St. Francis Medical Center, a teaching hospital in Trenton, N.J., has been struggling financially for years, and it will close if a purchase agreement for the facility receives regulatory approval, according to NJ Advance Media.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has added about 25 ASCs this year, expanding the total number of surgery centers in its portfolio to more than 150.
From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint Commission’s list of most common sentinel events.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, which operates ambulatory surgery centers and provides physician staffing services, is on the brink of bankruptcy, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
Boston-based Mass General Brigham plans to reduce total medical spending by $127.8 million a year, according to a Sept. 22 report from The Boston Globe.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Becker’s Hospital Review asked Hispanic leaders in healthcare to share their insights on leadership.
Seattle-based Swedish Health Services has reached memorandums of agreement with Service Employees International Union Healthcare 1199NW to raise wages for 7,200 employees, according to statements from both parties, which were shared with Becker’s Sept….