Insights and Analysis
Also in this roundup of health care news: this year’s flu season will vary based on your location; a health system CEO says a Department of Homeland Security proposed rule could damage public health; news about aspirin’s role in reducing risk of ovarian cancer; and a group of cardiologists formed a…
To support his expanding family, Robinson left teaching to begin full-time work at Aetna — eventually leading to an opportunity to work for the American Hospital Association.
Also in this weekly roundup of nursing news: nurses are the biggest hand-washers, and executive moves in the field.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Ron Connovich named president of Fort Hamilton Hospital in Ohio and Kendall Sawa named COO of Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon.
St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is taking a social approach to supporting diabetes patients; Northwestern Medicine is stocking fridges for the food insecure; and Yale New Haven Hospital partners with providers to help shelter the homeless.
Also in this roundup of weekly health care news: Texas health systems announce intent to merge; the changing role of public health; and Chrysler, other big businesses see savings in investing in employee health care.
SBH Health System, Bronx, N.Y., serves a low income and ethnically diverse population, one which often changes as immigration changes. It's reinvesting in its community and betting on social determinants to alter its destiny.
Also in this weekly roundup of nursing news: off-duty nurse saves choking woman during dinner, and another nurse works day and night to help those affected by Hurricane Florence.
John Riggi, AHA senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk, discusses findings from a Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development survey that showed 83 percent or respondents believe it is at least somewhat likely that a hospital or health system in their area will experience a…
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Jeffrey Welch appointed CEO of Florida Medical Center and Tenet’s Miami Dade Group; and Brad Simmons named interim CEO of UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.