Two-thirds of the roughly 1,000 employees Miami-based Jackson Health System recently announced it would lay off will include clinical staff, according to a Miami Herald report.
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McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson, Ga., has laid off 21 employees, just under 10 percent of its workforce, according to a WJBF report.
Many hospitals are working to streamline processes in the emergency department to reduce crowding, improve quality and boost patient satisfaction. Facilities have tried to reach these goals in several ways, including expanding the ED, implementing new technology and redesigning processes.…
In a webinar on Feb. 28, 2012, Robert Farrar, MD, JD, FCLM, vice president of medical affairs for Somnia Anesthesia; Brent Sommer, a CRNA at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif.; and Frank Schramm, MD, chief of anesthesiology…
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, Calif., has placed the last beam on its new patient care center, marking a halfway point in its $350 million construction project, according to a Mercury News report.
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St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, Ill., has received approval from the state to build a new 25-bed hospital, according to a Belleville News Democrat report.
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health held a dedication ceremony for its $296 million "Hospital of the Future" project at its Baystate Medical Center campus, according to a Republican report.
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, Va., has announced the March 6 ground breaking of a new intensive care unit and family care center.
Miami-based Jackson Health System will cut 1,115 jobs to save $69 million annually, according to a Miami Herald report.
The Minnesota Nurses Association has proposed legislation that would set nurse-to-patient staffing ratios, which it says would improve staff and patient safety.