The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected 20 nurses from across the country as 2013 Executive Nurse Fellows, three-year fellowships for developing leadership skills.
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Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier in Shreveport, La., has closed the emergency department and inpatient and outpatient services at Christus Schumpert Medical Center, also in Shreveport, according to a Shreveport Times report.
Very few hospital CEOs are currently communicating on social media channels. Many hospitals have their corporate social pages up and running, and many have been successful in this area. However, hospital C-level executives have a lot to communicate and should…
"It's not a matter of knowing what to do…it is the execution of how." According to Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, the biggest hindrance to creating a high-performing healthcare organization is not a lack of best practices. Rather, it's…
The board of directors at Vidant Pungo Hospital in Belhaven, N.C., has voted to close the 25-bed critical access hospital over the next five to six months.
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Flint River Hospital in Montezuma, Ga., will close its emergency room Sunday, according to a WMAZ report.
New London, Conn.-based Lawrence + Memorial Hospital eliminated 33 positions Tuesday, according to a report by The Day.
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Indian River Medical Center plans to lay off 39 workers and cut employee benefits, according to a Health News Florida report.
The following 12 hospital and health system layoffs and workforce reductions were covered by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two weeks. They are listed below by number of employees and/or positions affected.
Hospital executives have been on the move a lot recently: In 2012, CEO turnover rates in the hospital sector reached 17 percent, near a record high, according to analysis by Phillips, DiPisa & Associates. The high rate of turnover means…