By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015

Coronary heart disease deaths drop 38% over decade

"It may not be long before cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death," says one expert. 

By Heather Caspi • June 23, 2015

What Trinity, Ascension are doing to prepare for King fallout

The possible loss of billions in subsidies is forcing providers to strategize ahead, creating sometimes-controversial solutions.

By Heather Caspi • June 23, 2015

How the tech that infected patients with hep C stole narcotics (without getting caught)

He says the only security that ever stopped him was the pocket system, in which nurses keep drugs in their pockets until time to administer them.

By Heather Caspi • June 23, 2015