CEOs of three Brooklyn hospital networks said hospitals in the borough are struggling due to lower reimbursement and a financially nonviable payer mix compared with their Manhattan counterparts, according to an op-ed in Crain's New York.
Leadership & Management
It’s quite common in healthcare for registered nurses to take on management and leadership roles within an organization. However, often, their RN training falls short when it comes to developing business acumen. To help nurses in these roles or those…
Tim Cook has served as president and CEO of Florida Hospital DeLand since Sept. 16. Florida Hospital DeLand is part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System.
Layoffs are never the ideal situation for executives of any organization; indeed, they are often the last resort. However, layoffs are becoming more and more common in certain sectors, particularly healthcare. Several hospitals have announced plans to lay off hundreds…
Anne Arundel Medical Center, a 380-bed hospital in Annapolis, Md., is staying on the cutting-edge of healthcare during a turbulent time in the industry. AAMC prides itself on being environmentally friendly: in 2011, it opened a LEED-Gold certified patient tower,…
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Geneva, Ala.-based Wiregrass Medical Center has laid off 20 employees, according to a WTVY report.
Purchasing and supply chain professionals in hospitals, nursing homes and physician offices are being pressed hard to do more with less. In figuring out how to accomplish this, make sure you're bringing your vendors into the conversation — in particular…
In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was officially signed into law. As a result, in just a few short months, a projected 7 million previously uninsured people will become health plan consumers under the nation's existing…
Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital plans to eliminate an unspecified number of positions, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Utica, N.Y.-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare has laid off 16 employees and eliminated 90 other vacant full-time equivalent positions, according to a report by the Observer-Dispatch.