News For: Scripps Medical PlansNew Hanover hospital plans to borrow $40 million in bonds Wall Street's roiling, but New Hanover Regional Medical Center officials said Monday they plan to go ahead with plans tap the bond market.The hospital intends to borrow $40 million in tax-exempt bonds next month to reimburse money it already has spent, mostly for construction and equipment expenses. Studies Show Strain of Medical Bills As Washington debates the best way to avert an economic meltdown, increasing numbers of Americans are struggling with another financial crisis: the growing burden of unpaid medical bills. New building for Jersey City Medical Center The Jersey City Medical Center plans to break ground today on a 75,000-square-foot addition that will house doctors' offices, a pharmacy, an imaging center and an ambulatory surgery center.... Closing arguments postponed in trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives PROVIDENCE ��� The closing arguments in the corruption trial of Robert A. Urciuoli and Frances P. Driscoll, two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center, have been delayed until Monday or later, a judge announced yesterday. Vitas, Medical Mutual sign coverage agreement Vitas Innovative Hospice Care will provide hospice services to Medical Mutual members through a new agreement signed by the two companies. CHE Brentwood businessman confirms plans progressing for old hospital site A Brentwood businessman told The Leaf-Chronicle today he���s working to ���close the deal by next spring��� to redevelop the old Gateway Medical Center property along Madison Street. Plans for Oakland County hospital systems could create 45,000 life sciences jobs Making a regional attraction out of an Oakland County consortium of hospital systems, medical equipment suppliers, higher education and research firms is the goal of a new medical branding initiative unveiled Wednesday in Pontiac. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and attorneys general in 13 states including Maine voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. OBS Medical Receives New FDA 510(k) Clearance Expanding Visensia Solutions for Hospital Patient Safety OBS Medical announced today that the Food and Drug Administration has granted 510k clearance for the company to market its VisensiaR Alert VitalAlertTM in the United States. Council OKs limited medical marijuana smoking at special event SANTA CRUZ ��� Medical marijuana patients will once again be allowed to smoke dope in San Lorenzo Park this Saturday, after city leaders temporarily lifted a smoking ban to allow for a festival celebrating the medicinal herb. |

