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When legal isn't right: McGuire's work for Providence is a prime exampleAnchorage Daily News Editorial - December 20, 2007Sen. Lesil McGuire's work for Providence may have been legal, but that doesn't make it right. Then-Rep. McGuire, now a state senator, was hired by Providence for $10,500 to help the hospital figure out how to win money from the state in a land deal involving the old Alaska Psychiatric Institute. This is a job Sen. McGuire should have declined.
APOC decides Sen. McGuire earned her consulting feesAnchorage Daily News - December 19, 2007A claim that Anchorage state Sen. Lesil McGuire did nothing to earn $10,500 in consulting fees from Providence Health System four years ago was unanimously dismissed Tuesday by the Alaska Public Offices Commission. But a commission member believes the work done by McGuire, R-Anchorage, amounted to lobbying the state for Providence and wasn't appropriate for a legislator.
Actress Alicia Cole Speaks Out About Surviving Flesh-Eating BacteriaInjuryBoard.com - December 12, 2007Actress Alicia Cole, 45, has become the poster child for hospital-acquired infections, which kill around 100,000 Americans each year. Cole went into Providence Saint Joseph Hospital in Burbank, California in 2006 for removal of two uterine fibroids, a routine procedure usually involving a two day hospital stay. After she contracted Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) also known as man-eating flesh disease, she spent four weeks in Intensive Care and had to undergo five additional surgeries. Federal estimates are 6 to 10% of hospital patients will contract some form of infection. About one-third of patients die unless the disease spreads to internal organs, as it did with Cole, then fatality rates rise to about 70 percent. As a consumer advocate, Cole is urging hospitals to make public their rates of infection and failures of surgical procedures.
State says medical imaging firm requires CONAlaska Journal of Commerce - November 25, 2007An administrative law judge has ruled that medical imaging facilities jointly owned by six radiologists and Providence Alaska Medical Center will require a Certificate of Need to continue operating. “The regulation under which Imaging Associates of Providence was previously determined to be exempt has been declared invalid and the department has accepted the ruling,” said Chief Administrative Law Judge Terry Thurbon. “IAP, therefore, must apply for certificates of need for the Abbott Road (Anchorage) and Mat-Su Valley facilities, within 60 days after the effective date of this decision,” Thurbon said in a decision released Oct. 29.
Board votes to close Deer Park HospitalSpokesman Review - November 3, 2007Deer Park's 50-year-old community hospital is all but certain to close, shifting or idling nearly 60 employees and forcing residents to travel to Spokane or elsewhere for acute care. Providence Health Care board members voted Thursday to shutter the 24-bed facility in the wake of declining admissions, falling revenues and a shortage of specialists willing to staff the hospital.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center: Valley Residents Want Environmental Impact ReportCalifornia Chronicle - October 3, 2007Community Advocates for Responsible Expansion of Providence Holy Cross Hospital (CARE) and City Councilman Richard Alarcón are urging the City Council to overturn a recent Planning Commission decision to allow Providence Health & Services to expand the medical center without completing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is planning a $143 million, 136-bed expansion on its current site that includes a 97-foot-high patient tower that would be built on a site zoned for a maximum of 45 feet. The hospital also wants to build the new tower only 7 feet from the street, while the zoning regulation requires a 25-foot setback. Additionally, traffic and parking congestion around the hospital has long been a source of contention in the community, and the expansion is expected to exacerbate the difficulties.
Erickson named Providence CEOHood River News - September 19, 2007Ty Erickson will be the new chief executive for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and the Providence Columbia Gorge Service Area. Providence Health and Services – Oregon Region announced in a press release Monday that Erickson comes to Hood River from his current position as chief executive of Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls, Minn. He will begin his Hood River post on Oct. 29.
APOC eyes McGuire contractAnchorage Daily News - September 15, 2007Alaska Public Offices Commission is investigating state Sen. Lesil McGuire's $10,500 contract to do consulting work for Providence Health System in 2003. McGuire's husband, former state Rep. Tom Anderson, is awaiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty this summer of accepting bribes from a lobbyist. "I think we are in an environment we need to know if this consulting work really took place," said commission member Roger Holl.
