A pharmacy technician Babette Perry is suing her former company for scaring her during a mock robbery reportedly without telling her beforehand. While training with Hampton Behavioral Health Center near Philadelphia, a masked gunman burst in, told Perry he was holding a coworker hostage, and demanded OxyContin. Afterward, Perry found out the incident had been staged.
A surgical technician convicted of firing a gun into an occupied car was back on the job this month at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, just days after being released from jail, despite vows by county officials to crack down on medical personnel with criminal records. Harbor-UCLA officials declined to speak with the media about the convict's return, but noted that the gun violence was not "work related."
The new St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital in The Woodlands, a 30-bed specialty hospital dedicated to cardiology, sports, and orthopedic medicine, will open on Sept. 28. Hospital officials say 120 employees and physicians are already on board the staff at St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital. According to Mona Tucker, director of human resources for St. Luke's The Woodlands, over 4,000 employment applications were submitted for the first 100 positions that have been filled at Lakeside Hospital. Diane F. McNamee, RN, has been named CNO for Lakeside Hospital. Brant Lipscomb, MD, has been appointed CMO. Vincent Aquino, MD will serve as chief of cardiology. Kelly Blevins, MD, has been named chief of surgery. Wael Asi, MD, was named chief of medicine.
Premier Health Partners announced the appointment of new CFOs for each of its three hospitals. Scott Shelton has been named CFO for Miami Valley Hospital, effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Tom Duncan, whose appointment as CFO for Premier Health Partners was announced in July. Tom Curtin has been named CFO for Good Samaritan Hospital, succeeding Shelton, effective Oct. 1. Since 1999, Curtin has been vice president and CFO of Fidelity Health Care. Tom Maloney has been named CFO for Middletown Regional Hospital, effective Sept. 10. He is currently CFO of Miami Valley Hospital's Dialysis Centers of Dayton. He succeeds Kevin Murphy, who left Premier Health Partners this month.
Doris Kirchner will be the Vail Valley Medical Center's new CEO. Kirchner has been the medical center's acting CEO since John Cassin resigned in early July. Kirchner is the hospital's fifth CEO since 1998. Kirchner served as COO at the hospital for the past 18 months, as well as for eight years from 1986 to 1994.
Daphne David has been named COO for Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, MS. The 130-bed hospital is part of the Delta Division of HCA Inc. Daphne has held several positions at Garden Park over the past 10 years, most recently as an assistant administrator. Her responsibilities include oversight of all ancillary and support services.