Local legislators are fast-tracking a $5 million payment to Denver Health, which operates Colorado’s safety-net hospital, according to a Feb. 8 Denver Post report.
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Denver Health to benefit from fast-track state payment
Local legislators are fast-tracking a $5 million payment to Denver Health, which operates Colorado’s safety-net hospital, according to a Feb. 8 Denver Post report.
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to increase access to ASCs
Four lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to increase Medicare beneficiaries’ access to affordable outpatient surgical care.
Every 5-star hospital ranked by financial success
Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas, is the most profitable 5-star hospital in the nation, according to data from Sage Transparency. It tops a list of 429 hospitals nationwide that won the CMS distinction, based on five quali…
Ransomware attack affects 3.3 million patients in California
More than 3.3 million patients were affected by a ransomware attack at a southern California medical group.
Dartmouth pilots nursing hackathon: 'Shark Tank for nurses'
Lebanon N.H.-based Dartmouth Health recently gave nurses the opportunity to pitch solutions for issues they encounter on a daily basis as part of the health system’s first Nursing Innovation Hackathon.
Some workers organize while others go on strike: Recent hospital-union actions
The following hospital-union events have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 12.
Nuvance names president to New York hospital, region
Susan Browning has been named president of Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and western regional president for its parent company, Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health.
HCA Florida hospital taps COO
Damon Barrett has been named chief operating officer of HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis, The Town Crier reported Feb. 9.
Tower Health, Penn Medicine call off alliance
Financially troubled Tower Health and Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine have decided to no longer pursue their strategic alliance, the two systems said in a Feb. 10 filing.
