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$3M loan gives Hazel Hawkins more time to fix fiscal emergency

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has received a $3 million loan from the California Health Facilities Financing Authority that will extend the estimated time it will run out of funds to mid-March, CBS affiliate KION reported Jan….

What Epic pays its software development team

Epic has become a major player in the EHR and medtech industry. The company is looking to hire top-of-the-line software engineer talent.

10 cities hit hardest by inflation

The consumer price index jumped by 6.5 percent in December from a year earlier. In 10 cities, the growth in CPI was much greater. 

ProMedica to lay off 262

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica plans to lay off 262 employees, a move tied to its exit from a skilled-nursing facility joint venture late last year. 

10 health systems with strong finances

Here are 10 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service.

Man arrested after alleged threat to 'go postal' on Oklahoma hospital

A man was arrested Jan. 5 after allegedly making threats about Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Hospital to a gas station clerk and posting online, police said in a statement on their Facebook page.

Academic medical centers are expanding community hospital networks — here's why

Community hospital networks that merge with academic medical centers can support various strategic goals for the larger entity and its community hospitals partners, Kaufman Hall outlined in a Jan. 12 analysis.

USC Arcadia has credit rating affirmed at 'BBB+'

Community hospital USC Arcadia (Calif.) had both its bonds and overall rating affirmed Jan. 12 at “BBB+” by Fitch amid expectations it will improve its operating profitability. The group’s recent affiliation with the USC Keck School of Medicine will al…

10 ASC surgeons who have operated on pro athletes

Here are 10 ASC orthopedic surgeons to know who have operated on professional athletes:

Image isn't everything for executives, research suggests

Many leaders try to remain perfectly poised through their business’s highs and lows — but employees are more skeptical of “flawless” leaders than openly imperfect ones, according to recent research reported by Harvard Business Review.