The government is promising $45 trillion more than it can deliver on Social Security, Medicare and other benefit programs. That is the gap between the promises the government has made in benefits and the projected revenue stream for these programs over the next 75 years, the Bush administration estimated.
Stanford (CA) Medical Center--made up of Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital--has picked two sets of lead architects to design a joint expansion and seismic upgrade project that could cost as much as $2 billion.
Ohioans who want to know which hospitals fared best for risky and expensive treatments such as open-heart surgery or kidney transplants likely have been disappointed by the Ohio Department of Health. But a new administration, new health director and new state law requiring public health information could move Ohio closer to transparency regarding quality of care at healthcare providers.
Jeff Ashin, chief executive at Mercy Fairfield Hospital in Fairfield, OH, will leave his post in January. Ashin is taking a job overseeing a hospital group in Tennessee with Mercy's parent company, Cincinnati-based Catholic Healthcare Partners.
Dr. Raymond Watts, chairman of UAB's Department of Neurology and president of the Health Services Foundation, will serve as interim CEO of UAB Health System after David Hoidal leaves Jan. 4. Watts joined UAB in 2003 as head of the Department of Neurology.
A San Franciso paramedic is complaining about "frequent fliers" in the city. The term is used by public health officials all over the country for someone who routinely uses ambulance and ER services. Critics say these "frequent fliers" stress the system, healthcare providers and the financial well-being of municipalities.