Hospital Corporations of America in Nashville, Tenn., has appointed Peter Marmerstein as president of its West Florida division, effective April 1, according to an HCA news release.
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West Chester (Ohio) Hospital, a subsidiary of University of Cincinnati Health, has named Jeff Drapalik CFO and director of finance, effective immediately, according to a Hamilton Journal-News report.
Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif., has named James Conforti as regional president of its Sacramento Sierra region, effective late March, according to a Sutter news release.
SSM Health Care based in St. Louis, has named Gaurov Dayal, MD, as the first senior vice president of physician innovation and integration and CMO, effective April 16, according to an SSM news release.
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York City is under investigation by The Joint Commission following a complaint that alleged a patient had to wait five hours before receiving an "urgently needed kidney dialysis," according to a New York Daily…
SelectHealth, a non-profit payor in Utah, recently published new quality and satisfaction ratings for nearly 200 obstetricians and certified nurse midwives.
An isolated 5-minute soak in enzymatic soap solution may not completely disinfect flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopes, according to research published in the Archives of Otolaryngology.
Researchers found a high prevalence of MRSA in children undergoing open airway surgery, suggesting the need for MRSA screening and treatment protocols, according to a study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology.
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., have created and implemented an emergency general surgery-version of the National Trauma Data Bank, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
A new heart failure program at Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare in Hastings, Neb., helped dramatically reduce heart failure readmission rates, according to a KHASTV report.