Leadership & Management

Universal Health Services, in King of Prussia, Pa., has announced its third-quarter 2010 results, with net revenues of $1.32 billion — a 2.2 percent increase compared to  $1.29 billion in the third quarter of 2009 , according to a UHS…

Nurses at Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital said they were barred from working yesterday after walking off the job and picketing on Tuesday, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.

Christ Hospital in Cincinnati entered a corporate integrity agreement that removes the threat of being excluded from Medicare or Medicaid payments, but requires five years of government oversight, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.

A federal court has denied Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Hospital's appeal to halt a trial based on allegations the hospital submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare, according to a news report by The Herald.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has announced its third-quarter 2010 results, with net operating revenues of $3.3 billion — a 5.4 percent increase over revenues of $3.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, according to a CHS news release.

The chief of cardiac surgery at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., along with a cardiologist and medical administrative assistant in the cardiology department, have filed suit against the hospital and several hospital leaders claiming workplace discrimination…

HCA Virginia Health System has announced that it will change its name to LewisGale Regional Health System, according to an HCA Virginia news release.

Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital in Hammond, La., is scheduled to open before the ban on physician-owned hospitals goes into effect on Jan. 1, but it may still fail to comply with another stipulation of the healthcare reform law, according to…

Job postings available through the National Healthcare Career Network have reached record levels, providing employers with more access to job candidates, according to a release by AHA Solutions, which operates the network.

Physicians Care Surgical Hospital in Royersford, Penn., opened with 16 physicians on Monday, making it the region’s second physician-owned medical center, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.