Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office. Biden, 82, was seen for further tests last week after a finding of a prostate nodule.
One of America's biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.
RENTON, Wash. — Valley Medical Center will close hospital units and clinics across south King County over the next two months and is planning for potential layoffs as it grapples with financial challenges. The hospital is operating at a loss of $25 million year-to-date, and that figure is growing. That combined with uncertainty from state and federal budgets and private sector reimbursements forced the hospital to scale back operations and restructure its workforce.
After 196 days on strike, Kaiser mental health care workers ratified a new four-year contract Thursday, approving a deal that delivers gains in pay and retirement benefits and delivers a little breathing room for administrative duties.
Five Palm Beach County-based hospitals have filed a federal lawsuit against the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, accusing the watchdog group of publishing misleading safety rankings. According to the lawsuit, Leapfrog Group pressures hospitals to volunteer their data and pay for memberships. The claims indicate that Leapfrog's highest-rated hospitals are paying members.
Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County is officially closing today, completing the bankruptcy shutdown of all services at the hospital, as well as Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. Bankruptcy court filings state the closure timeline of both hospitals, which occurred over a span of just under two weeks. Ambulances will still be stationed outside the Crozer ER through May 7, but only to transport patients to other hospitals.