Leadership & Management

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.

Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance (CHA) has proposed a significant reorganization plan, according to a news release from CHA.

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Although the University of Chicago Medical Center has enacted a massive restructuring that will cut $100 million in expenses, it still plans on expanding, according to the Chicago Tribune.

By Scott Becker, JD, CPAThis article briefly highlights five concepts from the William Blair & Company survey of hospital administrators. The survey included discussions with 27 administrators and 10 senior executives and specifically focused on capital spending and the impact…

The Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md., has completed a $117 million expansion that has doubled it size, according to the Baltimore Sun.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has agreed to insure a $777 million loan to Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health System to construct a new hospital in Hopewell Township, N.J., according to a press release from HUD.

St. Joseph Mercy Saline (Mich.) Hospital has announced that it will move forward with a $7.8 million expansion project that was delayed when Trinity Health, of which St. Joseph Mercy Saline is a member, issued a directive freezing all non-emergency…