Irene Macyk, PhD, RN, was named executive director of South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.
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World's best healthcare companies: Time
Time and Statista have released their list of the 750 “best” companies, including eight healthcare and health insurance organizations.
Healthcare CFOs' No. 1 concern
Health plan and health system CFOs point to the current economic situation when asked to identify their top concern, according to a Sept. 14 survey from Deloitte.
Advocate Health Care names president
Dia Nichols is the incoming president of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care, a role in which he will oversee 11 Illinois hospitals, the system announced Sept. 13.
Without a cash infusion, this Pennsylvania hospital's future is uncertain, CEO says
Bucktail (Pa.) Medical Center CEO Tim Reeves told Becker’s that a cash infusion is “really necessary” to ensure that the hospital can continue to pay its vendors and keep its doors open.
How Penn Medicine connects new nurses to home care
New nurses are an “untapped” resource for home care, according to Danielle Flynn, MSN, the director of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine Home Health.
CHS appoints retired military leader and cyber expert as board director
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, one of the largest for-profit healthcare systems in the country, said Sept. 13 it is appointing Ronald Burgess Jr. to its board of directors.
4-time Magnet-certified system weighs in on what keeps nurses around
Four-time Magnet-certified El Camino Health in Los Gatos, Calif., has achieved a turnover rate of just 8 percent for its nurses, even in the midst of a nationwide nurse shortage, according to Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at El Camino…
$30K reward offered for DC hospital escapee
Authorities are offering $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Haynes, a homicide suspect who escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital on Sept. 6, according to ABC News.
AHA to FTC: 'Tread much more lightly'
The American Hospital Association has penned a 23-page letter asking the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department not to finalize proposed adjustments to their merger guidelines.
