Tag: hospitals
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Baptist Hospital East would allow U of L docs to perform tubal ligations there after merger with Catholic system
Since the merger between Jewish Hospital, University Medical Center and Saint Joseph Health Systems will prevent female patients from getting their tubes tied there — because St. Joseph is owned...
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Jewish Hospital cuts 155 jobs, reflecting national trend of patients deferring treatment for economic reasons
In the face of a bad economy and people putting off health care to save money, Jewish Hospital is cutting 155 positions at its downtown Louisville facility. The move is...
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U of L physicians’ group drops open-records appeal, but C-J may still not get records
An organization representing University of Louisville doctors who were trying to keep their financial records private dropped its lawsuit appealing an adverse open-records decision Tuesday. In April, Attorney General Jack...
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Planned merger of Louisville hospitals grows more controversial; C-J devotes considerable space to it and Beshear steps in
UPDATE, July 27, 3:43 p.m.: Gov. Steve Beshear issued a statement saying “It is clear there are growing concerns within the community about issues related to the hospital’s future level...
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Louisville hospital merger could thwart some patients’ final wishes
More concerns are being raised about the merger that would put a Catholic hospital group in charge of the University of Louisville‘s hospital. First, it was the prospect that women...
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Patients in isolated rural areas have higher rates of death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease living in isolated rural areas “seem to be at greater risk” of death from COPD than those living in urban areas, even when “hospital rurality...
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Louisville hospital merger probably means poor women won’t get their tubes tied at University Hospital any more
Women who deliver through Caesarean sections at the University of Louisville Hospital may no longer be able to get their fallopian tubes tied at the same time, Patrick Howington of the...
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Defenders of small, rural hospitals take issue with study that found poor patient outcomes
A recent study that concluded small, rural “critical access hospitals” have poorer patient outcomes and lower quality of care is making waves in the medical community. A federally funded monitoring...
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Small, rural hospitals with ‘critical access’ designation have poorer patient outcomes and lower quality of care, study finds
A study has found that small, rural hospitals with the “critical access” designation have poorer patient outcomes and lower quality of care. The analysis, performed by researchers at the Harvard...
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Louisville’s University Hospital limits care for non-local patients
University Hospital in Louisville has been forced to stop providing some free or deeply discounted care to patients who live outside Jefferson County. The number of low-income patients coming to...