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.
Leadership & Management
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.
With health reform in the air, there has been a lot of talk about creating integrated systems, which bring hospitals together with physicians and other resources in order to achieve better health outcomes and improved efficiencies.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is planning a $66 million building project that will include expansion of its ambulatory surgery department, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
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Sinai Hospital in Baltimore is breaking ground on a $29.5 million expansion of its Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital, according to the Baltimore Sun.
According to Quint Studer, founder of the Studer Group, the success of a hospital is dependent on leadership's performance in three core areas — alignment, action and accountability. In order to improve the performance of a hospital, leaders must assess…
Teamwork, good leadership and improving the quality of healthcare in the United States are three critical aspects that contribute to improving healthcare says Toby Cosgrove, MD, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, according to an interview in U.S. News & World…
Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.) Hospital, a 300-bed acute-care hospital and the newest facility of the Henry Ford Health System, opened in March after several years of planning. The hospital is intended to be a community wellness center, promoting wellness…
As president and CEO of the Western Wisconsin division of Hospital Sisters Health System, Stephen F. Ronstrom oversees two hospitals, 344-bed Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and 150-bed St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. The Hospital Sisters Health System…