It can be one of the defining questions of an executive's career: When do you stand up and take the bullet for a deal or strategy gone wrong and when do you duck your head and let others take the fall?
The Grafton (WI) Plan Commission has endorsed Aurora Health Care's plans to construct a new hospital and medical building. Aurora Health Care representatives said they hope to break ground on the project by summer 2008.
Citing ethical concerns, a number of religious leaders are asking officials at Appalachian Regional Healthcare and striking nurses at the system's nine hospitals to resolve their contract dispute. About 650 nurses walked off the job Oct. 1.
A majority of Wisconsin residents favor a state-run health insurance system, and even more like the idea of expanding existing programs or investing in health savings accounts, according to a poll.
About 4,500 patients at three Minnesota clinics must get new vaccinations after monitoring revealed their earlier shots had been improperly refrigerated. Similar problems have been uncovered at other clinics in the state and across the country, largely because of expanded state and federal audits of vaccine storage records.
A 61-page report from the state auditor calls for the California Legislature to give nonprofit hospitals more specific instructions on reporting costs for uncompensated care and evaluating community benefits. According to the auditor, uniform guidelines are needed in reporting the dollar valuations of community care.