bailout

Watch out: Tales of financial woe can backfire

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:59 -0400

This week, a state report concluded that Pennsylvania's hospitals are doing well financially. Sure, even in a state that enjoys a nice collective margin there must be some hospitals that aren't Read more...

Revenue growth slows at PA hospitals

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:57 -0400

It was a good news/bad news situation for Pennsylvania hospitals last year. On the one hand, revenues continued to grow and margins climbed--but on the other hand, growth slowed from the previous Read more...

CT hospital seeks yet another bailout from state

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:59:55 -0400

It's been a rough eight years for the University of Connecticut Health Center, which has asked state legislators for big financial help packages three times during that period. This past week, the Read more...

CA hospitals allowed to restructure debt

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:59:57 -0400

A group of six California hospitals and health systems won much-needed approval to restructure or refinance outstanding debt turned into a ticking time bomb by the bond crisis. The move follows Read more...

Boston-area hospital chain in big financial trouble

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:59:54 -0400

A group of publicly-funded hospitals which form a key part of the Boston area's healthcare network is facing huge financial losses, and could end up eliminating as much as 9 percent of its workforce Read more...

Case study: NJ hospital refinances bond debt

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:59:55 -0500

Want to know how much it costs to bail out of the imploding auction-rate bonds market? For one New Jersey hospital, the price tag was $16 million. The Hackensack Medical Center received permission Read more...

NJ hospitals going under as state bailout cash ends

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:59:56 -0500

A couple of weeks ago, a New Jersey commission made the decision to stop providing bailout funds--typically, Read more...