St. Elizabeth Healthcare, based in Northern Kentucky, is planning to consolidate its spine care units into a single spine center at its hospital in Florence, Ky., according to a report in The Enquirer.
Leadership & Management
Chicago-based NeuStrategy and San Diego-based SpineMark recently completed a nationwide survey of hospital-based spine programs to determine best practices of leading spine programs.
For years healthcare leaders have been evaluated by means of a "Does Not Meet/Meets/Exceeds" scale. Subjective in nature, this type of assessment does not really indicate what the leader accomplished. A far more fair method is the use of a…
Karen Bowling, CEO of Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, W.Va., has been elected chairwoman of the West Virginia Hospital Association, according to a WVHA news release.
LifeCare Holdings has appointed Grant Asay as its new executive vice president of operations, according to a LifeCare news release.
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Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, who will become president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during its annual meeting in October, discusses 10 facts that every surgeon or hospital executive should know about anesthesiologists.
Chicago-based NeuStrategy and San Diego-based SpineMark recently completed a nationwide survey of hospital-based spine programs to determine best practices of leading spine programs.
Hospitals involved with crisis situations, such as a significant patient safety violation or a threatened payor relationship, face threats to their reputations that could significantly impact the financial success of the hospital for time to come. As a result, hospitals…
Amy Floria, CFO of Goshen (Ind.) Health System, discusses the health system's goals and challenges for 2010.
Various crisis scenarios threaten hospitals, and when these crises hit, their impact can cause both short- and long-term damage to hospitals, both in terms of reputation and financial performance. Planning in advance for these potential disasters and applying key lessons…