Mark Sechrist, a healthcare executive with more than 20 years experience in healthcare operations for both hospitals and surgery centers, seeks an operations position following the closing of his current employer.
Leadership & Management
HCA, the largest owner of acute care facilities, has announced a 92 percent increase in net income and a 4.3 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2009, despite increases in charity care spending, according to a report…
The American College of Physician Executives and the American Organization of Nurse Executives are offering resources to help healthcare facility leaders manage disruptive physician behavior.
Through market observation it can be seen that there is a strong reemergence of physician employment by hospitals and health systems. The strategic logic for this reemergence is similar to the past — i.e. gain market share through primary care…
Hospital executives leading nationally recognized superior programs offer a variety of tips for achieving those coveted designations, but they all sound like variations on the answer to that old Broadway joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice.…
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The importance of developing outstanding programs, often referred to as “Centers of Excellence,” in specific specialties has taken on new importance in critical specialties such as orthopedics, neurosurgery and spine, cardiology and oncology. This article discusses how developing a grand…
This is a list of highly-regarded physicians in executive leadership positions at large acute care hospitals.
Goshen (Ind.) Health System, a community health system, was recently named the number one healthcare organization in the nation for overall job satisfaction by HR Solutions International, a human resources consulting firm endorsed by the American Hospital Association. The ranking…
Jack Amormino, President/CEO of AMB Development Group: An very aggressive cut in operating costs and elimination of selective services where it is not a leader. There is only one way the Obama administration can finance its proposed healthcare plans —…
Community Health Systems, a leading operator of acute care hospitals, announced a fourth-quarter profit, according to a Community Health news release.