Leadership & Management

Two large hospitals in Reno, Nev., saw a combined loss of more than $68 million for the 2010 year, according to a Northern Nevada Business Weekly report. Renown Regional Medical Center lost $24.1 million and Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center…

Federal agencies are now closely coordinating an investigation into Community Health Systems’ billing practices, according to a Reuters report. The Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and…

After being faced with allegations of substandard care, an internal review has showed no evidence of substandard care by the chief of surgery at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, according to an Albuquerque Journal report. Breast cancer surgeon…

Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua plans to open a replacement hospital for its facility in Voorhees, N.J., on May 22, according to the health system.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Healthcare has broken ground on a new campus in Hillsborough, N.C., according to a Chapel Hill News report.

Stephen Mansfield, PhD, FACHE, president and CEO of Methodist Health System in Dallas, discusses his outlook on healthcare for the next several years, including the need to improve access, the process of integrating independent physicians and the American expectations that…

Orthopaedic Surgical Center of the North Shore, founded by the orthopedic surgeons of Sports Medicine North in Peabody, Mass., bills itself as the largest and most successful orthopedic group in New England. John Powell, CEO of this ambulatory surgery center,…

Following Tenet Health’s rejection of Community Health Systems’ $6 per share, all-cash bid for acquisition, CHS has issued the following statement: “We are disappointed that the Tenet Board of Directors rejected our all-cash offer and refuses to engage with us.…

Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, started as CEO of Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., in Dec. 2010. Here he discusses his new role with the hospital, his initial goals for the leading pediatric facility and the most…

Tenet Healthcare has rejected Community Health Systems’ revised all-cash bid, saying it “grossly undervalues” the company, according to a Tenet news release.   CHS’ revised bid for the company stood at $6 per share in cash. In a statement, Tenet…