International Business News - Hospitals http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Persistent overcrowding at West Virginia's two acute care psychiatric hospitals costs the state millions of dollars a year, and has prompted some policymakers to consider a third facility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/w-va-psychiatric-hospitals-routinely-overcrowded.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:18:30 EDT Shares of hospital stocks could face a rough ride the remainder of the year as admissions growth slows due to the sluggish economy, according to two analysts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/sector-snap-hospital-stocks-could-slow-on-weak-economy.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:51:55 EDT Most U.S. hospitals don't do very well when it comes to promoting breast-feeding, according to the first national report to look at the issue. The average hospital scored 63 out of 100, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/cdc-hospitals-score-poorly-on-breast-feeding-support.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:21:28 EDT A Lehman Brothers analyst said Thursday that LifePoint Hospitals Inc. is struggling to raise patient admissions and recruit new doctors, and he downgraded the hospital operator's stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/ahead-of-the-bell-lifepoint-hospitals-downgraded.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:58:16 EDT Hospitals won a reprieve Friday from a change in Medicaid regulations that would trim hospital payments by an estimated $5 billion over the next five years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/hospitals-gain-reprieve-in-medicaid-lawsuit.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 18:48:20 EDT The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston agreed to give up control of its financially struggling chain of six eastern Massachusetts hospitals, but will still retain authority over moral and ethical issues, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/mass-ag-church-gives-up-control-of-hospitals.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 17:37:50 EDT Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations which hope the standards will result in more compassionate treatment of gay and lesbian patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/gay-rights-groups-launch-hospital-ratings.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:54:12 EDT Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations which hope the standards will result in more compassionate treatment of gay and lesbian patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/gay-rights-groups-launch-hospital-rating-system.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 00:04:10 EDT Employee disciplinary records show abuse and neglect are systemic in mental hospitals in Texas, which has worked over the past year to revamp its juvenile prison system because of similar allegations, according to a report published Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/mental-health-is-latest-texas-agency-to-bear-abuse-criticism.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 19:47:05 EDT Hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings rose 40 percent, as revenue was helped by rising admissions, emergency room visits and longer hospital stays. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/lifepoint-hospitals-posts-better-than-expected-1q-results.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 06:52:27 EDT A Citi Investment Research analyst began covering hospital operator stocks with "Sell" ratings Tuesday, citing declining patient commercial admissions and growing debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/ahead-of-the-bell-hospital-operators-started-at-sell.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:52:28 EDT The state may need to let some hospitals close to strengthen others, the state health commissioner told lawmakers on Wednesday. As senators worried about the effects of the governor's 14 percent cu... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/nj-weighs-closing-some-hospitals.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:24:26 EDT The state has decided not to privatize and merge its mental-health services for inmates after negotiating an alternative plan with unions that opposed the idea. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/pa-scraps-mental-health-privatization.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:37:07 EDT Groups representing most of the nation's hospitals announced Tuesday they were suing federal health officials to block the enactment of regulations that some hospitals claim threaten their survival. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/hospitals-file-lawsuit-over-medicaid.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:41:35 EDT In coming weeks, private audit companies will begin scouring mountains of medical records. Their mission: Determine if health care providers erred when billing Medicare and require them to return any overpayments to the federal government. The auditors will keep a tidy percentage for their services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080301/audits-sting-hospitals-physicians.htm Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:49:22 EST Shares of hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. soared Tuesday after the company said its 2008 earnings will beat Wall Street estimates. Other companies in the sector also edged higher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/sector-glance-hospital-operators.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:11:45 EST Among the sector activity stories for Thursday, Feb. 21, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Psychiatric Solutions Inc. fell to a new annual low Thursday after its first-quarter forecast came in below analyst estimates, and other hospital and health facility operators declined as well on somewhat disappointing earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/sector-roundup-hospitals-chips.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:31:13 EST Hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals Inc. said Friday higher operating costs and bad debt reserves pushed its fourth-quarter profit down 20 percent year-over-year, falling short of Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/lifepoint-hospitals-profit-hurt-by-costs.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:54:55 EST