The COO of the Cook County Department of Public Health in Illinois has been fired, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Leadership & Management
As I write this, I am sitting in my office in Manhattan, part of an amazing team of people at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital taking the COVID-19 emergency head on.
J.P. Gallagher, president and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., tested positive for COVID-19 and has since recovered, he said in an April 2 memo to staff shared with Becker's Hospital Review.
Hospital CEOs and executives across the country are taking pay cuts or donating their pay to employee assistance funds to help offset the financial fallout from COVID-19.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the U.S., hospitals and health systems across the country are facing shortages of personal protective equipment such as masks, gowns and face shields. This has prompted healthcare workers to speak publicly about a…
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Thirteen notes from hospitals, health systems and physicians on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
The COO of a hospital in Alaska was fired after she sent an email to managers that questioned the seriousness of COVID-19 and suggested it could be a political conspiracy, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Health systems have accelerated their digital health, telehealth and virtual care capabilities in the past 30 days forcing them to disrupt themselves, says Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health President and CEO Stephen Klasko, MD.
The CEO of Bristol (Conn.) Health tested positive for COVID-19, according to a message sent to employees, medical staff and board members.
Based on the current growth rate of COVID-19 cases, the number of patients at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health could exceed its capacity in early May, its top leader said.