North Metro Medical Center
Unity Health Purchase Surpasses $7.7M (Real Deals)
Searcy’s Unity Health-Jacksonville purchased the former North Metro Medical Center at 1400 Braden St., the 12,358-SF Marshall Road Medical Clinic at 813 Marshall Road and the 6,566-SF Kareer Kids day care at 901 MacArthur Drive. read more >
by George Waldon -
Unity Health Invests $16M in Jacksonville
Steven Webb knows that turning around the former North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville is going to be a challenge, but the Unity Health president and CEO is up for it. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Update: Unity Health Buys Hospital in Jacksonville
Unity Health of Searcy acquires the hospital buildings and multiple adjacent properties in Jacksonville. read more >
Unity Health to Buy Former Jacksonville Hospital
Unity Health of Searcy says it plans to buy the former North Metro Medical Center building in Jacksonville, and expects to start seeing patients in the summer. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Hard Year Adds Pain for Small Hospitals in Arkansas
Hospitals’ bottom lines were hurt by flat patient volume, a shortage of nurses and the high cost of specialty drugs read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Difficult Year Continues for Allegiance Health
The sudden closing last month of North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville was the latest in a series of woes facing the Shreveport company that runs the hospital, Allegiance Health Management Inc. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
In Jacksonville, A Hospital Closes Leaving City in the Lurch
The closure Wednesday of North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville has left the Pulaski County city without an emergency room and, in its place, confusing statements about the hospital's future. read more >
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Allegiance Health Settles False Claims Act Allegations with DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that Allegiance Health Management Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana, and four of its hospitals agreed to pay $1.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. read more >
North Metro Medical Faces Lawsuit Combo Over Money Owed
Filings in Pulaski County Circuit Court suggest the financial situation hasn’t improved at North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville. read more >
Allegiance Health Seeks Tax-Backed Infusion from Eureka Springs
Allegiance Health Management Inc. of Shreveport, the troubled health care management company that originally planned to build a new hospital in Eureka Springs, is now asking city taxpayers to borrow millions to renovate a facility that is nearly 100 years old. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
North Metro Medical Center Faces Lawsuits, Tax Liens
Since January 2015, North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville has been hit with $4 million worth of tax liens by the IRS and several lawsuits from vendors. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Allegiance Health Faces Lawsuits, Tax Liens
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 >
by Mark Friedman -