Leadership & Management

From May 9 to 11, 2013, hospital and health system leaders will gather at the 4th Annual Becker's Hospital Review Meeting in Chicago to participate in a panel discussion on the best tactics and ideas for improving the operational and…

Los Angeles-based Pacific Health Corp. announced it will close its three remaining hospitals in California, less than one week after it closed its hospital in Anaheim.

Value-based healthcare is at the core of sweeping changes facing our healthcare system. A multi-tier approach is needed to move the needle on value-based programs, with many healthcare organizations plotting their own course starting from patient experience, to quality outcomes,…

Kathleen E. Kuck, RN, has served as president and CEO of Pocono Health System in East Stroudsburg, Pa., since January 2008. Ms. Kuck also serves as president and CEO of Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.

A new blog post from global employee assessment firm Select International, based in Pittsburgh, shares three strategies for organizations to retain their top talent.

Nurses at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center will strike for one day on April 11, according to a Boston Globe report.

Healthcare employers face unique challenges when it comes to absence, leave and disability management due to the need to balance several countervailing interests including running a 24-hour healthcare operation, ensuring patient care remains paramount, ensuring compliance with the law and…

Jennifer Ensminger, MBA, has served as president and CEO of Pacific Hospital Long Beach (Calif.) since March 15, 2013.

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia has laid off 46 employees, which is about 2 percent of the hospital's workforce, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

California has the highest number of people living in a primary care health professional shortage area, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.