March 18, 2009

Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital expansion moving ahead Inland News PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California

March 17, 2009

California Hospitals
California Special Districts Association - AB 405 (Caballero) - Design-Build for Healthcare Districts

March 15, 2009

Santa Clara County Medical Center
KCBS - Santa Clara Co. Medical Center Sees Spike in Emergency Room Visits

March 14, 2009

San Mateo Medical Center
San Mateo County pays $6.8 to feds over medical center's alleged false claims, inflated bed count - San Jose Mercury News

March 13,2009

Shasta Regional Medical Center
SRMC bankruptcy a complicated 'mess' : News : Redding Record Searchlight
Shasta Regional Medical Center
SRMC ordered to return equipment to bank : News : Redding Record Searchlight
Shasta Regional Medical Center
REU contemplated shutting off power at SRMC : News : Redding Record Searchlight
California Hospitals
Hospitals feeling recession's pain
Los Gatos Hospital
Mountain View Voice : El Camino execs: We will expand services in Los Gatos

March 12, 2009

St. Josephs Hospital
Klockenga hired as St. Joseph CEO Petaluma360.com Petaluma Argus-Courier Petaluma, CA
Tahoe Forest HCD
Health system announces open board seat SierraSun.com

San Mateo Medical Center
County pays $6.8 million to settle lawsuit - UPI.com
MLK
King hospital may get new life - ContraCostaTimes.com
Palm Drive Hospital
Palm Drive Hospital announces bankrutpcy exit plan PressDemocrat.com The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, CA

March 10, 2009

Oroville Hospital
News from USW: Steelworkers Announce That Oroville Hospital Agrees to Settle Charges on Unfair Labor Practices. Health Care > Health Care Facilities from AllBusiness.com
Marin Hospital
Marin Healthcare District gets June 2010 ‘date certain’ from Sutter - San Francisco Business Times:

March 8, 2009

Natividad Medical Center
Natividad considers a new batch of CEOs - MontereyHerald.com :
Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare settles Calif. lawsuit for $85M - MontereyHerald.com :

March 6, 2009

UCI Medical Center
UC Irvine Medical Center head to step down - LA Times - Science Eureka! Science News

March 5, 2009

Mission Community Hospital
Medical record: new mission community hospital CEO Heidi Lennartz takes her experience caring for people to running the small independent Panorama City facility as it continues on a growth track. North America > United States from AllBusiness.com
Palomar Hospital
Palomar Pomerado adjusts costs of new hospital
Natividad Medical Center
Natividad Medical Center board narrows CEO search thecalifornian.com The Salinas Californian
Community Hospital of Los Gatos
New owner still trying to reopen Los Gatos hospital early - San Jose Mercury News#article_comments#article_comments
Kern Valley Hospital
News : Large turnout indicator of community concern over Healthcare District - Kern Valley Sun

March 4, 2009

Pacifica Hospial
Pacifica Hospital files for bankruptcy protection - LA Daily News
Marin Hospital
Pacific Sun : State fines Marin General $25,000
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
Mad River Hospital
Mad River Community Hospital set to challenge state penalty - Times-Standard Online
Palomar Hospital
Health district takes hit on bonds

March 3, 2009

California Hospitals
California hospitals fined for license deficiencies L.A. Now Los Angeles Times
San Mateo Medical Center
San Mateo Medical Center CEO departs after just 18 months in post - San Francisco Business Times:
Community Hospital of Los Gatos
Progress seen on Los Gatos hospital closing - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
Healdsburg District Hospital
Healdsburg hospital district to assume administration for primary care doctors

March 2, 2009

3/2/2009
M & A
El Camino Hospital
Mountain View Voice : Petitioners oppose hospital purchase
3/2/2009
Services
Hi Desert Medical Center
High Desert Perspective » Supervisors Hire Consultant to Study Trauma System
3/2/2009
Litigation
Medicare
VERDICT: Medicare payments - Detroit Business News and Information - Crain's Detroit Business

