”hospital” News

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Ranks Number One in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 Edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Peggy Flynn of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , +1-267-426-6080, flynnp@email.chop.edu PHILADELPHIA , May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
05 31 2008 1:14AM (...more)

Long-time QHR Hospital Client Cary Medical Center Recognized with Top Leadership Team Award

QHR hospital client Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine , was recently named a winner in the 6th Annual HealthLeaders Media "Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare"
09 18 2009 10:19PM (...more)

Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?

CHICAGO – Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago's safety net hospitals and waited her turn. "I'm 44, but I probably look about 55 right now," Johnson joked in Stroger Hospital's
09 8 2009 9:24PM (...more)

QHR Employee, Cibola General CEO Named to AHA's Small or Rural Hospital Governing Council

Kenneth Cochran , a QHR associate serving as CEO of Cibola General Hospital in Grants, N.M., was recently elected to represent Region 8 (02 9 2009 5:03PM (...more)

DEP Releases 2Q Mammography Inspections

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Tom Rathbun of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, +1-717-787-1323 All 110 Inspected Pennsylvania Facilities Meet Federal Standards HARRISBURG, Pa. , July 22
07 23 2008 10:17AM (...more)

Vital New Quality Data on Hospital Readmission Rates Available on Hospital Compare Website

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Alyssa Keefe of Hospital Quality Alliance, +1-202-478-9927 WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, released for the first time on Hospital C o mpare ( 07 13 2009 4:38PM (...more)

Study Casts Doubt on Influential Hospital Safety Survey

TUESDAY, March 31 ( HealthDay News ) -- The task just got harder for patients trying to figure out which hospital will provide the best care. A new study casts doubt on a hospital safety rating conducted by the Leapfrog Group,
04 2 2009 12:42AM (...more)

Wellcare and Adventist Health System Partner to Expand Florida Provider Network

The Florida Division of Adventist Health System (AHS) and WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced today that AHS Florida Division joined WellCare’s provider network for Medicare, Medicaid and Healthy Kids beneficiaries throughout Florida .
03 14 2008 7:21AM (...more)

NYC house fire kills 3 immigrant workers

NEW YORK - An early morning fire killed three Guatemalan immigrant workers and seriously hurt two other people in a building where they rented rooms, authorities and neighbors said Saturday.
01 20 2008 8:15AM (...more)

Florida Children's Hospital and Disney Unite to Create Magical Pediatric Hospital

To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Florida Hospital Media Relations, +1-407-303-8217 ORLANDO, Fla ., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a sea of streamersthis morning, the most famous mouse in
09 20 2007 12:40AM (...more)