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August 26, 2010
Hospitals
save more than $120 million in one year as
members of Premier healthcare alliance labor
management program
 During a period of economic uncertainty, 150
hospitals and healthcare systems saved more
than $120 million in labor and supply costs
over the past year by participating in
LaborConnect®, a Premier healthcare alliance
labor management program. (Full
story)
August 19, 2010
AHRQ grant
will enable Premier healthcare alliance
Perinatal Safety Initiative to continue via
award to Fairview Health Services
The Department of Health & Human Services'
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
has awarded a three-year demonstration grant
for not-for-profit entities to Fairview
Health Services in Minneapolis to extend a
national collaborative that is reducing
birth-related injuries. (Full
story)
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August 27,
2010
Healthcare
sector supporting chemical reform
legislation
Gina Pugliese, vice president
of the Premier healthcare alliance's Safety
Institute comments on chemical reform
legislation, and what it could mean in terms
of public health protection. (Full
story; American Chronicle)
August 19,
2010
Successful
infection control and automation: Strong
links
Salah Qutaishat, Premier's
director of surveillance and epidemiology,
discusses Premier's QUEST initiative and
efforts to reduce healthcare-acquired
infections. (Full
story; Healthcare Informatics)
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August 29,
2010
Healthcare, job engine may slow for some,
not all
Baystate Health, which
employs more than 10,000 across its Western
Massachusetts system, estimates it will need
to hire about 15,000 people over the next 10
years to replace retiring workers and meet
increased demand. (Full
story; boston.com)
August 27,
2010
Demand
propels hospital additions in Loris
Loris Community Hospital is
set to open its new emergency department and
intensive care unit next week, one of
several area hospitals expanding in response
to a growing need for emergency care along
the Grand Strand. (Full
story; The Sun News)
August 27,
2010
Banner
Behavioral Health set to open psychiatric ER
Banner Health is opening a
$2.2 million psychiatric emergency room on
the campus of its Banner Behavioral Health
Hospital in Scottsdale. (Full
story; Phoenix Business Journal)
August 27,
2010
TriHealth
opens new hospital
Construction of the new Good
Samaritan Medical Center is now finished.
The new medical facility is scheduled to
open Sept. 7. "We are ready," says Steve
Mombach, vice president of ambulatory
services and senior health for TriHealth.
"The campus is looking great and we truly
are down to the final touches." The
47,000-square-foot center will provide the
same services and care as a full-scale
hospital. (Full
story; cincinnati.com)
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