March 1, 2009

Rideout Memorial Hospital
Rideout seeks $885,000 tax refund fremont, rideout, county - Local News - Appeal-Democrat
Desert Healthcare District
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090224/GETPUBLISHED/902240335&template=printart
Tri City Medical Center
Interim Tri-City CEO has remedies

February 28, 2009

Victor Valley Community Hospital
Breaking News: New CEO for Victor Valley Community Hospital victor, ceo, victorville - www.vvdailypress.com
Victor Valley Community Hospital
Former St. Mary's CEO to replace Peterson victorville, ceo, former - Breaking News - Victorville Daily Press
Tri City Medical Center
Tri-City abandons suit vs. surgeon
California Hospitals
Economy Hits Nurse Staffing Cos, Aids Hospital Labor Costs
California Hospitals
State delays proposed Medi-Cal payment plan - Redlands Daily Facts
Shasta Regional Medical Center
http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story/SRMC-Sues-Anthem-Blue-Cross/j9oGW8_QFUaLG1TtEf1B4w.cspx

February 27, 2009

Pamona Valley Hospital
Hospital concludes Blue Cross relationship - ContraCostaTimes.com
Natividad Medical Center
No new Natividad CEO as team nears exit - MontereyHerald.com :

February 26, 2009

Medicare
Hospitals Would Take Hit As Part Of Health Budget Proposals
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Earthquake-safety construction to begin at SVMH thecalifornian.com The Salinas Californian
Tri City Medical Center
Administrators sue 4 Tri-City Healthcare board members
Community Hospital of Los Gatos
Mountain View Voice Mountain View Voice: Petitioners oppose hospital purchase (February 27, 2009)

February 25, 2009

Bay Area Hospitals
Local community clinics and public hospitals see big jump in uninsured patients - ContraCostaTimes.com

February 24, 2009

QHR
Hospitals today: Two QHR Management Clients Celebrate "Trustee of the Year" Wins
LifePoint Hospitals
LifePoint slides on patient admission concerns - Forbes.com
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Hospital sold to private care provider - ContraCostaTimes.com
Ventura County Hospitals
Hospitals having ups and downs in ailing economy : Local News : Ventura County Star
Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare now a penny stock On Call
Tenet Healthcare
10-K: TENET HEALTHCARE CORP - MarketWatch

February 23, 2009

Kern Medical Center
A profit at KMC for first time in a decade? Could be - Today's Paper > Local News Bakersfield.com - Kern County news, events, shopping & search
Shasta Regional Medical Center
http://www.redding.com/news/2009/feb/23/srmc-nurses-union-agree-agree/

February 22, 2009

Brim Healthcare
NEWS IN BRIEF

February 21, 2009

Bay Area Hospitals
Once short of nurses, Bay Area now nurses a glut - San Francisco Business Times:

February 20, 2009

Feather River Hospital
http://www.paradisepost.com/ci_11733715
QHR
QHR, Gallagher Partnership Yields More Thank $4 Million for QHR Hospit... ( Sixteen QHR ...)
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville hospital expands emergency care - Santa Cruz Sentinel
California Hospitals
Calif. budget package means cut in hospital reimbursement - Modern Healthcare
Silver Lake Hospital
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2009/02/medical-care-sounds-better-when-you.html
Kern Valley Hospital
How did accused nurse keep getting hired? - Today's Paper > Local News Bakersfield.com - Kern County news, events, shopping & search
Riverside County Hospitals
Inland experts expect little boost for health care from stimulus plan Inland News PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
Palomar Hospital District
San Diego Business Journal Online - business news for San Diego, California
Kern Valley Hospital
Nursing facility trio pleads not guilty to charges of overmedicating patients - Today's Paper > Local News Bakersfield.com - Kern County news, events, shopping & search

February 19, 2009

Natividad Medical Center
Soapbox: Natividad's turnaround worthy of cheering thecalifornian.com The Salinas Californian
USC Medical Center
http://egpnews.com/?p=6983
Los Medanos Healthcare District
Los Medanos district chooses new director - ContraCostaTimes.com

