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Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Northwell Health names hospital executive, and Nash UNC Health Care names CMO.
Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, a 2019 Circle of Life honoree, revitalized its palliative care program four years ago and welcomes innovations in their adult, pediatric and fetal programs while also delivering education in multiple formats. Read more [LINK]. The deadline for…
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Community Advocates Program trains undergraduate student volunteers to screen patients for their medical and social needs and link them to existing resources in the community, which has reduced 30-day readmission rates for enrolled patients by 87.5%.
In an op-ed for Fierce Healthcare, Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and CEO for its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, discusses how hospitals and health systems are redoubling our efforts to make sure women have safe pregnancies and positive health outcomes. For more on the AHA’s…
Pamela Sutton-Wallace, CEO of UVA Health, shares how the health system is adapting to the changing health care landscape to better serve its community.
Named the 2019 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winner, Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., continues to make its hospital an open and diverse environment for staff, patients and the community.
As a 2019 Circle of Life honoree and one of the nation’s first community-based palliative care programs, Hospice of the Western Reserve Navigator Program in Cleveland, Ohio, uses teams to follow patients and families through all settings of care, offers guidance 24/7 and utilizes a robust group of…
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Memorial Hermann Health System selects CEO, and Medical City North Hills names CEO.
Hospital and health system leaders can measure their inclusion efforts against the Healthcare Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Prime Healthcare, Ontario, Calif., names CMO of strategy, and Sequoia Hospital Foundation names new president.