New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is adding a concierge care facility to its growing roster of Floridian facilities.
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Piedmont hospital promotes chief medical officer to CEO
Monica Hum, MD, has been promoted from chief medical officer to CEO of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, Ga.
North Carolina health system CEO sets retirement
Greg Wood is retiring as CEO of Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Health after more than 30 years with the health system.
Novartis taps new board members ahead of Sandoz spinoff
Drugmaker Novartis announced 10 members to its newly formed Sandoz board of directors May 15 ahead of its previously announced biosimilar spinoff. The Sandoz spinoff is an effort the company is making to keep a competitive pace with rising costs of bra…
Anabolic steroids have lifelong effects on the heart, 2 studies show
Two recent studies found anabolic steroids have lifelong effects on the heart years after men stopped using them.
When nurse attrition turns into nurse retention
Kerry Appleton, BSN, RN, a resiliency coach at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minn., left her traditional role in nursing after 16 years. She pointed to stress, burnout and trauma associated with patient deaths as key factors in her departure. B…
Viewpoint: Protect cancer patients by eliminating PBM mail-order pharmacy requirements
Pharmacy benefit managers are pushing policies called “white bagging” in cancer care, arrangements that could lead to increased spending, drug waste and worse patient outcomes, Debra Patt, MD, PhD, an oncologist and breast cancer specialist and executi…
Care New England hospital names chief nursing officer
Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick, R.I. — a Care New England-owned facility — has named Sherri Sprague, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, Providence Business News reported May 14.
Why 9 hospitals have been at risk of losing CMS funding
When emergency situations arise in hospitals that threaten the health and safety of individuals and patients, CMS can place a facility in “immediate jeopardy” and threaten to pull funding for programs such as Medicare or Medicaid in an effort to addres…
HCA Florida Memorial names CEO
Reed Hammond was named CEO of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