February 18, 2009

Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Avanti Health System Acquires Two Los Angeles Hospitals - MarketWatch
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Avanti Health System Acquires Two Los Angeles Hospitals
El Camino Hospital
Los Altos Town Crier - Residents at board meeting speak out against El Camino acquisition of Los Gatos hospital
Doctors Hospital San Pablo
New post to take Doctors Medical Center's pulse - ContraCostaTimes.com
Sonoma Valley Regional Medical Center
Hospital employees criticize layoffs Petaluma360.com Petaluma Argus-Courier Petaluma, CA
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Great Numbers (& Words )
Prime Healthcare
Everyday Healthcare News: Prime Healthcare's issue with Kaiser
Sierra View District Hospital
Parents sue SLO hospital over newborn death - ContraCostaTimes.com
Kern Valley Hospital
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2009/02/18/news/update/doc499cab4ed4619080036915.txt

February 17, 2009

Non-Profit Hospitals
IRS Nonprofit Hospital Study – Final Report
HASC
Hospital Association of Southern California / News Briefs
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-17-2009/0004973730&EDATE=
Integrated Healthcare Holdings
10-Q: INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC - MarketWatch
Palomar Hospital
REGION: Hospital districts to discuss collaborating : North County Times - Californian 02-16-2009
Regional Medical Center of San Jose
KLIV - NEW ICU AT RMC

