Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Memorial Hospital, BJC HealthCare Seek Regulatory OK For $22M Medical Office
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Memorial Hospital, BJC Seek Regulatory Approval For $22 Million Medical Building In Shiloh
Memorial Hospital and BJC HealthCare are seeking approval to build a $22 million medical office building next to the new Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh. (Liss, 5/9)
Modern Healthcare: Judge Delivers FTC Rare Healthcare Loss In Pennsylvania Hospital Case
In a rare loss for the Federal Trade Commission in a hospital merger case, a federal judge declined Monday to temporarily block a union between Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System. The ruling is an unusual setback for the FTC, which has otherwise prevailed in a string of cases against hospital mergers in recent years. Hospitals and insurers across the country have been watching the Pennsylvania case and several others as mergers continue to proliferate. The loss comes as the FTC pursues an injunction in a hospital merger case in the Chicago area between Advocate HealthCare and NorthShore University HealthSystem. (Schenker, 5/9)
The Orlando Sentinel: Florida Hospital Opens Heart Clinic
Florida Hospital is opening a multidisciplinary practice for heart failure patients to reduce their odds of returning to the hospital and to improve their care. (Miller, 5/9)
The Concord Monitor: Labor Dispute Could Affect Staffing At New Hampshire Hospital
A labor dispute involving doctors at New Hampshire Hospital could jeopardize whether the state-run psychiatric facility in Concord has a complete medical staff in place this summer. (Morris, 5/9)
The Boston Globe: Judge Allows Children’s To Move Ahead With Prouty Garden Project
A judge on Monday allowed Boston Children’s Hospital to move ahead with a controversial project to construct a new clinical building over a healing garden beloved by many patients, their families, and hospital employees. (Dayal McCluskey, 5/9)
The Billings Gazette: St. V's New Pediatric Partnership Helps Treat Child Born Without Thumbs
Little Davette, now 2 and still a bit small for her age, spent the the first two months of her life in a hospital with a rare set of birth defects that, among other things, caused her to be born without thumbs. (Benoit, 5/9)
Pioneer Press: Highland Park Hospital Debuts New Birthing Suites
All things considered, Erika and Tony Kuzera spent a comfortable night together in their suite at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital. It was their first one together as a family following the arrival of son Cameron Anthony at 3:26 a.m. on May 3. (Berkowitiz, 5/9)
