Leadership & Management

The following is excerpted with permission from the blog, "Not Running a Hospital," authored by Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.I remain relatively new to the health care field, but even in that short…

Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., has laid off 31 employees, citing a reduction in state reimbursement as the leading cause of the cutback, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

National Health Investors announced that it will provide up to $8 million for renovations and additions to Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson.

Wyoming Medical Center in Casper will begin constructing a 48-bed tower later this month, according to a Billings Gazette report.

Harrisburg (Ill.) Medical Center reopened yesterday after a tornado tore through the area last Wednesday, according to a Daily Republican report.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has announced plans for construction of a $79 million outpatient center and medical office building.

The following hospital and/or health system layoffs were announced within the past month. They are ranked by the number of employees affected.  

Every healthcare facility faces the same challenge: to reduce costs without sacrificing the delivery of quality care. As a result of dwindling healthcare reimbursements, and increased awareness of environmental sustainability, more facilities are turning to reprocessed single-use devices as an…

KentuckyOne Health has reduced the legal staff at the former Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare in Louisville, Ky., as it streamlines administrative services post-merger, according to a Courier-Journal report.

Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Ga., has announced plans to lay off 40 employees in an effort to trim $14 million from annual expenses, according to a Tifton Gazette report.