A former cardiologist from Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., is on trial over allegations that he unnecessarily implanted hundreds of stents into patients’ healthy arteries, according to a Daily Times report. John R. McLean, MD, faces a seven-count…
Leadership & Management
Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health may face 72 lawsuits filed by coronary patients who claim two of the system’s physicians performed unnecessary heart surgeries, according to a Tribune-Review report. The system sent letters to 141 patients in March, informing them that…
A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge has approved has approved the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Ohio-based Forum Health despite objections from unsecured creditors, according to a Bloomberg report.
Brunswick Novant Medical Center in Supply, N.C., will officially open on July 31, according to a news release from the hospital.
Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Ind., has proposed opening its emergency room as a means for improving its financial status, according to a News and Tribune news report.
N.C. Children's Hospital, which is part of UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, N.C., has expanded its facility by 20 percent, according to a Triangle Business Journal news report.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overruled an appeals court decision in favor of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, based in Glendale, Wis., in a tax exemption lawsuit filed by the city of Wauwatosa, according to a Journal Sentinel news report.
Stress, high stakes and rapid change put every leader to the test — but why do some succeed with more ease than others? Justin Menkes, Ph.D., has sought an answer to this question in his book, Better Under Pressure: How…
Hartford (Conn.) Hospital has planned a $61 million expansion that is part of a larger 10-year makeover of the hospital campus, according to a Hartford Courant news report.
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital in Salinas, Calif., has experienced a sharp decline in income over the last several years, from $356 million in 2009 to a project income of $304 million next year, according to a Californian news report.