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MED BRIEFS.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
U.N. Official Warns Of Flu Deaths
A top United Nations official said a new Avian flu pandemic could kill 5-150 million people unless governments halt the spread in Asia. The H5N1 bird flu has killed 65 people and tens of millions of birds. If the virus mutates, it could spread from birds to humans.
Health Plans On Buying Spree
Privately held firms HIP Health Plan and Group Health said they'll merge to create a company with 5 million members in New York and $7 billion in sales. The deal should help them compete with national plans such as WellPoint, which will buy New York-based WellChoice for $6.5 billion.
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- Trying to cure own ills: Hospital chain denies breaking kickback laws.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Goldreich, Samuel April 11, 1997 700+ words
...Corp., the nation's largest hospital chain, is sticking to its aggressive...stock closed at $31.88 on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. The...If there's an aggressive hospital chain entering into relationships with...
- From consumer line to hospital chain; New for-profit company SunLink to...
- Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare Kirchheimer, Barbara February 12, 2001 700+ words
A new for-profit hospital chain has risen from the ashes of privately...Executives of another Nashville-based hospital chain, Healthtrust, founded the company...and Charterhouse Equity Partners, New York. The companies own a minority and...
- Former Florida Volunteer Sues Hospital Chain for Back Pay, Damages.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Chandler, Michele February 9, 2000 700+ words
...filed a lawsuit against giant hospital chain Columbia-HCA Healthcare Corp...of in-hospital volunteers. New York resident Alexander Eltman, a...classified as employment, the hospital chain violated federal minimum wage...
- Shareholders Group Seeks Breakup of Santa Barbara, Calif., Hospital Chain.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 10, 2004 700+ words
...Healthcare Corp., saying the hospital chain's announced sale of 27 hospitals...Monday to $12.15 on the New York Stock Exchange. Trading was...The nation's second-largest hospital chain said Jan. 28 it plans to sell...
- In Columbia vs. Columbia, hospital chain wins first round.(Columbia University...
- Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare Pallarito, Karen Japsen, Bruce September 23, 1996 700+ words
...round in court when a federal judge denied the New York university's request for an immediate order to halt the hospital chain's use of the name. "We're very pleased...traded hospital chains from doing business in New York. But i
- Georgia-Based Psychiatric Hospital Chain Files for Bankruptcy.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Fuquay, Jim February 18, 2000 700+ words
...the nation's largest psychiatric hospital chain, filed for protection from its creditors...Rainwater, who has homes in Fort Worth, New York and California, was not available to...bankruptcy in a Delaware court. A "New York Times" report yesterday said rents and...
- Triad Agrees to $5.1B Community Health Offer; Triad Hospitals has agreed to be...
- Magazine article from: eWeek Dixon, Kim March 19, 2007 700+ words
...publicly traded U.S. hospital chain, the companies said...The nation's No. 1 hospital chain, HCA Inc., went...percent, both on the New York Stock Exchange. Combined...biggest publicly traded hospital chain now is Tenet Healthcare...
- Hospital chain to buy Blue Cross of Ohio.
- Newspaper article from: Managed Care Strategies November 1, 1997 700+ words
Hospital chain to buy Blue Cross of Ohio Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, the...savings would be emphasized over care, according to an article in The New York Times. "The bottom line is: Will these combinations with hospitals...
