A New Hampshire bill would require the state health department to perform random drug tests four times each year on certain healthcare workers at hospitals and other health facilities, according to an AP/Boston Globe report.
Leadership & Management
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.
Overall, most healthcare CEOs agree that customers have a significant influence on strategy, according to the "16th Annual Global CEO Survey — Key Findings in the Healthcare Industry," a survey conducted by PwC.
Bruce Lawrence serves as president and CEO of Integris Health, a healthcare system based in Oklahoma City.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy, MD, said his system typically observes a new physician for three years before staff takes a vote on whether he or she will stay on as a full attending physician, according…
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Kim Miller, MBA, FACHE, has served as president and CEO of Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Hospitals since 2006. BDCH is a nonprofit system that offers a full continuum of care.
A recent webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance focused on the importance of diversity in hospital boards of trustees, according to an AHA News Now report.
Effective March 1, Allen Parish Hospital in Kinder, La., will no longer provide emergency services, according to a public notice posted on the hospital's website.
Corcoran (Calif.) District Hospital has laid off 19 employees, including some executives, managers and hourly staff, according to a Hanford Sentinel report.