HealthLeaders Media HR - March 22, 2010 | Hospital Layoffs Creep Back into the Headlines
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Hospital Layoffs Creep Back into the Headlines
John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media
It seems like hospital layoffs are creeping back into the news, but the fact is they never really went away. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that there were 152 mass layoffs—defined as 50 job losses or more—at nongovernmental hospitals in 2009. This resulted in more than 13,000 job cuts, up from 112 mass layoffs with more than 12,800 job cuts in 2008, which was the first full year of the recession that started in December 2007. [Read More] |
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March 22, 2010 |
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Editor's Picks
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Where Have All the CEOs Gone?
My colleague Philip Betbeze has an interesting column this week about the higher-than-usual turnover of hospital CEOs. According to the American College of Healthcare Executives, hospital CEO turnover reached 18% in 2009, a rate equaled only four times since tracking began in 1981, the survey says. ACHE attributes a lot of the turnover to an aging Baby Boomer demographic that is nearing retirement. But that theory runs amiss with our HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey, which shows that more than 88% of hospital CEOs are satisfied or very satisfied with their job, with only just more than 5% planning to retire during the next year. So what gives? [Read More]
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Huge salary disparities and onerous student loans appear to be dampening the enthusiasm of medical school students for primary care. The 2010 National Resident Matching Program shows that the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies grew slightly from 2009, but not enough to impact the shortage of primary care physicians. The NRMP data show that 2,722 seniors at U.S. medical schools enrolled in an internal medicine residency program, a 3.4% increase from 2,632 in 2009. Those enrollment numbers are similar to 2008 (2,660), 2007 (2,680), and 2006 (2,668). In comparison, 3,884 U.S. medical school graduates chose internal medicine residency programs in 1985, the American College of Physicians reported. [Read More]
Summa Health System Plans $65 Million Emergency Services Growth
In response to both increasing market share and population in its service area, Ohio-based Summa Health System has announced a $65 million plan to grow its comprehensive emergency services network. The plan includes the development of free-standing 24/7 emergency departments on the Summa Health Center at Lake Medina campus that is currently under construction, and in the city of Green to complement services offered at Summa Health Center at Green. In addition, the emergency departments at Summa Akron City Hospital, Summa Barberton Hospital, and Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital will expand to allow for increased capacity—as well as improve the patient experience, said Summa. This seems like a particularly astute move in light of last night's historic vote in the U.S. House to expand healthcare coverage to 32 million Americans. Right now, we don't have the capacity within primary care to provide for these newly insured, and undoubtedly a lot of them will seek access through the emergency department. [Read More] |
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Executives on the Move
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MILWAUKEE: O'Connell to retire as CFO at Froedtert & Community Health
Blaine J. O?Connell, CFO for Froedtert & Community Health, will retire effective Jan. 1, 2011. O'Connell has served as senior vice president of finance/CFO since the inception of Froedtert & Community Health in 2001. He joined the organization in January 1993 as vice president/CFO of Froedtert Hospital. [Read More]
WOODBURY, MN: HealthEast Care System announces executive moves
HealthEast Care System has announced that Tom Schmitt will become the new CEO at Woodwinds Health Campus when Julie Schmidt moves into her new role as chief transformation officer for HealthEast. Schmitt has served as operations executive at Woodwinds for nearly five years, and will begin his term as CEO on March 22. [Read More]
WASHINGTON, DC: DOJ's Ogrosky joins Arnold & Porter LLP
Kirk Ogrosky, a veteran white collar prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined Arnold & Porter LLP as a partner in the white collar criminal defense and FDA/healthcare practices. Ogrosky's arrival is part of the firm's effort to broaden its white collar team in response to expanding enforcement activity in the U.S. and abroad. As the deputy chief of the DOJ's Fraud Section in charge of criminal healthcare matters at the Department of Justice from 2006 to 2010, Ogrosky handled cases involving pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, hospitals, managed care organizations, pharmacies, home health agencies, and skilled nursing facilities. [Read More]
BOSTON: Killingsworth Resigns from BCBS of MA
Cleve Killingsworth, who has led Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts since 2004, is leaving the insurer effective immediately. The insurer's board accepted Killingsworth's resignation, but the president and CEO "will remain available to the company as needed to ensure a smooth transition," according to BCBSMA. [Read More]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI: St. Joseph's CEO retires, replacement named
Leaders of St. Joseph's Hospital announced two changes in administration of the hospital, an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System based in Springfield, IL. David Fish, longtime president/ CEO of St. Joseph's will retire and transition to a new role as HSHS senior advisor for advocacy. St. Joseph's COO Joan Coffman was named as Fish's replacement, effective April 15. [Read More]
DETROIT: President of United Physicians joins DMC management
Detroit Medical Center has appointed Steven D. Grant, MD, to executive vice president of physician partnerships. In this new role, Grant will cultivate relationships between private practice physicians and the hospital system. Grant has been president/CEO of United Physicians since 2000. The 1,600-member group is the largest independent physician group in Michigan. [Read More]
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Audio Feature
Peggy Wheeler, vice president of the Rural Healthcare Center of the California Hospital Association, explains why the shortage of physicians in rural areas compels a change in the law so hospitals can directly employ physicians. Otherwise, doctors won't have financial security to work in areas with poor payer mixes or fewer patients than large urban areas, where doctors are in a more plentiful supply. [Listen Now]
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