Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, Mich., are discussing a partnership, according to a release from the two organizations.
Leadership & Management
Harold E. Varmus, MD, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will retire after 10 years at the job, according to a release by Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has announced plans to convert its Henry Ford Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., to an outpatient center, according to a report by Crain's Detroit Business.
Cardiologist Sean Denney, MD, spokesman for a group of 40 physicians planning an investor-owned hospital in Kearney, Neb., defended the project against attacks from unidentified sources and from officials at nearby Good Samaritan Hospital, according to a report by the…
The Prince George's County Hospital Authority has asked the University of Maryland Medical System to conduct a study to determine the economic feasibility of building a teaching hospital in the county, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo., has completed its first-ever capital campaign, raising $2.2 million to expand and renovate its ED, according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.
University Hospitals in Cleveland has appointed Richard A. Hanson to the new position of president of community hospitals and ambulatory networks, according to a release from University Hospitals.
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle this summer will begin managing management of 217-bed Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Wash., according to a report by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Since physicians receive no formal training in business during medical school, when they are promoted into management positions that need to fill in the gap and taking business courses, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Peter H. Levine, MD, former president and CEO of the UMass Memorial Healthcare, died on Dec. 15 of a heart attack, according to a report in the Telegram & Gazette.