Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $10.5 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared to $10.1 billion in the second quarte...

100+ Nurses to Rally in SF Wed. to Demand Stronger Swine Flu Safety Protections: California Hospitals Remain Unprepared Despite First Nurse Death

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 registered nurses from across California will rally in San Francisco Wednesday to protest gaps by California hospitals in safety preparation for the H1N1 pandemic, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Commit...

Millin Associates has the Perfect Solution for Hospitals & Health Centers Dealing With an Influx of Uninsured Patients

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The uninsured issue has become a crisis: the State of New York estimates that 2.3 million residents are currently without health insurance, a number that is continuing to rise. An increasing number of patients find themselves going to large hospitals and clin...

New InfoLogix M24 Mobile Clinical Assistant Will Enable Hospitals to Access Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Directly at the Point of Care

HATBORO, Pa., August 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InfoLogix, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFLG ), a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, announced today the introduction of a new mobility offering for healthcare providers, the I...

Oscar Award Winner, Dr. A.R. Rahman inaugurates Apollo Children's Hospital - the First Standalone Quaternary Care Paediatric Hospital in the Apollo Hospitals Group

CHENNAI, India, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oscar Award Winner, Dr. A.R. Rahman today formally inaugurated the Apollo Children's Hospital, the First Standalone Quaternary Care Paediatric Hospital in the Apollo Hospitals Group. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090731/3...

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Receive Level III Trauma Designation

MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Department of Health recently designated Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota's two hospital locations as Level III Trauma Hospitals. Children's of Minnesota has the sixth busiest pediatric emergency de...

SEIU Security Officers Who Protect Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Nationwide Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify First-Ever Union Contract

LOS ANGELES , July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Security officers with SEIU who protect Kaiser Permanente hospitals nationwide voted overwhelmingly today to ratify their first-ever union contract. The three year contract with private security company Securitas -- which is contracted by...

Health Care Without Harm Partners With Clinton Climate Initiative to Help Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Reduce Environmental Impact

Partnership to Focus on Energy Conservation and Facility Retrofitting ARLINGTON, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) has entered into an agreement with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, to...

l.a. Hospitals Struggle for Emergency Room Care, Pay Physicians High Fees for On-Call Coverage

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that hospitals in the Los Angeles market are struggling to recruit physicians, particularly subspecialists, to be on-call to provide emergency care. Accordi...

Senators Baucus and Grassley Statement Regarding Physician Hospitals 'Despicable'

WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Brett Gosney, President of the Board of Directors of Physician Hospitals of America in response to a news release issued today (July 17, 2009) by U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Chuck Grassley. "It is despicab...

QHR Client Hospitals Lauded for Consistently High Quality Standards, Exceeding Patient Expectations

QHR client hospitals Littleton Regional Hospital (Littleton, N.H.), North Valley Hospital (Whitefish, Mont.), Northwestern Medical Center (St. Albans, Vt.) and Trigg County Hospital (Cadiz, Kent.) were recently named "Overall Best Performers" by Avatar International, an industry leader ...

Aurora's Milwaukee Hospitals Recognized in US News and World Report

MILWAUKEE, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in two different specialties, according to US News and World Report's "2009 America's Best Hospitals" edition. Additionally, in the same publication, St. Luke's and Aur...

Northwestern Memorial Among America's Best Hospitals in 11 Clinical Specialties According to U.S. News' 2009 Rankings

The hospital is the highest-rated Illinois hospital in six clinical areas CHICAGO, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Northwestern Memorial Hospital is rated in 11 clinical specialties -- six of which make it the highest ranked in Illinois -- as part of U.S. News ...

St. Alexius Medical Center Named to America's Best Hospitals Rankings

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, has joined the prestigious ranks of America's top medical institutions in the annual America's Best Hospitals list published by U.S. News & World Report magazine. St. Alexius Medical Cen...

Industry Veterans Rash and Rutledge Launch RegionalCare Hospital Partners to Acquire and Operate Hospitals in Non-Urban Markets

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Martin S. Rash and John M. Rutledge, hospital veterans with experience operating and managing more than 300 hospitals in 25 states, announced today the formation of RegionalCare Hospital Partners in partnership with Warburg Pin...

Physician Hospitals (PHA) Responds to TIME Magazine Article: Filled With 'Incorrect Assumption and Innuendo'

WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The TIME Magazine article "How Healthcare Reform Could Hurt Doctor-Owned Hospitals" (7/13/09) correctly states that physician owned hospitals would be hurt by pending health reform legislation; however, there is little else in the article that can pass...

Resurrection Medical Center Among Top 5% of Hospitals Nationwide for Women's Health

CHICAGO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Resurrection Medical Center was presented with the 2009/2010 Women's Health Excellence Award(TM) from HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings organization, based on a newly released study of patient outcomes. Hospit...

Specialty Hospitals of Washington Adds Additional Skilled Nursing Facility Beds at United Medical Center in South East DC

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Specialty Hospitals of America (SHA) and the Specialty Hospital of Washington (SHW) announced today the official opening of new beds in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) at UMC in South East DC. "All residents of Washington, no matter where t...

Abatement Technologies Sees Strong Demand as Hospitals Prepare for Stage 6 Flu Pandemic

Abatement Technologies®, Inc. sees strong demand for their HEPA-CARE® Air Filtration Systems and Germicidal UV Modules from healthcare facilities as they activate their emergency pandemic preparedness plans. Suwanee, Georgia (PRWEB) July 9, 2009 -- Abatement Tec...

Physician Hospitals of America Charges: Hospital Associations Bargain Away $155 Billion in Medicare Funding in Attempt to Destroy Physician Hospitals

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals and Catholic Health Association announced an agreement with the White House and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) to reduce Medicare hospital spending by $155 billion. Cost saving...

