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    May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal

    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and clinics.
    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Health and Medical Professionals, DaVita Incorporated, Health, General Practitioners

  2. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Dialysis chain DaVita acquires HealthCare Partners

    Reflecting the growing consolidation wave sparked by healthcare reform, kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc. has agreed to acquire Torrance-based HealthCare Partners, the largest operator of medical groups in the U.S., for $4.42 billion in cash and stock.
    Reflecting the growing consolidation wave sparked by healthcare reform, kidney dialysis giant DaVita Inc. has agreed to acquire Torrance-based HealthCare Partners, the largest operator of medical groups in the U.S., for $4.42 billion in cash and stock....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Companies and Corporations, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Care Reform (2009), Insurance

  4. May 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Davita agrees to pay $4.42 billion for HealthCare Partners

    DaVita Inc., whose biggest shareholder is billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to pay about $4.42 billion in cash and stock to acquire HealthCare Partners, continuing an international spending spree on providers of medical care....

    Tags: Healthcare Industry, Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, DaVita Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Fresenius Medical Care

  6. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Portugal's sick economy triggers health crisis

    LISBON — For Francisco Reposo, the 30% pay cut he was forced to take this year amid government austerity measures is the least of his worries. The high school science teacher is also on dialysis, awaiting a kidney operation, and Portugal's financial bailout means he's saddled with hundreds of dollars in monthly medical bills.
    LISBON — For Francisco Reposo, the 30% pay cut he was forced to take this year amid government austerity measures is the least of his worries. The high school science teacher is also on dialysis, awaiting a kidney operation, and Portugal's financial...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Lisbon (Portugal), International Monetary Fund, Diabetes, Health

  8. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Hospital ratings, track records available online

    Using data from government agencies and private watchdogs, several websites provide consumer information on hospitals.
    Using data from government agencies and private watchdogs, several websites provide consumer information on hospitals. CalHospitalCompare.org (www.calhospitalcompare.org) enables you to compare selected hospitals on dozens of measures, including...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing Homes, Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  10. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. George B. Rathmann dies at 84; co-founder of biotech giant Amgen

    George B. Rathmann, a far-sighted entrepreneur whose small team of talented scientists created two blockbuster drugs that helped turn his upstart Thousand Oaks firm, Amgen Inc., into the world's most successful biotech company, died Sundayat his Palo Alto home. He was 84.
    George B. Rathmann, a far-sighted entrepreneur whose small team of talented scientists created two blockbuster drugs that helped turn his upstart Thousand Oaks firm, Amgen Inc., into the world's most successful biotech company, died Sundayat his Palo Alto...

    Tags: HIV, Companies and Corporations, Biotechnology, Chemicals, Science and Technology

  12. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Illinois surgeons re-transplant kidney into second patient in unusual operation

    In what is claimed to be the first operation of its kind, surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have removed a transplanted kidney from its original recipient and implanted it in a second recipient. The kidney was failing in the first patient, but began fluorishing in the second and is now healthy.
    In what is claimed to be the first operation of its kind, surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have removed a transplanted kidney from its original recipient and implanted it in a second recipient. The kidney was failing in the first...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arlington Heights, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Health

  14. Mar 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Cops called when UK, Louisville fans fight in ... a dialysis center?

    Even Duke and North Carolina fans might say&nbsp;this is taking a rivalry too far. Then again, those schools have never met in the <a class=&quot;runtimeTopic" href="#" data-topic-id="EVSPR0000083">NCAA men's basketball tournament</a>, let alone the national semifinals.
    Even Duke and North Carolina fans might say this is taking a rivalry too far. Then again, those schools have never met in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, let alone the national semifinals. Five days before Kentucky and Louisville meet in the...

    Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Major League Baseball, Mike Brown (basketball)

  16. Feb 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. PASSINGS: Tom Martinez, Katie Hall

    <b>Tom Martinez</b>
    Tom Martinez Quarterbacks coach in the Bay Area Tom Martinez, 67, a quarterbacks coach in the Bay Area who had worked with Tom Brady from his time as a high school player through his NFL career with the New England Patriots, has died. Martinez died...

    Tags: Politics, Heart Attack, Primaries, Obituaries, Martin Luther King Day

  18. Feb 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  19. Decoding 'Luck': Anorexic jockeys, Nick Nolte's feelings

    Show Tracker
    This recap of HBO's "Luck" sees Walter Smith (Nick Nolte) entering his young prospect, Gettn'up Morning, in a 3-year-old maiden special weight race -- a race for horses who have never won, but who have enough potential to be protected from a claim. As...
  20. Oct 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  21. Kidney "matchmaker" pleads guilty in organ trafficking case

    Nation Now
    Man admits arranging illegal kidney sales in first U.S. conviction for organ-trafficking...
  22. Nov 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
  23. Public health [Journey to Rwanda]

    Opinion L.A.
    Sue Horton, Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion editor of The Times, is in Rwanda on a two-week Gatekeeper Editor fact-finding trip organized by the International Reporting Project. She is chronicling her trip on the Opinion L.A. blog. Tuesday, Nov. 15: The......
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