Author: Rosie Talaga

Healthgrades released a list with the top 112 hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, and 16 of them are located in the Midwest.

Three Los Angeles hospitals appeared in the U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery" ranking.

Arkansas Children's Northwest received a $25 million donation for its Springdale campus, the largest donation in its history, according to an Aug. 6 report from ABC affiliate KHBS.

Signature Health's Brockton (Mass.) Hospital will reopen for outpatient services and colonoscopies in September, after experiencing an electrical fire and closure on Feb. 7, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Enterprise.

The Billings (Mont.) Clinic was verified by the American College of Surgeons to become the first level 1 trauma center in the state, according to an Aug. 3 report from NBC Montana.

Sutter Health's Samaritan Court Ambulatory Care and Surgery Center was completed almost three months ahead of schedule, saving the health system about $3 million, according to an Aug. 2 report from connectcre.com.

Only seven of the 50 hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report as "2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cancer" are located in states where the leading cause of death is cancer.

Ochsner Medical Center, based in New Orleans, was ranked as the Best Hospital in Louisiana in 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report for the 12th year in a row.

Successful negotiations and favorable contracts with payers is the first step before surgical centers can sustainably function and grow, and navigating this process can be difficult and time-consuming.

Quantum Vision Centers, based in Swansea, Ill., is being sued for negligence after a patient allegedly lost vision in her left eye following a cataract surgery in May 2021, according to a July 31 report from the Madison-St. Clair Record.