Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System announced a 10-year plan to reduce expenses by $966 million, which includes laying off 60 workers within the next few weeks, according to a WEWS News report.
Leadership & Management
A recent study performed by an independent research firm on behalf of Jones Lang LaSalle's Healthcare Solutions Group found that hospitals with a centralized and strategic approach to their real estate activities have better overall financial and operational performance than…
As executives rise through the ranks, relationships grow in number and importance. Lengthy to-do lists and time-pressed schedules cannot obscure a hospital CEO’s focus on his or her professional relationships, particularly with their senior management team, since they are crucial…
Although Illinois' Cook County Health and Hospitals System's independent government board anticipated 593 layoffs, only 188 employees have been laid off so far, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Raleigh, N.C.-based Rex Healthcare has received approval for two certificate of needs from the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, allowing the health system to move forward with plans to build a 50-bed hospital in Holly Springs, N.C., as…
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Nurses at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario, Ore., are calling for the rural hospital to improve its wages, patient care and safety as they work with the Oregon Nurses Association on a new labor contract, according to an Idaho…
Contract negotiations between University of Michigan Health System nurses and leadership have been going nowhere for six months, according to an Ann Arbor report.
Employee retention is an important element of success in any organization, and even more so in healthcare. Beyond the costs of replacing employees (recent figures estimate the cost of replacing a registered nurse averages about $64,000), low turnover improves continuity…
Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center has said it will move forward with plans to open a new trauma center, part of a larger five-hospital trauma network throughout the state planned by parent HCA, according to a Clay Today report.
Hospitals are constantly striving to improve their finances, operations and quality, but they need the proper metrics to turn those good intentions into measurable action. Becker’s Hospital Review has collected 200 benchmarks from various healthcare organizations for hospitals to measure…