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Despite what some people say, veterans hospitals are not all bad. In fact, when it comes to going digital, veterans hospitals lead the way.

The healthcare real estate firm Lillibridge, based in Chicago, has secured $250 million in debt refinancing in a series of deals that closed earlier this quarter.

The once "recession-proof" healthcare industry continues to struggle, with many hospitals laying off workers, health systems enduring investment losses, and states seeing their Medicaid rolls grow.

Repeating his message that Health Costs Are the Real Deficit Threat OMB Director Peter Orszag goes into the not exactly friendly territory of the WSJ Opinion pages and explains that practice variation is unnecessary and wasteful, comparative effectiveness research is a good idea. and that changing financial incentives for providers is necessary if we are ever to get health care costs under control.

Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association, discusses the effects of the economic recession on Maryland hospitals in this brief video posted in the American Hospital Association's YouTube channel.

In this video, posted to YouTube by the AHA, Baptist Health CEO Hugh Greene discusses the impact of the ailing economy on his Jacksonville, Fla.-based facility.

In a recent interview, Alan Channing, president and CEO of Sinai Health Systems in Chicago, discussed the challenges that his 'have not' health system faces on a daily basis.