Officials at Steward Health Care System, the Boston-based, for-profit health system, said they will outsource security services at Saint Anne's Hospital, a Steward hospital located in Fall River, Mass., according to a Herald News report.
Leadership & Management
Disruptive innovation is broadly defined as the creation of new market values and breaking away from existing market trends. Like many other buzzwords, its generous definition is open to interpretation among hospital and health system leaders. Becker's Hospital Review asked…
The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance released a report with suggestions for how hospitals' and health systems' boards can help transform healthcare, according to an AHA News Now report.
Utica, N.Y.-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare has eliminated 37 jobs, according to an Observer-Dispatch report.
Which wellness programs are most common for hospital employees? Nearly every hospital offers flu shots, but less than a quarter of organizations offer around-the-clock nurse helplines for employees, according to data from the American Hospital Association.
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A recent blog post from Pittsburgh-based Select International, a worldwide employee assessment and hiring solutions firm, shared three pieces of advice for the hiring of managers.
The term "blog" is often thrown around as if it is a casual hobby and something requiring less expertise. This isn't quite the case. Hospital and health system leaders should not underestimate the amount of time and work that goes…
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in Las Vegas is eliminating 100 positions, including 21 managers, from three hospitals, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report.
Hospitals and health systems added 11,700 jobs in December 2012, bringing total hospital employment to more than 4.83 million jobs, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (pdf).
The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging administrators at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, Calif., have engaged in unfair labor practices, according to a Modesto Bee report.