Dereesa Reid was named CEO of Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., June 5. She joined HOI in 2011 as COO and retained her responsibilities as COO when she took on her CEO duties.
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Jessica U. Meir, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, has been selected by NASA to be part of the 2013 astronaut class.
Former CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, has announced he will run for governor of Massachusetts, formalizing hints made in January that he was considering doing so.
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has announced plans to open a clinic dedicated to treating children and adolescents with kidney stones.
Florida Hospital Carrollwood in Tampa has announced the opening of a new surgical care unit.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., is an acute-care hospital and part of Advocate Health.
Most healthcare executives reported that engaging physicians in improving the culture of quality was a major patient safety and quality concern, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives' survey of top issues confronting hospitals in 2012.
Having patients see a physician or physician's assistant first in the emergency department reduced the rate of leaving without being seen and wait time at a 265-bed community hospital, according to a study in Journal for Healthcare Quality.
Mission Health in Asheville, N.C., announced its plans to construct a $350 million tower, according to a report by The Asheville Citizen-Times.
Swedish Medical Center-Edmonds (Wash.) Campus announced that it will embark upon a $63.5 million expansion, according to a report by The Herald Business Journal.