Community Health Systems Announces Termination of Agreement to Acquire Roswell, New Mexico Hospital
FRANKLIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has terminated its agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of 26-bed Roswell Regional Hospital in Roswell, New Mexico. A separate subsidiary currently owns 162-bed Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, which is also located in Roswell. Following the Company’s initial announcement of the proposed acquisition, which would have reduced the Roswell market from two c
See the rest here:
Community Health Systems Announces Termination of Agreement to Acquire Roswell, New Mexico Hospital
Surgeon charged with DWI and vehicular homicide
Deborah Aaron, a former surgeon at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center who currently has ties to Doctors Without Borders, is accused of being drunk behind the wheel of the SUV that T-boned the Rivera Vasquez family’s minivan SANTA FE, N.M. – About four years ago, a doctor probably helped Juliana Reyes Vasquez into the world.
See the original post here:
Surgeon charged with DWI and vehicular homicide
Fitch Affirms San Juan County, NM’s Local Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Revs at ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch takes the following rating action on San Juan County, New Mexico as part of its continuous surveillance effort: –$8.2 million gross receipts tax bonds (San Juan Regional Medical Center Project), series 2004, affirmed at ‘AA-’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. SECURITY The bonds are special limited obligations of the county, payable solely from pledged revenues, which are derived from a dedicated one-eighth of 1% of the county’s taxable gross receipts tax. KEY
Continued here:
Fitch Affirms San Juan County, NM’s Local Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Revs at ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
Medical marijuana for criminals?
SANTA FE – It’s a question that may not have occurred to those who designed New Mexico’s medical marijuana program: What happens when doctors prescribe the drug to convicted felons on probation? Convicted felons generally are not allowed to use illegal drugs or alcohol while they serve out their probation sentences.
See the article here:
Medical marijuana for criminals?
Local news in brief, Oct. 25, 2011
A woman was taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center on Sunday night after she was shot by her husband. Santa Fe police say the shooting was accidental.
Read the original:
Local news in brief, Oct. 25, 2011
CSI Aids Prisons in Medical Transfers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–When a prison needs to transfer an inmate to a medical facility, CSI Aviation Services, Inc. is always available to answer the call of duty, arranging the flight and handling the logistics.
Read more here:
CSI Aids Prisons in Medical Transfers
HMS Awarded Contract by the State of New Mexico
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY), announced today that is has been awarded a contract by the State of New Mexico, Human Services Department/Medical Assistance Division (HSD/MAD), to provide third party liability (TPL), program integrity, Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), and revenue enhancement/expense reduction services. This is a four-year contract and extends through May 2015. “This is the first comprehensive TPL procurement New Mexi
Continued here:
HMS Awarded Contract by the State of New Mexico
Vets review board to examine medically-discharged Veterans
SANTA FE, N.M). Military veterans who were medically discharged from service between Sept.
Excerpt from:
Vets review board to examine medically-discharged Veterans
Guest Blog: Santa Fe County Commission Sides with St. Vincent Nurses in Contract Talks
This is a guest blog by Fonda Osborn , a nurse at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe.
Original post:
Guest Blog: Santa Fe County Commission Sides with St. Vincent Nurses in Contract Talks
New Mexico hospital pays fine for improper disposal
May 17 — A New Mexico hospital is in trouble again for illegally dumping medical waste in a Sante Fe landfill.
Read this article:
New Mexico hospital pays fine for improper disposal
