Kuwait: Ministry of Health to annex towers to hospitals to expand capacity
15 June 2010 KUWAIT — The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday a plan for establishing nine towers to be built annexed to a number of general and specialized hospitals, at the cost of USD 160 million, with the capacity of 2,000 beds.
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Dubai Health Authority Prepares to Renew International Recognition of its Hospitals
Dubai, 10th June 2010 (WAM) — Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director General of Dubai Health Authority Dubai Health Authority ( DHA DHA ), stressed on the Authority’s commitment to applying quality standards in various hospitals and the affiliated health centers to ensure an effective and integrated health system in order to achieve Dubai’s vision which is consistent and compatible with the Federal …
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CNY hospitals lose millions under state budget cuts for health care
Frank Ordonez/The Post-Standard, file photograph, 2009Dr. Terrence Li (right) and medical student Mark Van Deusen attend to a patient in the emergency room at Upstate Hospital last year. State lawmakers approved cuts Monday to the state health care budget that…
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University Hospitals’ CEO Thomas Zenty talks about health care changes
University Hospitals’ Thomas F. Zenty III talks about health care reform issues facing nonprofit hospitals.
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How will health care reform impact hospitals?
Today I’m working on a story about how the new federal health care legislation will impact hospitals. In 2014, a mandate will kick in, requiring every American be insured. Right now, hospitals spend millions of dollars a year treating people who don’t have insurance. For example, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo typically spends about $25 to $30 million a year in charity care. We’re also …
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What is in the health-care bill, and how it affects insurers, hospitals and consumers
Post staff writer Alec MacGillis discusses his story about what changes consumers at different income levels can expect from doctors, hospitals and the insurance industry.Read more: First wave of health-care changes will target insurers with new rules
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SC hospitals group backs health care reform
A South Carolina group charged with treating the uninsured has taken a stance on health care reform.
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Split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill
WASHINGTON – A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama’s health care bill. Support from the Catholic Health Association could help persuade anti-abortion lawmakers to provide critical votes in the House for the overhaul.
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Catholic hospitals support health care bill
Split among abortion opponents widens as Catholic hospitals publicly support health care bill
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Jackson Health System CEO wants to cut 4,400 jobs, close 2 hospitals
Jackson Health System CEO wants to cut 4,400 jobs, close 2 hospitals
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