Here are 15 statistics on ambulatory surgery centers located in the southeastern United States (GA, FL, SC, NC, AL, MS and TN). Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. Note: All numbers are averages.
Leadership & Management
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has received a grant from the George Hoag Family Foundation to go toward funding the hospital's COACH for Kids and Their Families program, according to a hospital news release.
Melodie Garrobo, CASC, administrator of Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colo., discusses six ways surgery center administrators can lead their physicians, staff members and anesthesia providers in decreasing turnover times.
In FY 2012, hospitals should be given a 1 percent increase in Medicare payments for both inpatient and outpatient services, and physicians should also get a 1 percent raise, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Hospital senior management reported the highest overall job satisfaction of all hospital employees, while critical intensive care workers reported the lowest overall satisfaction, according to a study conducted by HR Solutions.
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Hospital senior management reported the highest overall job satisfaction of all hospital employees, while critical intensive care workers reported the lowest overall satisfaction, according to a study conducted by HR Solutions.
Here are 10 recent strikes, lawsuits and unionization efforts by nursing forces at U.S. hospitals.
Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Calif., and Michael Bakst have settled a lawsuit filed by the former CEO that claimed the hospital caused him emotional distress and irreparably damaged his career, according to a Ventura County Star report. The suit,…
A recent study shows a hospital’s culture can affect the chances of a patient surviving a heart attack, according to an ABC News report. The study, conducted by researchers from Yale University and published in the March issue of Annals…
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has asked a federal mediator to assist in contract negotiations between Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center and its nursing staff, after the two parties failed to reach a new contract agreement at the end of February, according…