Nurse fatigue is “not a personal failing but a predictable outcome of system failure,” the American Nurses Association said in a position statement that calls fatigue a shared responsibility but said employers must take the lead. The Silver Spring, Md.-based…
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Amy Lee has served as president of Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, since October 2022. She leads a hospital where dramatic seasonal shifts in population affect everything from staffing and housing to capacity and…
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System named Kory Browning market president for Northwest Arkansas. Mr. Browning, who serves as CEO of Freeman Health System–Springdale (Ark.) Medical Center, had been interim market president since June 14, according to a Sept. 1 health…
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care plans to lay off 95 employees, a spokesperson for the system said in a Sept. 1 statement shared with Becker’s. Affected employees will remain on the payroll with benefits until Nov. 2. The layoffs…
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health has shared plans to lay off 75 employees, or approximately 1% of the system’s workforce. The layoffs mainly affect leadership positions, administrative services employees and those that do not provide direct patient care, according…
For most of healthcare’s history, language access and patient experience have traveled on parallel tracks. One evolved into a strategic discipline with executive sponsorship, dedicated budgets, sophisticated measurement systems, and direct ties to quality and reimbursement. The other evolved primarily…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Alexander Fortenko, MD, vice president of innovation, putting him in charge of the health system’s artificial intelligence and emerging technology strategy. Dr. Fortenko will lead Innovation Ochsner, including its data science team, AI Center…
In 2023, nearly one in three women ages 21-29 had never received cervical cancer screening, according to a study published Aug. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University of South Carolina’s Hollings Cancer Center analyzed data…
Daniel Chojnowski will serve as the interim CEO for Johns Hopkins Health Plans. According to a Sept. 1 LinkedIn post from the insurer, Mr. Chojnowski has served as CFO for the past seven years. He previously held financial leadership roles…
Baxter International has recalled one lot each of 70% Dextrose Injection and Anticoagulant Sodium Citrate Solution due to the potential presence of particulate matter. The 70% Dextrose Injection may contain stainless steel particles, according to an Aug. 25 FDA alert.…