Health Management Associates Inc.

The abrupt resignation last month of the CEO of North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville is the latest in a series of problems facing the company that manages the hospital, Allegiance Health Management Inc. of Shreveport. read more >

The U.S. Department of Justice says 16 hospitals in seven states and their corporate parents have agreed to pay nearly $15.7 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act. read more >

Gov. Mike Beebe is to be among dignitaries on hand for the opening in Fort Smith of the Arkansas Regional Service Center for hospitals run by Health Management Associates Inc. read more >

A hospital parent company says it plans to lay off 75 workers in east Tennessee and move the jobs to a planned billing center in Fort Smith that will employ 500 people. read more >

Shares of Health Management Associates Inc. plunged in premarket trading Tuesday after fellow hospital operator Community Health Systems announced plans to buy the company at a discount to its current stock price. read more >

Health Management Associates of Naples, Fla., said Thursday that it will open a new service center in Fort Smith, employing 500 at an annual payroll of $21 million. read more >

In a span of a little more than two decades, D. Melody Trimble worked her way up from nurse to president of Health Management Associates Inc.’s Southern & Western Group, which covers 26 hospitals in seven states. read more >

Health Management Associates promotes D. Melody Trimble of Fort Smith to president of the company's Southern and Western Group, which includes 26 hospitals in seven states. read more >