Leadership & Management

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, most tax-exempt hospitals are now required to assess the health needs of the community they serve in order to obtain and keep their tax-exempt status. A Community Health Needs Assessment must be…

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is asking staff members to accept 212 voluntary severance packages, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

Chicago-based Presence Health, the largest Catholic health system in Illinois, is reportedly considering shutting down Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

PeaceHealth's St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., has reduced its nursing staff and cut back on nurses' hours, according to a report by The Daily News.

A patient wakes up in the hospital after undergoing brain surgery to discover that she can't feel or move her right foot. Going in, she knew surgery of this magnitude could possibly result in complications, but she finds this scenario…

A 2012 survey showed hospital leaders thought some of the top ways to improve the patient experience pertained to new facilities, private rooms and better food service. The problem? These were essentially executives' best guesses. They weren't based on a…

In a Sept. 17 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, experts from Select International discussed steps for hospitals to boost their patient satisfaction scores, especially in the emergency department.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth announced its 2013 Medical Directors of the Year winners.

Salisbury, Md.-based Peninsula Regional Medical Center plans to lay off 58 employees and offer buyouts to 130 more, according to a Delmarva Now report.

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System has laid off 58 employees and is making other workforce-related cuts, according to a report by the Beacon Journal.