Nonprofit hospitals in New York City are trying to endure the current economic condition without significant layoffs, according to a story from the New York Times.
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Portland (Tenn.) Medical Center is closing its emergency department and letting employees go as a result of declining patient admission rates and the bad economic environment, according reports.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., has announced it is eliminating 160 jobs and closing two primary-care clinics.
Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Ohio, has cut 40 jobs across several departments as part of reorganization and in response to the rough economic climate, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Vincent's Health System, one of the nation’s largest Catholic non-profit health systems based in Birmingham, Ala., has laid off 74 workers in response to losses attributed to a 2007 merger and the current economic climate, according to The Birmingham…
Gen Xers and, to some extent, Baby Boomers created Generation Y, and now they need to figure out how to mentor them properly, says Lt. Col. Bruce Bright, CCIM, director of business development for The Sanders Trust. He are some…
Surgical Notes has entered into an alliance with SourceMedical that integrates the technology of both companies to improve the efficiency and financial performance of ASCs and surgical hospitals.
Among health care professionals, nurses are the least satisfied with their jobs, according to a new Press Ganey Associates report that examines the perspectives of more than 200,000 employees and 45,000 nurses employed at 423 healthcare organizations nationwide. Managers and…
The CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas, has been named as one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.”