Lavonia, Braselton hospitals vie for turf Nov 23, 2009
" Administrators at the Barrow Regional Medical Center made the same argument against a proposed hospital that Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville wanted to build near Braselton in South Hall County. The Winder hospital even filed a lawsuit to keep it from being built. Northeast Georgia Medical Center officials first wanted to close part of the hospital in Gainesville and move those beds to Braselton, but officials later decided to keep the entire Gainesville hospital open. The... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ascentia Wine Estates fights hunger (2) Nov 23, 2009
In Sonoma County, its primary service area, the REFB serves 70,000 low-income people every month. It also provides food to pantries in Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt and Del Norte counties. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Fitch rates St. Elizabeth bond issue Nov 6, 2009
Fitch said the AA- rating is supported by the completion of St. Elizabeth s merger with St. Luke Hospitals, formerly its main competitor in its primary service area of Northern Kentucky; the strength of St. Elizabeth s operating performance; its light debt burden; and solid liquidity. The merger establishes St. Elizabeth as the dominant regional provider of acute care services in Northern Kentucky, Fitch said, and positions it well to continue to compete in the greater Cincinnati market, which... (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Cities wrangle over new school Oct 26, 2009
Orange City and DeBary comprise the primary service area of DDD. That sucks up nearly 1,000 students. Surrounding those cities are DeLand, Lake Helen, Deltona and other unincorporated areas. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
West Kentucky RECC donates labor, equipment to help keep schools safer Oct 14, 2009
West Kentucky RECC has offered the service to all elementary schools in its primary service area (Graves County, Marshall County, Carlisle County and Calloway County). So far, schools in all four counties have taken part in the program, including Carlisle County Elementary, Central Elementary (Graves County), Southwest Elementary (Calloway), Marshall County Schools, Murray Elementary and Mayfield Elementary. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Breast cancer options on the home front Oct 10, 2009
With the addition of breast MRI, we are able to accommodate more patients in our primary service area and detect and treat breast disease quickly and more efficiently, said Olga Efimova, MD, PhD, a radiologist at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Early detection is our best defense against breast disease, and this service allows us to diagnose and treat these patients with the best technology available. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Continue reading Aug 27, 2009
Adventist Health: Kingsburg lies within our primary service area, and we care for many Kingsburg residents at Selma Community Hospital and through other services. This partnership with Kingsburg District Hospital would enhance our ability to serve this community while expanding the services we have available to all Valley residents. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Excela Health converting Jeannette emergency room into urgent care center Aug 8, 2009
Excela has QuikCare offices in Latrobe/Derry and Delmont; three privately owned MedExpress Urgent Care center operate in Excela s primary service area. Heritage Valley will open the first of four walk-in clinics inside stories at the end of the month, the first for the giant retailer in Pennsylvania. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Signs Agreement to Purchase 16 Building Medical Office Portfolio Jul 16, 2009
GHS is one of the largest healthcare services providers in South Carolina and has approximately 70% of the market share in its primary service area. Approximately 90% of the portfolio's square footage is located on or adjacent to four of GHS's five hospital campuses, and GHS will continue to occupy approximately 83% of the portfolio under a long-term lease arrangement. (PR Newswire)
