Over the course of 15 years, Houston Methodist Hospital has reduced the sepsis death rate from 35 percent to 6 percent — progress driven by unwavering commitment and constant education.
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New York hospital taps COO
Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital has named Joshua Alexander chief operating officer, fingerlakes1.com reported Sept. 18.
Vermont hospital president, COO resigns
Tom Thompson is stepping down as president and chief operating officer of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, Vt.
Seattle Children's names chief scientific officer
Seattle Children’s has tapped Vittorio Gallo, PhD, as its senior vice president and chief scientific officer.
Massachusetts nurses file 12K staffing reports in 18 months
Between January 2022 and July 2023, nurses in Massachusetts filed 12,600 unsafe staffing reports, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the state’s nursing association.
Johns Hopkins Medicine launches CEO search
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine is beginning its search for a CEO and the next dean of its medical school.
TriStar hospital names 1st associate chief nursing officer
TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center has appointed Lawana Leonhardt, MSN, RN, as the facility’s first associate chief nursing officer.
US News' 22 best BSN programs for 2023-24
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Duke University in Durham, N.C., tied for the top spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs rankings.
Kaiser names regional president
Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, was appointed regional president of Kaiser Permanente for Southern California and Hawaii.
Health systems shuffle CFOs
UPMC, MetroHealth and Keck Medicine of USC are among the health systems that announced new CFOs in the last month, with several hospitals also following suit as the fourth quarter approaches.
