US healthcare companies are sinking into debt distress as they struggle to contend with rising interest rates and labour costs after the sector borrowed heavily to fund a dealmaking boom. A fifth of America’s distressed bonds were issued by healthcare companies — spanning services, facilities, managed care and pharmaceuticals — […]
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Sanford, Avera quiet on state of South Dakota’s transgender healthcare
Officials with South Dakota’s largest healthcare agencies, Sanford Health and Avera Health, are not willing to talk about the state of what gender affirming health care looks like in the state. The Argus Leader had requested interviews with doctors in both hospital systems to speak about transgender health care and […]
Healthcare company Ascension confirms layoffs in Texas
The Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Hays County. Ascension Seton Hays Hospital A major healthcare company, Ascension, has confirmed layoffs in Texas, according to a report from KXAN on Monday, January 23. Ascension did not provide details on how many employees were laid off or at which Texas facilities the […]
UCHealth, Intermountain Healthcare forming Colorado insurance network
By some measures, the Denver metro area has one of the most competitive hospital markets in the country. Large health systems duke it out every year for supremacy in the multibillion-dollar marketplace. But now, two of those heavyweight health systems — locally based UCHealth and Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare — have […]
Excess deaths are soaring as health-care systems wobble
In 1516 thomas more described the ideal health-care system. “These hospitals are well supplied with all types of medical equipment and the nurses are sympathetic,” the philosopher wrote in “Utopia”. “Though nobody’s forced to go there, practically everyone would rather be ill in hospitals than at home.” Five centuries later, […]
Analysts Just Upgraded These 3 Healthcare REITs
A new year often brings new hope for the stock market, and after the terrible performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in 2022, it’s refreshing to see analysts coming out with improved forecasts for the same REITs that were downgraded so heavily last year. Healthcare is one area of […]
Emerging Ideas to Make College, Housing, Healthcare More Affordable
The costs of healthcare, housing, childcare, and college have soared in recent decades. Some say an “abundance agenda” is necessary to boost supply and bring down costs. It’s a move away from conventional progressive plans to give people money to compete over limited resources. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for […]
U of M announces intent to gain full ownership of Twin Cities healthcare facilities, new medical center
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota announced Thursday its intent to gain full ownership of the existing healthcare facilities on its Twin Cities campus, currently owned by Fairview Health Services. The university and its medical school announced its new “MPact Health Care Innovation vision” aimed to make Minnesota a leader in […]
Emergency room death highlights Canadian healthcare crisis | Canada
When Allison Holthoff entered a crowded Nova Scotia hospital at the end of December, the intense pain in her abdomen worsened with each hour she spent waiting for treatment. With the emergency room under renovations, overwhelmed staff triaged a stream of incoming patients in a makeshift treatment area. “‘I feel […]
List of AI Healthcare Stocks
In this article, we will take a look at our list of AI healthcare stocks. To see more such companies, go directly to 5 AI Healthcare Stocks To Buy. Artificial Intelligence is set to disrupt several industries and healthcare is one of the primary industries that are expected to see the […]
Covid surge exposes China’s healthcare gap
Many rural residents flock to cities for hospital care they cannot get at home Patients with Covid-19 lie in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in the northeastern city of Tangshan on Dec 30. (Photo: AFP) TANGSHAN, China: Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even […]
GE HealthCare Technologies Set to Join S&P 500; Vornado Realty Trust to Join S&P MidCap 400; RXO to Join S&P SmallCap 600
NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (NASD: GEHC) will be added to the S&P 500 effective prior to the open of trading on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, replacing Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), which will move to the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the […]
Tampa General Hospital Launches Concierge Healthcare In PBC
Dr. Laurie P. Rothman As part of its commitment to connecting the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast communities to world-class care, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is launching a concierge primary healthcare practice on Florida’s east coast. Dr. Laurie P. Rothman is the first doctor to join TGH Concierge Health. […]
Here’s What’s Concerning About Hextar Healthcare Berhad’s (KLSE:HEXCARE) Returns On Capital
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Ideally, a business will show two trends; firstly a growing return on capital employed (ROCE) and secondly, an increasing amount of capital employed. Put simply, these types of businesses are compounding machines, meaning they […]
Is Al-‘Aqar Healthcare REIT’s (KLSE:ALAQAR) Recent Price Movement Underpinned By Its Weak Fundamentals?
Al-‘Aqar Healthcare REIT (KLSE:ALAQAR) has had a rough month with its share price down 1.6%. We, however decided to study the company’s financials to determine if they have got anything to do with the price decline. Stock prices are usually driven by a company’s financial performance over the long term, […]
We can achieve optimal health by looking outside the healthcare matrix
Each day, millions of well-intended healthcare professionals, scientists, and public health officials work diligently to improve our health. Their work has had a profoundly positive impact on global health over the past 50 years and deserves our admiration. At the same time, scrutinizing our mindsets and behaviors against the best-available […]
Proliferation of Healthcare Technology to Fundamentally Reshape Sector
Company Logo Global Hospital Services Market Global Hospital Services Market Dublin, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Hospital Services Market By hospital type, By service type, By service area & By region-Forecast Analysis 2022-2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global Hospital Services Market was valued at […]
Secret shoppers reveal New Mexico’s Medicaid healthcare provider network “inadequate”
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new look into New Mexico’s healthcare system reveals that Medicaid enrollees face significant barriers when trying to get care. At the same time, the state spent more than $8 billion on the Medicaid system, so why are there still issues? This fall, a “secret shopper” analysis […]
Stanford Healthcare Workers Reach Ground-Breaking Agreement, including 15% Raises, $25/Hour Minimum Wage
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare workers at Stanford Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital are poised to ratify a three-year agreement this week that raises wages by 15% over the next three years, increases the minimum wage at the hospitals to $25 per hour, and […]
‘A ticking time bomb’: healthcare under threat across western Europe | Health
For decades, western Europe’s national healthcare systems have been widely touted as among the best in the world. But an ageing population, more long-term illnesses, a continuing recruitment and retainment crisis plus post-Covid exhaustion have combined, this winter, to create a perfect healthcare storm that is likely to get worse […]