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How does Tenet keep doing it?
While your editor is anything but an investment pro, I do look at the markets from time to time and consider what they have to say about perceptions of our business. One thing that puzzles me,... Read more...
Could big healthcare bankruptcies be on the way?
By hook or by crook, hospitals and hospital chains have held it together--more or less--during this brutal recession. Staff and services have been cut, capital projects have slowed or stopped, and... Read more...
Tenet reports first-quarter profit
Tenet Healthcare has reported a meaningful first-quarter profit, driven by a one-time debt swap gain and higher revenue. This represents a substantial change from just a couple of years ago, when... Read more...
Healthcare collectors beware: Credit card chargeoffs up sharply
Healthcare organizations already know that bad debt is rising to increasingly painful levels as consumers lose jobs and otherwise struggle to pay their bills. Just to provide some perspective, bear... Read more...
Chicago hospital must find buyer or close
It looks like another financially-struggling hospital could be forced into bankruptcy this week, due in part to the ongoing crisis in the financial markets. Lincoln Park Hospital in Chicago, which... Read more...
