Leadership & Management

1. Prepare for seismic changes. The healthcare system will be quite different from the system we have today. At this juncture in our history there is simply too much pressure building for a dramatic change. Healthcare executives need to wake…

Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, part of the University of Pennsylvania Community Health Network, plans to begin a $40 million renovation and expansion project of its emergency department and intensive care unit, according to a report by the Chestnut Hill…

The City of New Orleans and Universal Health Services were unable to reach a deal for the city to buy the real estate of now shuttered Methodist Hospital, which UHS currently owns, according to a report by the Times-Picayune.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has received a recommendation from a state hearing officer to move forward with its plan to build a $137 million hospital in Olive Branch, Tenn, according to a report by the Commercial Appeal.

Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital has signed a three-year management agreement with St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs, Ark., according to a report by the Nashville Leader.

Unionized nurses from 14 Minnesota-area hospitals have approved a contract that will preserve their pension, health benefits and salaries, ending a three-month battle with area hospitals and avoiding a strike, according to a report by the Star Tribune.

Edward D. Miller, MD, has led Johns Hopkins Medicine, the $5 billion enterprise that unites physicians and scientists of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with Johns Hopkins Health System, since 1997. As leader of one of the most…

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.

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.