Through an executive order, Abbott directed Texas hospitals to compile data on inpatient discharges and emergency visits by immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization, as well as on the costs of providing medical services to this population.
Two of the key players involved in financial dealings that helped bring bankrupt Steward Health Care to the brink of collapse could soon be out of the picture, lifting a weight off the protracted negotiations to sell off six of the chain's hospitals in Massachusetts.
Texas Children’s Hospital said Tuesday it is laying off 5% of its workforce amid a series of financial challenges for the nation’s largest children’s hospital.
In a scathing letter to Kettering Health CEO Mike Gentry, the city of Xenia has proposed an “exit ramp” for Kettering Health, which would involve transitioning ownership of Kettering Health Greene Memorial to the city, and either divesting its properties on Progress Drive and Greene Way Boulevard, or marketing them for additional development.
An effort to bring doctors and providers to a hospital serving rural Kansas includes an offer of housing incentives. It’s part of an approach the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System is taking to address staffing needs and care for patients.