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Leadership & Management

The following is reprinted with permission from the blog, “Not Running a Hospital,” authored by Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. A friend writes, “It occurred to me that not everyone in the audience…

Memorial Healthcare System, a Hollywood, Fla.-based public hospital system with hospitals across several South Florida counties, plans to eliminate "some" jobs, though a specific number has not been released, according to a Miami Herald report.

Strengthening a CEO's communication with hospital employees may be easier said than done for many management teams. Although it sounds easy, mastering the timing, form and consistency of messages from the C-suite can take a considerable amount of work.

Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues hundreds of citations to employers in the healthcare industry. While hospitals, medical centers, physicians' offices and clinics must all comply with a significant number of standards, the standards for which OSHA…

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Leaders from Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital announced plans to eliminate approximately 40 positions after the organization missed its 2011 budget expectations.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is planning to eliminate roughly 15 jobs due to a drop in patient volume for certain services, according to a Boston Globe report.

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