Sparrow Health System and a top union official confirmed Thursday that the hospital system will lay…
Category: Health System
Hospitals often reap profits in places where many patients carry medical debt : Shots
Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are…
How to repair trust in health care
The pandemic may not be to blame for Americans’ lack of faith in medicine. Confidence in…
Not-for-profit health systems navigate lower cash reserves
Days cash on hand at not-for-profit hospital systems is trending downward as the sector recalibrates after last…
They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.
In 2018, senior executives at one of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital chains, Providence, were frustrated.…
How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits
RICHMOND, Va. — In late July, Norman Otey was rushed by ambulance to Richmond Community Hospital.…
Globe editorial: Want to help Canada’s overwhelmed health care system? Get your COVID-19 booster shot
A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence…
Minnesota health systems doing better financially, but bracing for Medicaid cliff
Negotiations continue after nurses in the Twin Cities and Duluth walked off the job last week…
Health care system “collapse”: Doctors, experts sound alarm over Puerto Rico’s medical system
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which hit in 2017, Puerto Rico’s public health care system was…