Newport Hospital, part of Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health System, generates an annual economic impact of at least $54 million in the local community, a study by local college students concluded.
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Colorado hospital battling 'intense local competition and wage inflation' for staff, CFO says
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital is instituting an across-the-board 6 percent wage hike along with an equivalent increase in patient bills and fees, The Aspen Times reported Dec. 15.
The cost of unnecessary Pap tests in older women
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend cervical cancer screenings for women older than 65 with average risk, citing harms outweigh the benefits, but many older women continue to get pap tests anyway, The New York Times reported Dec….
RWJBarnabas makes 5 leadership changes
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health appointed two new leaders to its executive team.
Cleveland Clinic adds 28 beds to Florida hospital
Cleveland Clinic added 28 beds to its Weston (Fla.) Hospital campus, South Florida Hospital News reported Dec. 14.
Cone Health taps Dr. Danielle Mahaffey as chief medical officer
Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C., has selected Danielle Mahaffey, MD, to serve as chief medical officer.
Northwestern Medical looks to expand Lake Forest location in $389M project
Chicago-based Northwestern Medical, which operates 13 hospitals in Illinois, plans to expand facilities at its Lake Forest location at a cost of $389 million, according to a Dec. 20 report from the Chicago Tribune.
Centura Health to boost hospital bed count to 237 with new expansion
Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health broke ground on an expansion to its St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, the health system said Dec. 19.
Phoenix Children's launches anesthesiology division
Phoenix Children’s has launched a division of anesthesiology, with physicians Narasimhan Jagannathan, MD, and Amod Sawardekar, MD, serving as division chief and associate division chief, respectively.
RWJBarnabas closes on $8M property for new ASC
Following four years of negotiations, RWJBarnabas, the parent company of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center, has closed on an $8 million facility in Tinton Falls, N.J., that will house an ASC, according to a Dec. 20 report from App.
