Thomas Kidd, CEO of Macon Community Hospital in Lafayette, Tenn., was honored with a retirement celebration Jan. 5, according to the Macon County Chronicle.
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Walmart Health seeking multiple senior leaders
Walmart Health is seeking several senior management and director-level positions in its Chief Medical Office and the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute.
How Henry Ford's ED nurses are boosting sepsis detection
As the Biden administration calls on hospitals to do more to reduce sepsis deaths, Henry Ford Health in Jackson, Mich., has started involving its emergency department nurses more in detection practices, the American Medical Association reported J…
Why Scripps hired a former FBI agent
As healthcare organizations across the country are seeing an increase in cybersecurity incidents coupled with a rise in violence against nurses, physicians and hospital staff, San Diego-based Scripps Health has hired a new secret weapon to try to make …
Restructured Envision Healthcare names board
Envision Healthcare, which emerged from financial reorganization in November, has named five members to round out its board of directors.
Hawaii hospital nurses plan 7-day strike
Members of the Hawaii Nurses Association are set to begin a seven-day strike Jan. 21 at Honolulu-based Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.
MarinHealth names new chief medical officer
Anita Chandrasena, MD, started as chief medical officer of Greenbrae, Calif.-based MarinHealth on Jan. 2.
HCA hospital CEO to exit for VP role
Natalie Mussi, the longtime CEO of HCA’s Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is leaving her post for a new opportunity with the for-profit hospital operator, the Ventura County Star reported Jan. 11.
New York hospital shuttering midwife care
The New York State Nurses Association is asking New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital to “immediately reconsider” the decision to shutter its midwifery services March 3.
AMA recommends more talking, fewer EHR messages
The American Medical Association has a simple solution for reducing the deluge of EHR messages: Talk to your colleagues more.
