Historically, a cardinal rule guiding decision making in hospitals was that administrators made decisions on administrative matters, but decisions impacting physicians and their practice of medicine could only be made by other physicians. However, as organizations respond to current cost…
Leadership & Management
Yesterday, Des Moines-based Iowa Health System changed its name to UnityPoint Health to better reflect the health system's efforts to transition into a patient-centered health delivery system where care is convenient, easy to navigate and focused on maintaining health. The…
Jon Schandler has served as CEO of 292-bed White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital since 1981. Mr. Schandler joined the hospital in 1976, serving as controller and associate executive director. Approximately 37 years later, Mr. Schandler has repositioned White Plains as a…
A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has ruled that Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., failed to provide its union with information relevant for good-faith bargaining, according to a Thomson Reuters report.
In a robust recruitment effort, Cleveland Clinic is seeking about 2,500 employees for its hospital in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to be completed in 2014, according to a Plain Dealer report.
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The board of directors for Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health has fired system President and CEO Randall Kelley in the wake of opposition from physicians and CaroMont's recently recalled "Cheat Death" campaign, according to a Charlotte Observer report.
At least eight hospitals in the Boston area treated more than 140 victims of the Boston Marathon explosions yesterday, which have left three people dead and many more critically injured.
Edward Chadwick is CFO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, overseeing the finances of northwest North Carolina's only academic medical center.
Doug Cropper has served as president and CEO of Genesis Health System in Davenport, Iowa, since 2008.
Pittsburgh-based Select International, a healthcare employee assessment firm, has launched a safety blog, featuring experts and educational content for leaders to improve the safety culture within their organizations.