Nineteen percent of children with at least one complex chronic condition experience at least one readmission within 30 days of discharge, according to a study in Hospital Pediatrics.
Leadership & Management
Providing home transitional care for discharged patients following coronary artery bypass graft operations reduced 30-day readmission or death rates by approximately 67 percent, according to a study in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
David Green, CEO of El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, has announced plans to retire in July.
University of Miami Hospital has appointed David Zambrana, DNP, MBA, RN, as CEO.
Memorial Hospital of Salem (N.J.) County has selected K. Ryan Jensen as CEO, effective May 19, according to a South Jersey Times report.
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Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton, Ill., has selected John Winenger as interim CEO, according to a report by The Pantagraph.
Paul Hopkins, CFO of Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, Mo., has been promoted to assistant director, according to a Columbia Tribune report.
Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has appointed Alex Fernandez as CFO.
Ed Johlman, CFO of Sheridan (Wyo.) Memorial Hospital, has stepped down from his role to accept another position, according to a Sheridan Media report.
The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.