Catholic Health Initiatives News

Terms of the deal released at the time were that CHI will contribute more than $1 billion to create a new Episcopal Health Foundation, which will focus on the unmet health needs of the area's underserved population.

Today, I have analyst and Tenet comment about Tenet's Frisco-based Conifer Health Solutions unit and its plans for aggressive acquisition of new outpatient surgery centers.

The Riverwood Healthcare Center Governing Board of Directors selected Chad Cooper as chief executive officer with an anticipated start date of July 1. Cooper is an experienced and accomplished health care executive with 16 years of successful and progressive experience as a chief executive officer, Riverwood reported.

Clare's Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives have signed an asset purchase agreement with Prime Healthcare Services.

A settlement was reached Thursday in a lawsuit against a Towson cardiologist brought by 21 of his former heart patients who alleged that the doctor performed unnecessary stent procedures.

A Texas Heart Institute spokesman said he is not aware of any ongoing research that would conflict with Catholic beliefs.

Hospital CEO pay tends to mirror the size of the hospital, according to a study by The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy.

The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which Englewood-based Catholic Health Initiatives argued that it couldn't be held liable for the deaths of two unborn babies at one of its hospitals because fetuses are not people.

The St. Luke's health system may stop offering services such as sterilization once the sale to Catholic Health Initiatives is complete.

An injunction filed April 19 is an attempt to stop the sale of St. Luke's to Catholic Health Initiatives.