Leadership & Management

Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock has eliminated an undisclosed number of jobs, according to an Arkansas Business report.

Hospitals don't have to be media-savvy. In the grand scheme of things, media relations probably falls pretty low on the list of a hospital's priorities. That's why it's so pleasantly surprising when a hospital or health system absolutely aces it.

Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington Gap, Va., will close Oct. 1, partly due to Medicare reimbursement cuts under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Michael Tarwater, CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System, told his board the organization is facing significant challenges due to "misguided policy initiatives and reduced reimbursements" at the state and federal level, according to a Charlotte Observer report.

Jaspar, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital is working to shave $3.6 million off its operating budget in order to cope with losses created by sequestration, according to a report from the Dubois County Free Press.

Taos (N.M.) Health Systems plans to lay off 44 employees due to shrinking inpatient volumes and reimbursements.

The Louisiana State University board of supervisors has approved a plan that would close Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville, La., and direct inpatient and emergency services to other area hospitals, according to a report from The Advocate.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center has closed its skilled nursing facility division, resulting in 60 layoffs, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Hospital has notified employees it will cut 66 positions from its workforce by Oct. 1, according to an Asheboro Courier-Tribune report.