Healthcare's provider sector has seen a lot of consolidation in recent months. Several major acquisitions and mergers were announced just this past summer, such as Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems' plan to acquire Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, and Dallas-based…
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Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, N.C., has eliminated 28 jobs, or 4 percent of its workforce, according to a report by The News Reporter.
Dennis Sexton, former president and CEO of All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., is asking hospital officials to remove his name from a campus building due to a conflict, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care is laying off 61 employees, just two weeks after laying off 23 managers, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.
Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra has begun notifying 124 employees they will be laid off, according to a report by The News & Advance.
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Another hospital formerly under the control of Tariq Mahmood, MD, has closed its doors, though local leaders are trying to keep the facility afloat, according to a Grand Saline Sun report.
From care delivery to technology and payment structures, changes in the healthcare industry have been vast and volatile. For physician practices, there is one area where change has carried the greatest significance: patient experience.
Jeff Peters, president and CEO of Surgical Directions, and Joseph Bosco, MD, vice chairman for clinical affairs at the Hospital for Joint Diseases' department of orthopedic surgery in New York City, discussed transforming perioperative services for accountable care organizations in…
Innovation is increasingly becoming an important discipline for many of the country's hospitals and health systems. Leaders are dually tasked to build a culture that promotes the sharing of ideas and a willingness to learn, but they must also ensure…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth plans to eliminate 500 jobs throughout its system through layoffs, attrition and reduced hours, according to a report by The Columbian.