Leadership & Management

Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas, has ended its ban on hiring workers with a body mass index of 35 or higher, according to a news release by the Obesity Action Coalition, which was contacted by the hospital following the…

Lakeside Health System of Brockport, N.Y., has announced a "financial turnaround" plan involving layoffs and work hour reductions, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Sheehan Health Network has started the elimination of 147 employees as its hospital prepares to close, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has laid off 40 to 50 employees and also closed a 24-bed patient unit, relocating those employees, according to a Boston Globe report.

Experts agree that superior supply chain management is a critical success factor for health systems aiming to improve patient care yet reduce total costs. What's more, it's possible to achieve supply chain excellence without making a major capital investment.

Ascension Health Alliance, the parent of Ascension Health, the nation's largest healthcare system, has partnered with Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals of India to build a $2 billion "healthcare city" in Grand Cayman, the largest of the Cayman Islands. 

Nurses at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., picketed yesterday, calling for increased staffing, according to a Boston Globe report.

Corporate Accountability International, a consumer watchdog group, recently sent a letter to 20 hospitals urging them to end their food contracts with McDonald's and to remove the McDonald's restaurants from their facilities.

New York lawmakers are weighing the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act, a bill that would set nurse-to-patient ratios for certain departments in hospitals and nursing homes.

Silverton (Ore.) Health will eliminate approximately 35 positions following its projection of a $3 million budget shortfall by the end of its fiscal year, according to an Appeal Tribune report.