New York Hospitals Spend Millions on E.R.âs
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Hospitals are renovating, rebuilding and expanding in part because they remain vital points of entry for paying patients whose eventual admission accounts for needed revenue.
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The struggles of a venerable Atlanta charity hospital mirror those of other public hospitals across the nation.
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With a third of the nation&#39;s 5,000 hospitals losing money and another third just breaking even, 2005 will continue to be a stressful year for hospital finances.
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New York state will get an extra $1.5 billion over five years in federal funds to help cover the cost of closing or improving its hospitals, which now fill only about 62 percent of their beds, officials said on Tuesday.
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How a hospital deployed a wireless system that is significantly improving patient care and has a stellar return-on-investment.
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U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
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Emergency rooms at U.S. hospitals are   becoming stretched as patient visits increase while the number   of emergency facilities declines, a new report said.
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RALEIGH, NC -- A lawyer says two of North Carolina&#39;s largest hospitals are gouging patients who make too much money to get charity care but can&#39;t afford their own health insurance.
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Two East San Jose hospitals owned by HCA Inc. have lost a combined $117.5 million over the last five years, raising concerns that the for-profit hospital chain&#39;s $110 million renovation plans for the area could be in jeopardy.
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The US government has launched a four-year, $1 billion program to pay some of the emergency room costs of treating illegal immigrants, but it has backed off plans to require hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc., one of the largest providers of health insurance in the United States, has paid $20 million to 37 states in order to settle claims processing problems, according to the New York State Department of Insurance.
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Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy   are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790   billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,   according to a government study released on Friday.
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BUFFALO, NY A growing number of hospitals are adopting &quot;enhanced intensive care&quot; technology -- or &quot;eICU.&quot;. The technology allows critical care doctors and nurses to monitor dozens of patients at different hospitals
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Nonprofit hospitals routinely overcharge or deny care to patients least able to pay, Senate investigators have found, raising questions about whether the institutions should be eligible for tax exemptions that cost the U.S. Treasury billions of dollars a year.
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Continuing drug shortages are having far-reaching, negative impacts on patient care and hospital costs, says a survey conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (news - web sites) (ASHP) and pharmacy residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital
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A Scottish hospital reveals that it spent Â£42,000 on extra security guards and a special room for one patient.
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Martinsville -- For the second year in a row, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center officials will start the new year with a planned spending increase of more than 20 percent.