KIM RUSSEL, President and CEO, Bryan Health (Lincoln) “I would say the biggest concern is access to healthcare services for two reasons. One is that Nebraska is one of the states that has not expanded the Medicaid program. The…
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NICHOLAS WOLTER, MD and CEO, Billings Clinic (Billings) “My biggest concern is getting really good at population health. By that, I mean the ability to take care of high-cost patients with multi-disease states and deliver…
MARCY DODERER, President and CEO, Arkansas Children’s Hospital (Little Rock) “Unfortunately, when it comes to the status of children’s health in Arkansas, there isn’t just one dominant health concern. According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data…
RHONDA ANDERSON, CEO, CardonChildren’s Medical Center (Mesa) skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlaksjdfoiasfsd “One of the most pressing health problems in our state and the country is the rise in obesity. In our state, the rate of obesity has more than doubled in…
A medical team of a dozen individuals from Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center is safe but stuck in Fiji after Tropical Cyclone Winston struck the country Feb. 20, according to WBALTV.com.
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NOEL REA, Interim CEO, Cordova Community Medical Center skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlaksjdfoiasfsd “Recruitment and retention. Historical efforts have focused on travelers and managing the issue from a reactive process. There has been limited or no dialogue internally on recruitment. [We’re]…
WILL FERNIANY, PhD, CEO of UAB Health System in Birmingham skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlaksjdfoiasfsd “The most pressing concern for UAB, and most Alabama hospitals, is low reimbursement as benchmarked with the rest of the country. Case mix- and wage-adjusted,…
In Syria, airstrikes struck two hospitals and a school building Feb. 15, according to CNN.
Healthcare providers and insurers are coming to the aid of Flint, Mich., months after physicians warned about possible lead poisoning, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Winter Storm Jonas socked the Northeast this weekend, paralyzing major cities with a record-breaking amount of snow. The storm began early Friday morning and has now moved into the Atlantic.