Health departments in numerous states are laying off employees after the Trump administration abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in grant funding March 24. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is laying off 37 employees whose positions were…
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Tom Huebner, former president and CEO of Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center, died March 26 at age 71 after a battle with cancer, according to a March 28 Facebook post from the hospital and a March 27 report from Vermont…
On March 19, Irving, Texas-based Christus Health opened Christus Health West Beaumont (Texas). The hospital, which is located in the former Medical Center of Southeast Texas-Victory Campus, is connected to the recently opened Christus Orthopedics Sports Medicine Institute. It comprises…
Gena Speer, MSN, RN, has been named CEO of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge, Texas, as the hospital works toward obtaining critical access hospital designation. Ms. Speer, who previously served as the hospital’s chief nursing officer, was appointed to the…
HHS plans to lay off 10,000 full-time employees in a “dramatic restructuring” that the agency said is expected to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. The plan is in line with President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative led by…
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When Ed Curtis, BSN, RN, began his career at Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health in 1975, he served as a registered nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital, then Memorial Medical Center. He held leadership positions over the years, including COO, and became…
Improving quality remains a perennial challenge for hospitals across America constantly facing cost and regulatory pressures. For more than 110 years, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has supported hospitals in achieving the highest quality care and outcomes for patients…
The health system C-suite continues to evolve, as organizations streamline leadership by eliminating or combining roles, and by restructuring leadership teams amid industry headwinds. Against this backdrop, the COO role is also changing, with leaders taking on more strategic responsibilities…
How Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully absorbed a 140% increase in daily volumes
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Infusion centers often face unpredictable volumes, which can lead to strained staff and increased wait times for patients during peak hours or underutilized staff and loss of revenue during downtimes. Scheduling inefficiencies contribute greatly to this challenge. During a March…
Plans are underway to move the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program within the health system’s downtown campus in Rochester, Minn., a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The plans, filed March 18, call for moving the program from the fifth floor of…