Wyoming, Mich.-based MetroHealth has filed an application for a certificate of need to open an open heart program in collaboration with several area health systems, according to a report by Business Review West Michigan.
Leadership & Management
This is a great time for hospital leadership and boards to reevaluate their strategies. This article contains eight core thoughts and concepts on strategic planning for hospitals.
As CEO of Children's Hospital and Health System in Milwaukee, Wis., Peggy Troy has a clear mission: to provide the best possible care for children facing enormous physical challenges.
Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Medical Center announced that it will open Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, which will be the only dedicated children's hospital east of the Nassau/Queens border, according to a release by the hospital.
The recent healthcare reform laws passed in Congress requires major cuts for hospitals — approximately $160 billion over the next 10 years. These cuts, especially in the face of a down economy, have the potential to wreak havoc on hospitals,…
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As hospital reimbursements decline, hospitals and health systems will have to learn how to "manage to their lowest payor," that is, keeping costs at the level of the lowest reimbursement, says Nick Sears, MD, CMO of MedAssets.
Congress' refusal to extend several federal healthcare subsidies for the unemployed and Medicaid is expected to launch a new wave of uninsured patients, taking a heavy toll on hospitals' bottom lines in the coming months.
Former Beverly Hospital associate vice president Paul Galzerano has been indicted in a bribery and kickback scheme that brought him nearly $500,000 in profits, according to a report by The Salem News.
An administrative law judge has recommended approval for Brookwood Medical Center to proceed with plans to build a freestanding emergency room in Birmingham, Ala., near U.S. Highway 280, according to a news release by the hospital.
As president and CEO of Rhode Island Hospital, Timothy Babineau, MD, oversees a 719-bed facility that employs 6,863 staff members and serves as the main teaching hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. When appointed to the…