Taxpayers foot the bill for big racesThe Oregonian - September 2, 2007Think pounding 26.2 miles of pavement in next month's Portland Marathon is too painful to imagine? If you're a Portland taxpayer, you might be feeling the impact far longer than most runners. The race is expected to cost the Portland Police Bureau more than $34,000 in overtime to direct traffic and staff the course. The organizer paid just $2,300 to the city for an event permit. There's no need to single out the marathon, however. Last month's Providence Bridge Pedal cost more than $27,000 in police overtime, while the event paid $2,300.
JUICY SUITS: Man Who Reported Data Theft Claims Wrongful Termination by Providence HealthWWeek.com - September 1, 2007The man whose car theft led to the biggest data breach in Oregon history is suing Providence Health System for wrongful termination. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 28 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Steven Shields claims the health-care giant fired him because he reported the theft to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.
Laptop with patient information missing from ProvidenceKTUU.com - August 20, 2007A laptop computer that contains the personal information of up to 250 patients is missing from Providence Alaska Medical Center... Providence started calling patients today to tell them about the missing computer. Hospital officials say it hasn't been stolen, but no one has seen it since May 31.
Lab records sent to wrong patientsSpokesman Review - August 9, 2007A Spokane laboratory has notified 2,000 clients at three Washington hospitals – including Sacred Heart Medical Center – that private information about their medical tests was inadvertently mailed to the wrong addresses.
New administrator named at Providence MilwaukieThe Bee - August 1, 2007Theron Park has been named the new Administrator at Providence Milwaukie Hospital. Park, who is currently chief executive of the Moore County Hospital District in Dumas, Texas, will assume his new duties on September 17.
Hospitals, heal thyselvesMail Tribune - July 25, 2007Medford's two hospitals, Providence Medford Medical Center and Rogue Valley Medical Center, are suing each other over a medical imaging center that has provided services to both. Providence sued Rogue Valley over an alleged breach of contract when RVMC announced it planned to withdraw from the cooperative effort and RVMC countersued last week.
Providence chief to get new roleSpokesman Review - July 18, 2007Ryland "Skip" Davis will leave his post as the top executive of Providence Health Care, the regional organization made up of Sacred Heart Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital and other area Providence operations, to lead a new division created by the system's parent company.
Are Advertising Agreements Healthy For Local Television News?OPB News - June 25, 2007PORTLAND, OR -- Commercial television stations take advertising of all kinds. But ads are traditionally kept separate from news reports. For the past year or so, KOIN-TV has had a deal with Providence Health Systems to sponsor a medical report once a week. KOIN says it keeps editorial control. But those medical reports tend to feature experts from Providence.
Baby dies at Portland hospital after exposure to staph bacteria in ICUKGW.com Northwest NewsChannel 8 - June 22, 2007BEAVERTON -- One baby died at Providence St. Vincent Hospital after being exposed to a staph bacteria in the neonatal intensive care unit, officials said Friday. Hospital officials said the staph infection was a "contributing factor" in the infant's death.
St. Vincent worse than average in death-rate studyThe Oregonian - June 21, 2007The federal government on Thursday posted first-of-its kind hospital death rate data and it included a surprising result for one of Portland's most highly regarded cardiac care hospitals. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center scored worse than the national death rate for heart failure patients, based on Medicare billing data from July 2005 through June 2006. Officials with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said they are reporting the measures to spur quality improvement and to help patients comparison shop.
Providence Alaska medical center in Eagle River by 2008Alaska Star - May 31, 2007Providence Alaska officials announced plans to open a medical services facility at the corner of the Old Glenn Highway and North Eagle River Access Road by 2008. The announcement comes on the heels of a similar one from Mat-Su Regional Hospital made in late December, disclosing plans for a 12,000-square-foot facility on Snowmobile Lane.
Second Hospital on the HorizonThe Signal - April 3, 2007Santa Clarita, CA - Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial's days as the city's only hospital may be numbered, as Providence Holy Cross' owner is eyeing property for another medical facility in the Santa Clarita Valley. After years of threatening Henry Mayo with the possibility of competition, Seattle-based Providence Health System is actively pursuing property for a medical center in the valley, officials said Monday.
