(NEW YORK)Emergency medical services companies may get a lift after providing emergency services during hurricane season, a JPMorgan analyst said Thursday, but hospital operators will probab...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of hospital operators received a boost Friday as analysts gave mostly upbeat outlooks for several companies based on a mix of admissions, management and debt improvements.READ MORE

(FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.)Assisted living facility operator Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. said Tuesday it swung to a first-quarter profit due to contributions from acquisitions and lower interest costs due ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of nursing home operators climbed Friday, as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed reimbursement rate cuts we...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A government outlook for sooner-than-expected financial pressure on the Medicare program, coupled with broader economic worries, helped weigh down shares of hospital operators and ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Hospital operators will be pressured by the weakening U.S. economy in 2008, as slowing labor and housing markets may drive employers to further shift health costs to workers, and c...READ MORE