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Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.

Indian River Medical Center and Martin Health System are now officially part of Cleveland Clinic Health system after announcing merger plans in October.

Advocate Aurora Health aiming for cut of 392,657 metric tons to annual carbon emissions, equal to removing over 84,000 passenger cars from the road each year, system says.

Ascension plans to acquire the facility early next year; meanwhile 635 employees will be laid off come February.

Cleveland Clinic confirmed Dr. Laura Kollab no longer works there and stressed that no reports of patient harm have arisen in connection with her work.

A solid and forward-looking strategy, extensive internal education and engagement, rebranding cheerleaders and celebrating the milestones helped drive these two successful years-long efforts.

Firm said hackers had access for extended period because LifeBridge did not properly protect its servers and patient information.

Anna Loengard, Tim Putnam to share insights on harnessing data and analytics for population health success in transition from volume to value and taking on risk.

Program will support participating hospitals with implementing a year-long residency that bridges the gap between education and practice for newly-graduated nurses.