Hospitals have long provided services aimed at improving the health of their communities, usually as part of their community benefit programs. It's hard to find a hospital that doesn't offer educational sessions, free screenings and other preventive health services, and…
Leadership & Management
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take a case accusing UPMC of anti-competitive conduct, but a district judge will let the suit proceed, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. In April 2009, Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System filed the…
Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., may be announcing layoffs affecting no more than five percent of its staff, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
Approximately 100 jobs will be cut from Georgia Health Sciences University Hospitals and Clinics and the Physicians Practice Group in Augusta, Ga., according to an Augusta Chronicle report.
Hutcheson Medical Center in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., has finalized a short-term contract with a public relations firm to boost its marketing efforts, according to a Times Free Press report.
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As the visionaries of their hospitals, CEOs are responsible for keeping their organization energized, operating at peak performance and staying up-to-date with changes in the industry. New initiatives should be tackled and implemented with zest and enthusiasm, but that is…
On Aug. 22, CMS released a request for application for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. The initiative, created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, incents physicians and hospitals to coordinate care, which is intended to improve…
William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., has eliminated its remaining 10 licensed practical nurse positions, according to a Day report.
Although mass layoffs have subsided since Aug. 2010, there were still 13 hospital mass layoffs in Aug. 2011, according to an Advisory Board Company report.
Many physicians are worried about “doctor” losing its traditional definition as more nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists earn doctorate degrees, and some physicians are taking their resistance to the legislative level, according to a New York Times report. A bill…