Through market observation it can be seen that there is a strong reemergence of physician employment by hospitals and health systems. The strategic logic for this reemergence is similar to the past — i.e. gain market share through primary care…
Leadership & Management
Hospital executives leading nationally recognized superior programs offer a variety of tips for achieving those coveted designations, but they all sound like variations on the answer to that old Broadway joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice.…
The importance of developing outstanding programs, often referred to as “Centers of Excellence,” in specific specialties has taken on new importance in critical specialties such as orthopedics, neurosurgery and spine, cardiology and oncology. This article discusses how developing a grand…
This is a list of highly-regarded physicians in executive leadership positions at large acute care hospitals.
Goshen (Ind.) Health System, a community health system, was recently named the number one healthcare organization in the nation for overall job satisfaction by HR Solutions International, a human resources consulting firm endorsed by the American Hospital Association. The ranking…
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Jack Amormino, President/CEO of AMB Development Group: An very aggressive cut in operating costs and elimination of selective services where it is not a leader. There is only one way the Obama administration can finance its proposed healthcare plans —…
Community Health Systems, a leading operator of acute care hospitals, announced a fourth-quarter profit, according to a Community Health news release.
Mark Neaman, FACHE, president and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., has received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 2009 Gold Medal Award, according to a news release.
The University of Chicago Medical Center has announced that it is eliminating about 450 positions, or about 5 percent of its workforce, according to a news release from the hospital.
River West Medical Center in Plaquemine, La., is on the verge of closing and has fired its CEO as the hospital struggles to pay its employees and remain viable, according to published reports.