Leadership & Management

Susan Peach, BSN, MBA, has served as CEO of HighPoint Health System in Gallatin, Tenn., since July 2012. HighPoint is part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals.  

Corcoran (Calif.) District Hospital is in dire financial straits, as the 32-bed hospital has closed its emergency room and will no longer accept new inpatients, according to a Fresno Bee report.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has imposed approximately 111.4 million hours of paperwork, according to a new study from American Action Forum, a conservative think tank.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has created an impetus for hospitals to improve efficiencies, squeezing as much waste out of their processes as possible, while improving quality. Today, market pressures affecting hospitals include: the shift of Medicaid payment…

The following hospital and/or health system job eliminations were announced or implemented within the past month. They are listed by the number of employees or positions affected.  

Michael N. Patterson, MBA, has served as CEO of Fort Morgan-based Colorado Plains Medical Center since 2010. The 50-bed hospital is part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals.

Saturday, March 23, marked the three-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The legislation has undergone and continues to experience a bevy of challenges since its enaction, but it's recently gained broader acceptance as the…

Since the beginning of the year, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., has laid off or reduced the hours of 22 employees, according to a report from The Day.

Saranac Lake, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health has announced the layoffs of 18 full-time employees and reduced work hours for another 15 full- and part-time employees, according to an Adirondack Daily Enterprise report.

There no doubt are many factors that go into making a hospital or health system a great place to work, but one of the fundamentals is hiring and retaining excellent, motivated employees. Employees who enjoy coming to work and interacting…