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Louisiana system CEO, chief medical officer resigns
Steen Trawick, MD, will step down from his role as CEO and chief medical officer of Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System on Dec. 1, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
The silent stress of health system CEOs
It’s lonely at the top. Unaddressed isolation and burnout could be contributing to healthcare’s high turnover rates, one health system CEO told Becker’s.
California system considers outside management company
Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, a publicly owned system with two hospitals, is considering taking on an outside management services company to better compete in an increasingly crowded market and separate politics from hospital operations, acco…
Chicagoland's 1,000-physician group adds executives
Three executives are joining the management team of Duly Health and Care, the Downers Grove, Ill.-based medical group with more than 1,000 physicians in the Chicago area.
UChicago Medicine taps 1st chief obstetrical transformational officer
UChicago Medicine has named Sarosh Rana, MD, to serve as its first chief obstetrical transformation officer.
Is healthcare ready to embrace more young nurses?
In conversations about the nursing shortage, healthcare leaders often underscore the importance of building a pipeline by stirring interest among younger generations, and getting in front of high schoolers and middle schoolers. But is the industry full…
Compensation for 10 advanced practitioner specialties
Advanced practice provider compensation has continued to trend upward across all specialties tracked, according to one new survey.
Closing rural Kansas ER looks to new operator
Atchison, Kan.-based Amberwell Health may be stepping in to operate a rural Kansas emergency department that is due to close Dec. 20, according to a KCUR/NPR report.
HSS breaks ground on $70M Florida facility
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, one of the most renowned orthopedic care systems in the world, has broken ground on an 80,000-square-foot facility in Florida.
How healthcare is tackling clinician burnout
In an online survey conducted by HealthDay-Harris Poll, almost 63% of physicians and nurses across the nation reported experiencing a moderate or significant level of burnout in their workplace. To combat this, healthcare organizations have been making…
