UMMC/HMA hospital alliance could help educationally, financially
by Amy McCullough Published: December 11,2011
Tags: consolidating, Health Management Associates Inc., hospitals, UMMC/HMA, University of Mississippi Medical Center
In response to rising healthcare costs and the uncertainty of federal healthcare reform, health care providers nationwide are consolidating, and academic medical centers and for-profit hospitals are entering into partnership agreements. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has announced it is exploring a partnership with Florida-based Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA), which owns 10 [...] [...]
