In hospital maternity departments that care for high-risk patients, nurse-to-patient ratios are not always consistent with national nurse staffing standards.
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Chicago hospital taps chief executive
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago has named Donnica Austin-Cathey its next chief executive.
NorthBay Health CEO to retire
B. Konard Jones, president and CEO of Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health, will retire Dec. 31 after nearly two decades with the health system.
Wyoming hospital preps for 3rd attempt to find CEO
Powell (Wyo.) Valley Hospital is beginning its CEO search for the third time, the Powell Tribune reported April 4.
Expenses remain key to any improvement in healthcare performance, not investments
The environment for nonprofit hospitals and health systems remains highly challenging into 2023, and any eventual reversal of fortune will depend on expenses and not the value of investment portfolios, Fitch Ratings said.
4 manager tips to navigate through uncertainty, layoffs
Leading through uncertainty can put managers in a tricky spot, and that’s exactly what’s unfolding in the current labor market, as many employees worry about the potential for layoffs.
Spine surgery's outpatient migration is 'still in the early innings': 3 thoughts for ASCs
Here are three leader’s recent thoughts on spine surgery’s migration to the outpatient setting:
How a workflow change cut physician inbox volume by 25%
Atrius Health, a practice of 700 primary care and specialty physicians, reduced its inbox volume by 25 percent and eliminated 1,500 clicks a day per physician using an updated workflow strategy.
Hackensack joins trial to explore TCAR use in more patients
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center joined a trial to test the benefits of transcarotid artery revascularization in patients with an average surgical risk.
Top 6 digital health megadeals of '23
In the first quarter, digital health funding exceeded the final two quarters of 2022, but 2023 is still on pace for its slowest year since 2019, according to Rock Health.
