Here are nine strategic investments by hospitals made in the past month, beginning with the most recent.
1. Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System entered into a joint venture partnership with Centennial Surgery Center in Voorhees, N.J., and entered into a partnership with DaVita to operate its outpatient dialysis services — two moves that support Lourdes' strategy of expanding its services.
2. Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital may scale back inpatient services and refocus on outpatient care to improve its finances.
3. A proposed partnership between Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System and Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is one of the latest examples of hospitals' strategy to consolidate healthcare services to better manage patients' health through the continuum of care.
4. Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.) Hospital unveiled its new $1 million hydroponic greenhouse, which supports the hospital's mission of promoting wellness in the community by encouraging healthier food choices.
5. Coinciding with the unveiling of its $32 million renovation, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, rebranded itself as an "elite community hospital."
6. Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., is restructuring its administration as part of its strategic plan to grow services.
7. Othello (Wash.) Community Hospital and Othello-based Columbia Basin Health Association, an organization offering family medicine and other medical services, began discussing a new strategic plan to collaborate on cutting costs.
8. Regional Hospital of Jackson (Tenn.) is offering a program called "Catering to You" to support patient-centered care and improve patient satisfaction.
9. Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago opened an $11 million CyberKnife cancer center in downtown Chicago as part of a strategy to expand its customer base.
1. Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System entered into a joint venture partnership with Centennial Surgery Center in Voorhees, N.J., and entered into a partnership with DaVita to operate its outpatient dialysis services — two moves that support Lourdes' strategy of expanding its services.
2. Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital may scale back inpatient services and refocus on outpatient care to improve its finances.
3. A proposed partnership between Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System and Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is one of the latest examples of hospitals' strategy to consolidate healthcare services to better manage patients' health through the continuum of care.
4. Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.) Hospital unveiled its new $1 million hydroponic greenhouse, which supports the hospital's mission of promoting wellness in the community by encouraging healthier food choices.
5. Coinciding with the unveiling of its $32 million renovation, LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, rebranded itself as an "elite community hospital."
6. Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., is restructuring its administration as part of its strategic plan to grow services.
7. Othello (Wash.) Community Hospital and Othello-based Columbia Basin Health Association, an organization offering family medicine and other medical services, began discussing a new strategic plan to collaborate on cutting costs.
8. Regional Hospital of Jackson (Tenn.) is offering a program called "Catering to You" to support patient-centered care and improve patient satisfaction.
9. Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago opened an $11 million CyberKnife cancer center in downtown Chicago as part of a strategy to expand its customer base.