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Franciscan says keeping ER open, per court order, is unsafe

Franciscan Health filed documents asking a judge to lift a preliminary injunction for continued emergency room operations in Hammond, Ind., for nine months, calling compliance with the order “impossible,” The Times of Northwest Indiana reported Dec. 29.

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center to add capacity with $120M tower

Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center is planning a $120 million expansion to increase hospital capacity, according to the Herald-Tribune.

Pushed to the brink, physician frustration over COVID-19 misinformation grows 

COVID-19 is still causing hundreds of deaths a day and tens of thousands of hospitalizations. Still, myths and misinformation about the disease, vaccines and treatments are rampant, fueling growing frustration among overburdened healthcare providers, a…

Seattle Children's buys Providence HQ for $84M

Seattle Children’s Hospital acquired the headquarters of Renton, Wash.-based Providence for $84 million, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported Dec. 28. 

18 counties with biggest population downturns

Comparing population growth over five-year periods helps identity areas in the U.S. with recent and significant downturns in population. 

18 counties with biggest population upswings

Comparing population growth over five-year periods helps identity areas in the U.S. with the most recent strong upswings in population.  

US to enact testing requirement for travelers from China: 3 COVID-19 updates

Beginning Jan. 5, travelers from China, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights headed to the U.S., the CDC said in a Dec. 28 announcement. The move comes as concern mounts over a growing surge of case…

631 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state

More than 500 rural hospitals in the U.S. are at high risk of closing because of financial losses and lack of financial reserves to sustain operations, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. 

'Quiet quitting,' 'quiet firing': The year the workplace grew quiet

For many American workers, 2022 was the year the workplace grew quiet. 

10 medical office building projects to watch in 2023

There have been several major medical office building acquisitions and ground-breakings in 2022. Here are 10 major projects and buyouts to follow heading into 2023: