Leadership & Management

Nurses with Virtua Health System in Marlton, N.J., protesting the lack of a new labor contract, took to the streets outside of several system hospitals Thursday, according to a report in The Courier Post.

In the 1980s, General Motors CEO Roger Smith dreamed of a "lights out" factory that could produce cars all night without human employees, spending a massive amount of money chasing that pipedream. In comparison, Toyota invested in teaching its new…

Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass. — part of Boston-based Steward Healthcare — laid off an unspecified number of employees this week, according to a Herald News report.

Is something standing in the way of your hospital's efforts to cut costs and make the most of its resources?

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.