It's only March, but 2014 is looking to be a pivotal one for many hospitals and health systems given the number of well-known, longstanding leaders who have announced their retirements in the past three months.
Leadership & Management
The most common planned strategy among hospital CEOs to meet the demands of healthcare reform is to increase process efficiency, more so than delaying capital expenditures, according to a recent LEK Strategic Hospital Priorities Study.
Louisville, Ky.-based KentuckyOne Health and Walgreens have announced a clinical collaboration agreement that will expand access to care for patients in northern Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Twenty-five urgent care clinics opened across the country in January and February this year, according to data from Merchant Medicine.
Coshocton (Ohio) County Memorial Hospital plans to lay off 25 employees and leave an additional 22 positions vacant, according to a Zanesville Times Recorder report.
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Bloomington, Ind.-based Monroe Hospital has cut 17 employees from its 300-person staff, according to a Herald-Times report.