The Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General's lawsuit says that the deal would eliminate competition and drive up prices in the region.
Providence St. Joseph Health reported a $1.7 billion deficit of revenues over expenses from operations for 2022. The large Catholic health system, with headquarters in Renton, Washington, and Irvine, California, said operating losses were impacted by economic pressures from inflation, workforce expenses and elevated lengths of stay due to lack of patient access to post-acute
Three Cleveland area hospital systems – Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth – will be postponing some surgeries due to a spike of COVID-19 cases in the area, turning the clock back to the height of the pandemic when many facilities placed a freeze on elective procedures. According to a joint announcement, the organizations said they're experiencing