February 16, 2009

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February 15, 2009

NEWS

Hospital
Headline
Hi Desert Hospital
Hi-Desert Star > Archives > News > New hospital leader promises transparency
Sonora Regional Medical Center
MyMotherLode.com - Local News - Serving Tuolumne, Calaveras and Amador Counties
Tri City Medical Center
Crises nothing new for latest Tri-City CEO
UCI Medical Center
Orange County Business Journal Online
Northern Inyo HCD
Turner to Manage Construction of $42 Million Expansion of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, Calif. - MarketWatch
Palomar Hospital
Hospital drops library, gardens, 'green' label
San Joaquin Community Hospital
State-required fixes will delay burn center's opening - Today's Paper > Local News Bakersfield.com - Kern County news, events, shopping & search
St. Jude Hospital
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hospital-new-penrose-2301574-emergency-medical
Alameda County
Alameda's Bankrupt Status... Subject of Urgent Community Meeting
Bellflower Medical Center
Paychecks Bounce for Pinoy Health Workers at SoCal Hospital ABS-CBN News Online Beta
Eastern Plumas HCD
PCN On-line News - Plumas County California -
Riverside County Hospitals
Inland medical care providers feel pinch of recession Inland News PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
Sonoma Valley HCD
sonomanews.com > News
City of Angels Medical Center
City of Angels Medical Center busted for recruiting homeless people from Skid Row to get State medical money « PEOPLE PROJECT
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
The Santa Barbara Independent Community Answers Cottage's Call
Sequoia HCD
Sequoia district to match hospital’s fundraising up to $2M - San Francisco Business Times:
Biggs-Gridely Memorial Hospital
Former District 4 Supervisor Josiassen receives proclamation; counters with compliments for City - Gridley, CA - Gridley Herald
Marin Hospital
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11567430
Palm Drive Hospital
On the move PressDemocrat.com The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, CA
California Hospitals
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/UnitedHealth+GroupPacifiCare+Awards+More+Than+$5.7+Million+in+Grants+to+Help+Improve+Health+Care+in+California/4332922.html Barstow Community Hospital
Subcontractor sues city, hospital over unpaid work unpaid, barstow, work - News - Desert Dispatch
California Hospitals
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Sues California on Behalf of Medi-Cal Providers - MarketWatch
Los Banos Memorial Hospital
Doctor who won lawsuit loses medical license - Local - Merced Sun-Star
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Judge orders former SRMC operators into bankruptcy : Latest News : Redding Record Searchlight
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Dionne resigns CEO post at Shasta Regional Medical Center : Latest News : Redding Record Searchlight
Tri City Medical Center
Tri-City Healthcare District to name new interim chief executive
Los Gatos Hospital
Soon to be laid-off Los Gatos hospital workers anxious to hear about El Camino - San Jose Mercury News
Los Gatos Hospital
Mountain View Voice : Hospital brass backs acquisition
Southcoast Medical Center
Laguna Beach hospital will be sold hospital, health, purchase, bastone, joseph - Life - OCRegister.com
Chino Valley Medical Center
Judge throws out failed nurses union vote in Chino Business PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
Doctors Hospital Manteca
DHM combats nursing industry shortage
Parkview Community Hospital
National Labor Relations Board issues complaints against Parkview Community Hospital Business PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
Rideout Memorial Hospital
Judge: Hidden camera violated nurses' rights nurses, rideout, fremont - Local News - Appeal-Democrat
Tri City Regional Medical Center
OCEANSIDE: Union flap stalls talks at Tri-City : North County Times - Californian 02-09-2009
Kaiser Bellflower
Octuplets could be costly for taxpayers - Los Angeles Times
Tri City Medical Center
Tri-City district wants suit postponed
Biggs-Gridely Memorial Hospital
BGMH signs with new ER physicians provider - Gridley, CA - Gridley Herald
Sequoia Hospital
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_11641867
California Hospitals
http://contribute.sfgate.com/ver1.0/Direct/Process?sid=my.sfgate.com
Hemet Valley Hospital
Hemet hospital given list of areas needing improvement Hemet-San Jacinto PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
Holly Cross Hospital
Holy Cross Gets High Marks Among Hospitals - Hometown Station KHTS AM-1220
Kern Medical Center
Death rates higher at some Bakersfield hospitals KGET TV 17
Marshall Medical Center
Marshall Medical Center earns top marks - Sacramento Business Journal:
Mayers Memorial Hospital
Hospital officials dispute state mortality report : News : Redding Record Searchlight
Orange County Hospitals
OC hospitals ranked for their death rates hospitals, center, hospital, medical, death - Life - OCRegister.com
Peninsula Medical Center
Care at Mills-Peninsula is tops, study says - Inside Bay Area
San Bernardino County Hospital
Ten Inland hospitals cited in report on higher-than-average mortality rates Riverside County PE.com Southern California News News for Inland Southern California
San Joaquin County Hospitals
Recordnet.com: S.J. General, Dameron dispute mortality-rate report
Shasta Regional Medical Center
New state database measures hospital mortality rates : News : Redding Record Searchlight
Sierra View District Hospital
Report shows Sierra View with improved ratings view, hospital, improvement - Local News - Recorderonline.com
UCI Medical Center
New University » UCI Medical Center Submits Correctional Plan
LA Hospitals
Doctor: Illegal immigrants not key reason for ER problems L.A. Now Los Angeles Times
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
New tower for Bakersfield Memorial Hospital KGET TV 17
California Hospitals
California Hospitals Cut Hundreds Of Pediatric Beds - Bakersfield News Story - KERO Bakersfield
California Hospitals
ER docs sue state over low Medi-Cal payments emergency, health, medi, cal, care - Life - OCRegister.com
Glendale Medical Center
Glendale News Press > Archives > Business > BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:
Outpatient center gets a boost
Tri City Medical Center
Patients are put on fast track at Tri-City
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
JFK hospital lays off employees MyDesert.com The Desert Sun
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Providence Saint Joseph hospital lays off 95 workers, closes 4 programs - Los Angeles Times
Palm Drive Hospital
Robo-docs aid rural hospitals PressDemocrat.com The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, CA

Opinions

El Centro Regional Medical Center
Imperial Valley Press Online - Our Opinion - Our Opinion: How much ‘due diligence’ is enough?
Marin Hospital
Hospital CEO's deal costly, but a big step forward - Marin Independent Journal

Ideas

Community Service
Contra Costa residents can drop off prescription drugs Wednesday - ContraCostaTimes.com