Leadership & Management

The number of retail clinics in the United States is expected to double by 2018, according to a report from GBI Research.

Blue Shield of California has named Stuart Levine, MD, vice president of quality and vendor management of external clinical programs.

Joe Freudenberger has led OakBend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas, since 2008. Roughly 45 minutes outside of Houston, the community hospital is located on two campuses with 245 beds combined, two outpatient locations and a physician group with more than…

Kristen Murtos has served as president of Skokie (Ill.) Hospital, a part of NorthShore University HealthSystem, since 2009.

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center is home to some of the nation's largest clinical programs, provding care for more than 33,000 inpatients and 5 million outpatients annually.

The Phoenix metropolitan area has recently been a hotspot for hospital expansion and development, but Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center's history in the area traces back more than 50 years.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has hired a new marketing and branding chief to help the system better compete with cross-town providers, namely Cleveland Clinic, according to a Plain Dealer report.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved a plan by Centegra Health System in Crystal Lake, Ill., to build a $233 million, 128-bed hospital in Huntley, Ill., according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Joe Zasa, co-founder of ASD Management, has years of experience with surgery center managers. He has seen the good — administrators whose centers run like well-oiled machines, whose employees sing their praises without being prompted. And he has seen the…

Judith M. Persichilli, RN, BSN, MA, has served as president and CEO of Catholic Health East in Newton Square, Pa., since May 2010.