International Business News - SKH 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 Emergency medical services companies may get a lift after providing emergency services during hurricane season, a JPMorgan analyst said Thursday, but hospital operators will probably lose some third-quarter revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/ahead-of-the-bell-health-services-and-hurricanes.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:25 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/sector-snap-hospital-operators.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:55:15 EDT 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 to debt repayment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/skilled-healthcare-swings-to-1q-profit-on-acquisitions.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 10:38:39 EDT 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 were more mild than expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/sector-snap-nursing-home-operators-rise-on-mild-cms-proposal.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 14:41:08 EDT 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 health insurers Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/sector-snap-medicare.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:05:06 EDT 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 consumers hurt by the subprime mortgage crisis will be hard pressed to pay healthcare costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/sector-snap-hospital-operators.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:44:14 EST