In Florida, Miami-Dade county commissioners are requesting a closed-door meeting to hear the details of Jackson Health System's strategic plan, according to a Miami Herald report.
Leadership & Management
We've all heard the "Three R’s" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) that help to maximize efficiency and eliminate waste from our routine. Hospital leaders may think going green is costly, yet there are several ways to improve sustainability while maintaining profitability. In…
Carolyn Scanlan joined The Hospital & Health System Association of Pennsylvania in June 1995. Throughout her 43-year career in healthcare, Ms. Scanlan has remained active in improving care for patients and strengthening hospitals in Pennsylvania.
Roughly 78 employees at Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center have been affected by layoffs or position relocations as the hospital restructures itself due to improved procedures and technology, according to a Yuma Sun report.
Less than a month after it announced plans to lay off 30 employees, Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport, Calif., will close two of its clinics in an effort to reduce costs, according to a Lake County News report.
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In honor of Earth Day on April 22, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association recognized 33 hospitals that have reduced energy consumption by 10 percent or more in the past year.
Marcos Lapciuc, chairman of public Jackson Health System in Miami, is defending the health system following a statement by Jack Lord, COO of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, that Miller's financial troubles are a result of reduced…
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued an injunction that prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from implementing its final rule on notice of employee rights, according to a report by McGuireWoods.
Jim Brown has been CEO of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital since June 2007. Mr. Brown has 12 years of executive-level experience in faith-based, non-profit and for-profit hospitals. His experience has enabled him to be an integral force to…
OhioHealth, based in Columbus, has entered into a 25-year affiliation agreement with Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, to become the college's "preeminent" education partner, according to a Columbus Business First report.