Jacquelyn Byrd, DNP, Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Ga., has been selected as the executive director of nursing to lead and help execute operations alongside the medical center's chief nursing officer, Janie Hinton, RN.
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Two Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network leaders slammed the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Act in a July 10 op-ed in The Morning Call.
Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, has been selected to serve as the American Academy of Physician Associates' first chief medical officer.
Ashley Iannazzo, DNP, RN, has experienced various changes during her career trajectory. Most recently, she went from one direct report three years ago to overseeing about 700 employees as senior director of clinical operations at the UPMC Center for Nursing…
U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, MD, was sworn in as the new director of Bethesda, Md.-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center July 5.
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In a break from most hospitals' stance on mandating staffing standards, Penn Medicine is urging state legislators to pass a bill that would require hospitals to follow minimum nurse-to-patient ratios.
"We've all had to make tough decisions," wrote Terry Shaw, president and CEO of AdventHealth in a July 6 LinkedIn post. "Sometimes we might even look back and wonder whether we did the right thing."
Cliff Megerian, MD, serves as CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, and he brings many influences to the role, from books to the TV series M*A*S*H.
The CEO Forum Group, a media and marketing company focused exclusively on CEOs, recently released its latest list of the "Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America."
Contract executives — also known as "CXOs" — are gaining popularity as an alternative to permanent leadership appointments, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal.