Feb. 21, 2011

1. 15 Recent Hospital & Health System Executive Moves.

2. HCA Holdings Schedules Multibillion-Dollar IPO Pricing for March 9.  

3. Hospital Operators Release Earnings: HMA Earnings Down 17% for Quarter Due to Losses on Hospital Sale. LifePoint Quarterly Profits Down 5.3%.  

4. Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting features keynote speakers Chip Kahn, President, Federation of American Hospitals; P.R. Kongstevdt, Senior Health Policy Faculty Member, George Mason University; and Rick Pollack, EVP, Advocacy and Public Policy, AHA (May 19-20, Chicago). Registration limited to 200 attendees, register today! To register and learn more, or call (800) 417-2035. Additional information available below.  

5. 5 Common Mistakes Affecting Hospital ORs. 

6. Where There's No Smoke, There's Still Fire: Repercussions of Smoker-Free Hospitals.      

7. In Unique Agreement, HCA Will Swap Land With Nashville Government.          

8. 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Applications are still being accepted for the Becker's Hospital Review/Becker's ASC Review 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. To apply or for more information, .

9. Oklahoma Moving Toward Hospital Provider Fee.

10. Rebuilding the Physician-Hospital Relationship - The Joint Venture Opportunity.     

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Register today for the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting - ACOs, Physician-Hospital Integration, Improving Profits and Key Specialties (May 19-20, Chicago).  To register and learn more, or call (800)417-2035.

Highlights include:

1. 53 sessions, 79 speakers

2. Keynote speakers Chip Kahn, President, Federation of American Hospitals; P.R. Kongstevdt, Senior Health Policy Faculty Member, George Mason University; and Rick Pollack, EVP, Advocacy and Public Policy, AHA 

3. 30 Senior Hospital & Health System Leaders as Speakers

4. Here are just three of the more than 50 sessions:

A. Key Concepts to Police, Improve and Measure Quality - Paul Summerside, MD, CMO, BayCare Clinic, Chairman of the Board, Aurora BayCare Medical Center 

B. Using Lean Principles to Reuce Cost and Surplus from the Hospital - Gary Hagens, DMD, COO and VP of Medical Management, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Advocate Eureka Hospital 

C. 10 Key Statistics to Analyze a Hospital's Performance - Zachary Hafner, VP, Strategic, Financial and Capital Planning, Kaufman, Hall & Associates 

If interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.