Last December, AtlantiCare won the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the White House's highest honor for quality and organizational performance. AtlantiCare includes the 589-bed AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, with campuses in Atlantic City and Pomona, N.J.; a physician group;…
Leadership & Management
David Fox, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., believes transparency is critical to improving the performance of any hospital. At Good Samaritan, both overall organizational and individual manager goals are shared throughout the organization, and each manager's…
As chief medical operations officer at the Cleveland Clinic, Marc Harrison, MD, provides clinical oversight to operational decisions for this remarkably successful physician-led organization. U.S. News & World Report lists it among the top four hospitals in the nation and…
1. Leading is not the same as managing. There is a huge difference between managing and leading. "Leaders do the right thing and managers do things right," it has been said. While managers focus on working toward the organization's goals,…
Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore is about to break ground on a $57 million expansion that will feature eight new ORs and an 18-room ICU, according to a report by the Baltimore Sun.
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Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Ill., has received approval from its board to begin a $21.5 million capital project that would include renovation, demolition and expansion for the hospital, according to a report in the Geneseo Republic.
Warren Sandberg, MD, PhD, has been selected as the new chair of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., starting in April, according to a report in the Vanderbilt Reporter.
A new report from the American Hospital Association predicts a tightening workplace environment in the upcoming decade that will require hospitals to redesign workplace efficiency.
Marie E. Sinioris is president and CEO of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership.
The Health Research & Educational Trust is offering a free guide to help hospital leaders start the conversation about how to address avoidable hospital readmissions.