For generations, if patients needed an emergency room in the Boise area, they could choose between two non-profit ‘saints:’ St. Luke’s or Saint Alphonsus. But a new for-profit option could soon arrive in Boise. Houston-based Nutex Health applied to build what it calls a micro-hospital on an empty lot near the Flying Wye in Boise.
Wisconsin hospitals made $4 billion last year, 84% more than the previous year, as federal COVID-19 relief funds flowed, the stock market boosted investments and patients returned for care delayed early in the pandemic, according to a new report.
Jefferies Financial Group analyst B. Tanquilut now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($2.10) per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of ($1.84). The consensus estimate for Community Health Systems' current full-year earnings is ($2.00) per share.
If Allamakee County residents approve the city-to-county conversion, property owners would see a tax increase of $1.09 per $1,000 of the net taxable value of their residential properties. This would generate $950,000 in annual appropriations to the hospital to retain existing programs like surgery and obstetrics and expand services to meet growing needs through a countywide property tax, according to hospital officials.
As CFO, Jeffery helped correct revenue cycle problems by bringing the billing and collections operations in-house. He also worked with President and CEO Brian Thomas on the cancer treatment expansion strategy at the Jefferson Regional Jones-Dunklin Cancer Center.