Leadership & Management

Covenant Hospital Plainview (Texas) has launched an initiative to promote a smoke-free campus, according to a Herald report.

Two Philadelphia senators may scrutinize the tax-exempt status of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center if it’s unable to reach a deal with insurer Highmark, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. Sens. Jay Costa and Don White both expressed curiosity about…

As hospitals and health systems grapple with the changes brought on by healthcare reform and other efforts toward healthcare delivery transformation, they may understandably become overwhelmed — a similar feeling our patients may experience when facing a chronic illness or…

CMS will host a conference call for providers on its Value-Based Purchasing Program from 1:30-3:00 pm on Dec. 6.

One of the key roles of a healthcare leader is to strategically plan for the future, which requires a deep knowledge of the healthcare environment and legislative landscape impacting healthcare organizations. Between state action and federal regulation, it can be…

Prosser (Wash.) Memorial Hospital has laid off an unspecified number of employees, according to a local NBC report.

Miami's Jackson Health System announced that it would cut 240 positions, according to a Miami Herald report.

Registered nurses at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville, N.Y., have approved a new three-year deal, according to a Times Union report.

Ten Boston hospitals have agreed to implement policies that are designed to create tobacco-free hospital campuses by Patriots' Day in April 2012, according to a news release from the office of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

In 2008, Dr. Michael Williams, MD, became the CEO of Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, after serving on its board for five years and after serving several years as the lead anesthesiologist at the hospital. Dr. Williams assumed…