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1. 20 Healthcare Trends and Observations written by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Bart Walker, JD, and Elaine Gilmer, JD.  2. Industry Leaders On The Move: J.P. Gallagher Promoted to President of Evanston Hospital. Ray Grady of Evanston Hospital to Retire at End of 2008. HCA CEO Jack Bovender Announces Retirement.
3. The Wall Street Journal reports that Banner Health, a non-profit operator of 20 hospitals, spends approximately $30 million annually on imaging technology. The article also noted that the system director of capital equipment said his staff preferred GE for ultrasound and MRI scanners and is impressed with Toshiba CT scanners.
4. National Surgical Hospitals Opens Colorado Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital in Denver.
5. Reminder: Disclosure of Hospital Physician-Ownership Begins Oct. 1.
6. Thank you to all the advertisers
in the inaugural issue of The Hospital Review.
7. New Sg2 and McGuireWoods 57-Page Report, Accelerating Hospital-Physician Collaboration 2008, Examines Hospital-Physician Relationships and Arrangements to Secure Successful Alignment. E-mail Scott Becker at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com for a copy. Learn more about the report:
8. Community Health Systems, HCA Healthcare, Vanguard Health, Regent Surgical Hospitals, RMC Medstone have all been named as part of 20 investor-owned hospital chains to watch for 2009. To nominate an investor-owned hospital chain for the January issue of The Hospital Review, please email Scott Becker (sbecker@mcguirewoods.com) or Rob Kurtz (rob@beckersasc.com). We are also seeking nominations for 10 great hospital CEOs and 5 great hospitals to work at.
9. January issue of The Hospital Review will highlight mergers and acquisitions trends of hospitals and health systems. This year has been an active year for hospital mergers, as many formerly staunchly independent hospitals have had to seek larger capital-hospital system partners. Learn more about hospital merger and acquisition trends in the January issue of The Hospital Review. Receive a complimentary one-year subscription to The Hospital Review magazine.
10. Regent Surgical Health Successfully Partners with Both Physicians and Hospitals to Turn Around ASCs.
11. Affiliated Credit Services Acquires Collection Associates.
12. Timothy Smith Joins HealthCare Appraisers. HealthCare Appraisers
devotes a great deal of effort on behalf of large health systems in providing
valuations for compensation relationships.
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