People love to look at rankings or Top 10 lists, from cars to colleges to health care. U.S. News & World Report, which has carved out a reputation for compiling such rankings, has updated its Best Hospitals list by metro area, just four months after putting out its first such ratings. It coincides with the…
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a Federal Trade Commission request Wednesday for an emergency injunction to halt the sale of an Albany hospital. The action by the appeals court in Atlanta follows a federal judge’s ruling last month that rejected an earlier FTC bid for an injunction to block the acquisition of…
Cancer Treatment Centers of America has named Kane Dawson as the new president and CEO of its hospital in Newnan, which is expected to open in September 2012. Dawson, 39, has been with the company since 2002, most recently serving as the chief operating officer at CTCA’s facility in Philadelphia. The Newnan facility will be…
The Federal Trade Commission says it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling Monday that rejected a request for an injunction to block the sale of an Albany hospital. The FTC, in a statement Tuesday, reiterated its position that Phoebe Putney Health System’s proposed purchase of Palmyra Medical Center would cause higher costs for area residents….
Emory is focusing on patient convenience and safety in its plans to build a 210-bed Emory University Hospital tower, an internal email says. The project also includes a new emergency room and new operating rooms, said the Friday email from John Fox, president and CEO of Emory Healthcare, to Emory staff and physicians. Earlier this…
Grady Health System, facing a $17 million shortfall, is cutting 120 jobs, according to an internal memo obtained by Georgia Health News. Reasons for the job cuts, as stated in the memo from Mark Chastang, Grady’s chief operating officer, include reduced state and county funding to the hospital; a weak economy with high unemployment; and…
Emory University Hospital looks to be in line for a new 210-bed tower across the street from its current Atlanta facility. The Emory Board of Trustees earlier this month approved the site for the new tower, according to an email from Dr. S. Wright Caughman, executive vice president for health affairs, to Emory Health Sciences…
The hospital world in Georgia is turning into one wild ride. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Friday that the Southern Regional Health System, which operates Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, is contemplating options that could include a joint venture or sale. Peach Regional Medical Center is getting a new hospital through a just-announced partnership…
Atlanta Medical Center this week received its official designation as a Level 1 trauma center, the kind that handles the most serious cases. The downtown hospital has operated a Level 2 trauma service for years. AMC now joins Grady Memorial Hospital as the only Level 1 centers in metro Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Community…
In December, a former CEO of a South Georgia hospital system was convicted in a Medicaid fraud case of falsifying records, including fabricating minutes of a hospital authority meeting that had never happened. Four months later, a second controversy over a hospital authority arose in South Georgia. The Federal Trade Commission, challenging an Albany hospital…