In Wake Of Layoffs, N.H. Hospital Chief Announces Departure
Dr. David Folks, who has been the top doctor at the state psychiatric hospital for the past eight years, will step down at the beginning of 2017. In other hospital and health system news, Minnesota's Allina Health and its striking nurses continue to test each other's patience and resolve while Missouri-based Ascension Health is seeking to become a household word.
New Hampshire Public Radio:
Chief Medical Officer At New Hampshire Hospital To Step Down In 2017
The chief medical officer at New Hampshire Hospital is planning to step down at the beginning of 2017, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers announced Monday afternoon. Dr. David Folks, who also works for Dartmouth-Hitchcock, has been the top doctor at the state psychiatric hospital for the last eight years. The state did not immediately indicate why Folks was leaving. (McDermott, 9/19)
Concord (N.H.) Monitor:
Days After Layoff Announcement, N.H. Hospital Chief Medical Officer Says He Will Resign Early Next Year
Following the recent news of layoffs at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Folks announced he is leaving the hospital in January. Folks has been chief medical officer at the state psychiatric hospital since 2008 and is a Dartmouth-Hitchcock employee. “Dartmouth-Hitchcock will immediately undertake a process to identify a new Chief Medical Officer before Dr. Folks leaves in four months,” said Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeff Meyers in a statement Monday. (Nilsena nd Morris, 9/19)
The Star Tribune:
Allina, Nurses Test Each Other's Resolve As Strike Enters 3rd Week
Allina Health and its striking nurses challenged each other's staying power on Monday as the nurses' walkout reached its third week without a deal — or further talks — in sight. Allina reported that more than 500 of the 4,800 union nurses have called to say they want to return to work at the five affected hospitals. Meanwhile, the union said it received a report that an intensive care unit closed at Allina's flagship hospital, Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, amid turnover in replacement nurses. (Olson, 9/19)
St. Louis Post Dispatch:
In Push For Nationwide Recognition And Influence, Ascension Launches Rebranding Effort
Tony Tersigni, CEO of the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, is setting out to make Ascension a household name across the United States. Despite its size and influence, few consumers know Ascension by name — even in the St. Louis area where the Catholic health system is based and employs nearly 1,000 individuals. That’s why Ascension is launching a major rebranding campaign, starting Tuesday, that will eventually place the Ascension name on thousands of its health care facilities. (Liss, 9/20)
