Medical College of Georgia Health in Augusta, Ga., may consider layoffs as a way to balance its budget in the wake of an anticipated $14 million drop in funding, according to an Augusta Chronicle report.
Leadership & Management
What's a hospital without its staff? Well, it's just a building then. Keeping a hospital employee base happy has numerous benefits, such as higher productivity, better quality of care and generally more positive dispositions. The following hospital CEOs shared their…
Frank DeLisi, CEO of Washington D.C.'s United Medical Center, said the hospital may have to use up its cash reserves to make September's payroll, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Due to a severe drop in Medicare and other funds, cost-cutting is no longer an option for hospitals and health systems but a necessity. While in the past hospitals and health systems may have tried to cut costs to improve…
Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky., has eliminated 155 jobs, with one-third of the job cuts affecting vacant positions, according to a Courier-Journal report.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems reported a net loss of $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared with a net income of $2.8 million in the same quarter last year, according to a Vanguard release.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act essentially eliminated the expansion of physician-owned hospitals, and this may have an effect on economic activity and quality of care for patients, according to a Texas Public Policy Foundation report.
Expansion and renovation plans for Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., are underway, according to a Williamsport Sun-Gazette report.
Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has posted losses for the month of July following several straight months of positive gains, according to a Waterton Daily Times report.