Nurses at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., picketed yesterday, calling for increased staffing, according to a Boston Globe report.
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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.
HCA's Brentwood-Tenn.-based TriStar Health System will break ground April 17 on a standalone emergency room and medical office building in Spring Hill, Tenn., according to a report by The Tennessean.
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Every hospital CEO in America is looking at a plate full of challenges these days, with some obstacles larger than others. Rural hospitals, however, are expected to overcome the same industry hurdles but with limited resources. While hospitals in small-town…
Roughly a third of healthcare employees are planning to look for a new job within the next year, according to the Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index.
Dover, N.J.-based Saint Clare's Health System has confirmed plans to transition its 106-bed hospital in Sussex, N.J., to an outpatient center and lay off up to 31 employees in the process, according to a New Jersey Herald report.
Plans to change the name of Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and three other hospitals in the Broward Health system have stirred opposition from physicians, according to a Miami Herald report.
Hospital leaders oftentimes walk a fine line between being encouraging and critical when they become involved in quality or clinical improvement programs, says Joseph Cappiello, chief operating officer of Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.. Leaders must set the tone and model…