Massachusetts General Hospital, the third-oldest hospital in the United States, is planning to build a small museum to display its nearly two centuries of history and serve as a new front door to its Boston campus. The 8,000-square-foot glass building would be near two traditional red-brick structures that visitors pass on their way to the hospital's parking garages. As the hospital prepares for its bicentennial in 2011, officials said momentum is building for the museum, which will be paid for through philanthropy.
Patrick Maloney has announced his resignation as CEO of Broward Health Coral Springs Medical Center. He is leaving to pursue other opportunities in healthcare. He'll be at CSMC until the end of February, Broward Health announced in an internal memo. Maloney joined Broward Health in 1999 as the executive director of the Neurological Institute at North Broward Medical Center. He has held several leadership positions including Chief Operating Officer at Coral Springs Medical Center and Vice President of Corporate Services for Broward Health. He was named CEO four years ago.
Kevin Longo was promoted to assistant vice president and corporate compliance officer for Adventist Health. Robert G. Carmen, president/CEO Adventist, says the decision signifies the organization's commitment to compliance and maintaining ethical responsibilities in the marketplace. Longo has been director of the compliance department since 1997.
Broadlane has appointed Kathleen Ayres senior vice president of human resources. Ayres comes to Broadlane from PolyMedica Corp. where she was responsible for HR leadership of Liberty Medical Supply, an $800 million subsidiary and the nation's largest diabetic supply and mail-order pharmacy company.
The American Hospital Association has announced that Lisa Allen was named senior vice president overseeing human resources for the association, and that Alicia Mitchell was named senior vice president for communications. Allen came to the AHA in 2001 and has focused on employee engagement, advancing major initiatives that address wellness, compensation and benefits, and diversity. A 20-year veteran of the AHA, Mitchell will oversee member and advocacy communications as well as outreach to the media.
Morrow County (OR) District Attorney Elizabeth Ballard has been named as chief prosecutor for healthcare fraud for the Oregon Department of Justice. A prosecutor since 2002, Ballard was elected Morrow County District Attorney in 2006. She starts working for the Oregon Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud Unit in March.