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Physician appointment wait times on the rise, study says

AMN Healthcare in partnership with Merritt Hawkins released its 2022 “Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times and Medicare and Medicaid Acceptance Rates,” which found that wait times for physician appointments have increased by 8 percent since 2017….

18 states with the most rural hospital closures since 2005

Rural hospitals are under immense financial strain. Since 2005, 183 rural hospitals have closed. 

HCA proposes new $233M Virginia hospital

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is looking to build a new $233.6 million, 60-bed hospital in Ashland, Va., Richmond BizSense reported Jan. 6.

Ground broken on $25M Illinois medical office building

Silver Cross Hospital and Premier Suburban Medical Group have broken ground on a $25 million, 42,000-square-foot medical office building in Orland Park, Ill., according to a Jan. 6 report from Rejournals.

Texas medical office building earns EPA award

The Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza in Houston, Texas, has been awarded an Energy Star certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a Jan. 6 report from Rejournals.

Hospital to shutter ED after joining WVU Medicine

Charleston, W.Va.-based Saint Francis Hospital will close its emergency department Feb. 1, FOX11 reported Jan. 6. 

5 health systems investing in employee housing

Health systems are finding it difficult to recruit and retain talent — and in many places, high housing costs contribute to the problem. 

OSF hospital president sets retirement

Brad Solberg, president of OSF Healthcare Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Ill., will retire March 31. 

Illinois hospital CEO steps down; ambulatory director steps up

Scott Boston, MD, has resigned from his role as president and CEO of Jacksonville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital. 

Panorama Eyecare acquires Colorado practice

Panorama Eyecare, a physician-led management services organization, has acquired Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Haas Vision Center, the Loveland Reporter-Herald reported Jan. 5.