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Leadership & Management

The board of Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C., has given the green light to executives to file for bankruptcy as soon as this month, according to a report from The Sumter Item.

Massachusetts has the most primary care physicians by population, boasting 131.9 active primary care physicians per 100,000 people — but many states are not as lucky, as the nation averages 90.1 primary care physicians per 100,000.

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March/April 2015 Issue of Becker’s Infection Control and Clinical Quality On the Cover Hand Hygiene Compliance: An Internationally Shared MissionThe challenge of improving hand hygiene compliance in hospitals to prevent healthcare-associated infections is not confined to within the borders of…

Since January, hospitals nationwide have been dealing with a saline solution shortage. Scott Crandall, senior director of medical purchasing at Novation, offers some insight into causes of the shortage and what healthcare providers can do to ease the strain of…

Clark Regional Medical Center Location: Winchester, Ky. Type of Company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Clark Regional Medical Center, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals, includes more than 350 employees. The hospital offers a wide array of benefits including adoption…

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