Stephany Jacques, MSN, RN, has been promoted from interim to permanent president of two hospitals belonging to Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare.
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Top fixes for supply chain disruptions
The leading tactics to combat supply chain disruptions are confirming vendor-approved product alternatives and stockpiling, according to a Kaufman Hall report published Oct. 24.
HCA joint venture to lose $50M a quarter
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported $1.63 billion in third-quarter operating income on revenues of $16.21 billion, but the company’s results were “unfavorably impacted” by its Valesco physician staffing joint venture, which “performed below …
UChicago Medicine earns Joint Commission, Kaiser award for 'exemplary' equity research
UChicago Medicine’s push to improve postpartum care has landed it an award for health equity advancement from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente.
Workforce challenges continue to hurt hospital performance: report
After an “extremely difficult” 2022, hospitals and health systems are seeing signs of stabilization this year, but persistent workforce-related challenges are keeping costs high and contributing to patient access issues, according to Kaufman Hall’s “20…
Michael Dowling: Where are the role models?
It’s no secret that Americans are increasingly being exposed to rising levels of rudeness, hostility, a lack of civility and decency in our day-to-day lives.
The top-earning regions for female physicians
The highest-paying states for female physicians in 2022 were California, Oregon and Hawaii, a Medscape report found.
Vermont hospital training staff to be nurses
Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt., created an employee-to-nurse pipeline to ease its nurse shortage, ABC affiliate WCAX reported Oct. 24.
Saint Luke's names president amid BJC merger
Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke’s Health System has tapped Julie Quirin as president, effective Nov. 1.
Is healthcare's era of strikes here to stay?
From coast to coast, healthcare workers in the U.S. have participated in labor strikes this year, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment. The strikes have involved workers from large health systems, including a walkout at Oa…