Phlebotomists and their Ilk Snarl Up Glisan with a Thousand CandlesWillamette Week Online - March 22, 2007A thousand silent people holding a thousand burning candles closed the intersection of Norheast 47th Avenue and Glisan Street Wednesday evening in the latest effort to pressure Providence Health and Services to allow "free and fair elections." Providence Birth Center OpensKTVL - March 21, 2007AFTER SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, SIX-NEW DELIVERY ROOMS OFFICIALLY OPEN UP MONDAY AT PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER. THE NEW ROOMS AREN'T ANYTHING LIKE WHAT YOUR MOTHERS EXPERIENCED WHEN THEY GAVE BIRTH TO YOU, IN FACT THE NEW ADDITION IS PROBABLY NOTHING LIKE YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE...
HemCon Medical Technologies Completes $12 Million Private Equity FinancingBUSINESS WIRE - March 19, 2007PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. has completed a $12 million private equity financing. The financing is provided by Camden Partners Holdings LLC (Baltimore, MD) and Torch Hill Partners (Washington, D.C.)...
Providence-backed imaging center fights permit requirementAlaska Journal of Commerce - March 11, 2007A state decision is expected by March 27 on whether a group of radiologists in a joint business venture with Providence Health Care System need the state's blessing to operate two facilities...
Top spendersAnchorage Daily News - March 8, 2007Here’s a list of companies and groups that spent the most on lobbying in 2006, according to an un-audited report from the Alaska Public Offices Commission... 10. Providence Health System in Alaska $162,693... Learning by doingMail Tribune - March 6, 2007[...]Providence's decision to create a heart care program has drawn fire from RVMC, which has been the region's sole full-service heart care provider. RVMC managers have said Providence's program will unnecessarily duplicate their own program, which has earned recognition from a national medical information company as one of the nation's top 100 hospitals for cardiac care. Borough Assembly renews Providence hospital leasesKodiak Daily Mirror - February 16, 2007The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved a 10-year extension of its lease agreement with Alaska’s largest private hospital operator Thursday night, but not before a protracted debate that shed more heat than light on the relationship between this small local government and the state’s largest private sector employer...
Imaging office permit has far-reaching implicationsAnchorage Daily News - January 24, 2007PROVIDENCE: Certificate of need at issue as centers compete with hospitals. PALMER -- A medical imaging center that sprouted in June within a stone's throw of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center sparked a debate that, once settled, could have ramifications for hospitals and health care facilities statewide...
Hospital project challengedEverett Herald - January 18, 2007A coalition of labor and consumer groups is challenging the state's approval of Providence Everett Medical Center's $500 million expansion, a move hospital officials say could cause delays and increase the costs of construction...
Providence plans for MRI in JulyKodiak Daily Mirror (Kodiak Island, Alaska) - January 16, 2007Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center expects to have an MRI machine in July of this year, hospital CEO Don Rush said Monday, calling it a great development for the hospital, one that promises to attract patients that currently travel off-island for the procedure...
New President named at Mount Carmel HospitalThe Statesman-Examiner (Colville, Washington) - January 10, 2007Following an extensive interview process conducted by Spokane-based Providence Health Care and Mount Carmel Hospital Administration, Staff and Physicians, Robert D. "Bob" Campbell has accepted the position as President of Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville...
Renton office park sells for $28.8MPuget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - January 5, 2007The Valley Office Park in north Renton has been bought by Providence Health & Services for $28.8 million...
Facility focuses on noncritical patientsAnchorage Daily News, December 18, 2006Providence Health Systems has teamed with an Alabama-based specialty health care provider to build a new kind of hospital in Midtown Anchorage that its managers say fills a gap in Alaska's fast-growing health care industry...
Medical Identity Theft: Providence Health's Serious PainBaseline Magazine, December 6, 2006Laureen O'Brien, chief information officer of Providence Health & Services' Oregon region, was in her office, just back from the 2006 New Year's holiday. A phone call that Tuesday, Jan. 3, brought news that every CIO dreads... |
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