Although the downturn has proven tough for workers, those who are still employed say they're gaining more from the experience than just managing to keep their jobs. Seventy-seven percent of professionals interviewed cited at least one positive effect the recession has had on their jobs, including the ability to tackle new projects, assume additional responsibility, and take on more challenging work.
A new survey conducted by Menlo Park, CA-based recruiters OfficeTeam finds that 28% of managers believe that meetings are a waste of time, and 45% believe employees would be more productive if meetings were banned one day a week.
As hospitals cut back on temporary nurses, Boca Raton, FL-based Medical Staffing Network flipped to a loss in the first quarter as its revenue fell 32%, compared to the same quarter last year. The company lost $3.7 million on revenue of $98.6 million in the first quarter. In the same period of 2008, it earned $800,000 on revenue of $145.2 million.
Joseph S. Rogers has been named senior vice president/COO for Broward Health. Rogers joined Broward Health in 2006 as senior vice president of business development and managed care. Before joining Broward Health, Rogers spent 18 years in healthcare in Miami-Dade County. Rogers started his career with Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health Trust in 1988 as an assistant administrator in the planning department. He served as associate executive director of the JMH Health Plan and executive director of managed care prior to his appointment as senior vice president for the health system. The six-hospital Broward Health system is one of the 10 largest public health systems in the nation.
Portneuf Medical Center and Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. announced the appointment of Norman F. Stephens as the new CEO of PMC effective June 1. Stephens comes to Pocatello from Palmer, Alaska, where he has served as CEO of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center since 2004. Prior to his time in Alaska, Stephens was CEO at Pampa Regional Medical Center in Pampa, TX, and CEO of the Rehabilitation Hospital in the Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne, IN. Stephens' experience also includes multiple executive positions with Continental Medical Systems in Las Vegas, and Fresno, CA.
Gay Nord has been appointed CEO of Overland Park Regional Medical Center, effective June 1. Since 2004, Nord has served as the chief of HCA Kingwood Medical Center, a 211-bed hospital in Houston.