Are hospitals and health systems inherently toxic, or do healthcare executives occasionally fail to embrace collaborative leadership strategies? According to two healthcare academics, it's a little of both.
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Barrow Regional Medical Center in Winder, Ga., is an acute-care facility that serves communities in Barrow County.
Joseph Swedish, president and CEO of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health, discussed his transition from the provider to payor side of healthcare at the American College of Healthcare Executives' 56th Congress on Healthcare Leadership Monday in Chicago.
Sally Jeffcoat, president and CEO of Saint Alphonsus Health System in Boise, Idaho, discussed "six leadership imperatives that have stood the test of time" at the American College of Healthcare Executives' 56th Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago Monday.
Coshocton (Ohio) County Memorial Hospital is an acute-care facility.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda County Medical Center has changed its name to Alameda Health System, according to a report by The Oakland Tribune.
Frederick (Md.) Memorial Hospital plans to eliminate an unspecified number of positions within its facility and will give affected employees 60 days of paid time to obtain other vacant jobs within the hospital, according to a Frederick News-Post report.
Thomas Dolan, PhD, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives, shared "four of the many challenges" he's faced throughout his career in his opening remarks for ACHE's 56th Congress on Healthcare Leadership today in Chicago.
Diana Smalley, RN, regional president of Mercy in Oklahoma City, assumed her role as chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives March 9.
Balancing unification and utilityIn December of last year, The Mount Sinai Medical Center formally launched its new brand platform to better communicate our distinctive, energetic and creative identity to everyone who touches Mount Sinai.