21 Regional Hospitals Recognized as Nation's Most Wired

SPOKANE, Wash., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-one regional hospitals that utilize health information technology solutions from Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) earned the distinction of being among the most technologically-advanced hospitals in the country, according to results of the 200...

Economy Forces Most Wired Hospitals to Look Closely at IT Spending

CHICAGO, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The economic crisis is forcing many hospitals to make tough decisions with scarce resources, including delaying and scaling down information technology (IT) projects, according to a newly released survey of America's "most wired" hospitals and health systems. While...

Specialty Hospitals of America Accepts First Patients in New Long Term Critical Care Hospital Located in South East Washington

WASHINGTON, July 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Specialty Hospitals of America (SHA) announced today the official opening of a new 50 bed Critical Care Hospital at United Medical Center, located at 1310 Southern Ave, in SE Washington. The new hospital, named The Specialty Hospital of Washington at U...

CareFusion Launches New Brand, Establishing Itself as an Industry Leader in Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care and Safety

Remains on track for planned spinoff later this summer SAN DIEGO, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion Corporation, the company that will become public following the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today launched its new brand and marked t...

U-M Hospitals & Health Centers Weathers Tough Economic Climate, Plans for Growth

Fiscal year ends with positive margin after midyear cost-cutting efforts, but new fiscal year presents fresh challenges ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite a very challenging economic environment, the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers will end the ...

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Children's National Medical Center among Best Children's Hospitals

Children's National Medical Center (ChildrensNational.org) is once again ranked among America's best pediatric institutions by U.S. News & World Report. Children's National ranks among the elite of pediatric specialty care providers in the country in eight pediatric subspecialty areas. Ranked...

Children's Named Among the Nation's Top 10 Pediatric Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report

DALLAS, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Medical Center is one of only 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation named to the Honor Roll in this year's U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Children's Hospitals survey. Of the more than 215 hospitals that serve children, 56 were ranked, an...

InfoLogix and HIA Advise Hospitals How to Obtain Maximum Share of $19B Healthcare Stimulus

Webinar will analyze six steps U.S. hospitals need to take to position themselves for maximum funding HATBORO, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare organizations are lining up to claim their fair share of $19 billion in stimulus funding earmarked by the American Recovery and Re...

GE Launches Program to Doctors, Hospitals to Accelerate EMR Adoption; First $100 Million of healthymagination Commitment

Offers Healthcare Providers Interest-free Funding for Immediate Access to Electronic Medical Records, Commits to Stimulus Warranty Electronic Medical Records Can Help Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Medical Errors and Costs FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GE (NYSE: ...

Tata Consultancy Services Launches New Business Intelligence Solution for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers

Provider Performance Insight built on SAP(R) BusinessObjects(TM) software MUMBAI, India and NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: TCS.BO, NSE: TCS.NS), a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, has launched Provider Performance Insight...

A new computer modeling program can help hospitals prepare for the worst

A new and novel computer modeling platform developed through intensive, multidisciplinary collaboration at New York University can help hospitals and cities to be more prepared for catastrophic public health scenarios, according to an article published in the American Medical Association's Disast...

Ohio's Children's Hospitals Release New Results of Collaboration Aimed at Saving Children's Lives

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Children's Hospital Association (OCHA) and its six member hospitals - Akron Children's Hospital; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Dayton Children's Medical Center; Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus; Rainbow Babies & Children'...

Best Practices for Hospitals Moving to Electronic Medical Records

Iron Mountain to Host Free Webcast on Making a Smooth Transition to the EMR BOSTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM ), the global leader in information protection and storage services, along with Exempla Healthcare, will share tips during an upcoming W...

University HealthSystem Consortium Hosts Conference on How Hospitals are Responding to Changing Economics

OAK BROOK, Ill., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) will host a Web conference on June 23rd to share pertinent cost- and time-saving strategies used successfully by member academic medical centers. Offered exclusively to UHC members, the conference will feature 2 promi...

Medical Marketing DVD Helps Doctors and Hospitals Win Patients Despite The Recession

Medical marketing expert Stewart Gandolf has authored a DVD designed to help doctors, dentists, hospitals and other health care organizations attract new patients and grow their revenues despite the recession. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2009 -- Healthcare Success Strate...

Recession Fallout Leads Safety-Net Hospitals to Charge Out-of-County Residents for Non-Emergency Services

Market Overviews from HealthLeaders-InterStudy Analyze Healthcare Market Drivers for the Nation's Most Dynamic Metro Areas NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that safety-net hospitals in Atlanta...

N.J. Hospitals Face $97 Million in Medicare Cuts

Impact of New Payment Rule Could Reach $500 Million by 2014 PRINCETON, N.J., May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey hospitals stand to lose $97 million in federal funds next year and more than $500 million over the next five years under new Medicare payment rules proposed to take effect...

Security Officers Who Protect Kaiser Hospitals Rally With Community Supporters for Access to Affordable Healthcare

"I guard this hospital, but I can't afford to see a doctor here" -- William Bailey, Securitas Security Officer at Kaiser Sunset Medical Center in Los Angeles OAKLAND, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Security officers and supporters rallied against unfair labor practices and slashed...

Minnesota Hospitals Pay $2.28 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Charges Involving Kyphoplasty

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Three HealthEast hospitals in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area have agreed to pay the federal government a total of $2.28 million to settle a whistleblower ("qui tam") lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud involving a certain type of spinal surgery known as kyphoplas...

Minnesota Hospitals to Pay U.S. $2.28 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three HealthEast Care System hospitals have agreed to pay the United States $2.28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. All three hospitals are located ...