Norton West Louisville Hospital will signal several firsts in our community. It will be the first hospital within Norton Healthcare to have solar panels. It will be one of the first Energy Star certified buildings in West Louisville and it will be the first hospital to be built west of […]
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Premier Cardiologists to join Jupiter Medical Center Physician Group
December 5, 2022 – The leader in quality, safety and patient experience, Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to welcome the area’s premier cardiologists Craig D. Vogel, DO, FACC, Rahul Aggarwal, MD and James Michael Gardner, Jr., DO, to the expanding Jupiter Medical Center Physician Group. “Doctors Vogel, Aggarwal and Gardner […]
Advocate Health appoints executive leadership team after megamerger
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Advocate Health has announced its executive team less than a week after it completed its merger with Atrium Health. The new system is now the nation’s fifth-largest nonprofit system, serving about 6 […]
East Georgia Regional Medical Center Receives ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2022
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advances patient safety in hospitals, recently released the fall 2022 results. This release marks the 10th anniversary of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on how well they protect patients […]
Optum’s LHC Group Acquisition Expected to Close in Q1 2023
The anticipated acquisition of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum is now expected to close during the first quarter of 2023. Optum in April announced its agreement to purchase the Lafayette, Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider for $5.5 billion. Initially expected to close […]
The push for 340B drug discount overhaul in the next Congress
One thing to watch for in the next Congress: legislative action on 340B. Driving the news: Community health centers want Congress to stop drugmakers’ restrictions on the federal outpatient discount drug program at contract pharmacies next year. But other stakeholders, including hospitals, aren’t convinced a legislative solution is necessary yet. […]
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx Earns Top Teaching Hospital Award From the Leapfrog Group
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx Earns Top Teaching Hospital Award From the Leapfrog Group The facility is one of 58 hospitals nationwide to earn the honor this year Dec 06, 2022 NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx today received the Top Teaching Hospital designation from The Leapfrog Group, one […]
Two Lee Health hospitals named top hospitals by the Leapfrog Group | News, Sports, Jobs
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and HealthPark Medical Center have both received top distinctions from The Leapfrog Group. Golisano Children’s Hospital was named a Top Children’s Hospital and HealthPark was named a Top Teaching Hospital. As the region’s only children’s hospital, Golisano Children’s Hospital serves […]
The Leapfrog Group Names MMC, SMHC As 2022 Top Teaching Hospitals
Both hospitals also recently were recognized by Money.com in partnership with Leapfrog as Best Hospitals in America for Billing Ethics. PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Medical Center (MMC) and Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) each have been named a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. This national award is widely acknowledged […]
Community health groups that played crucial role during Covid-19 pandemic say they’re being left out of government funding
CNN — As the US government distributes some of the most significant investments ever to improve public health, grass-roots organizations that work in underserved communities say they’re being overlooked. These organizations say they’re especially disappointed because the federal government relied on them during the Covid-19 pandemic to encourage vaccination and […]