This is Randy Homan with Becker's Clinical Leadership Podcast.
Here's your industry news brief for Monday, August 14th. First,
uc Health is moving to a site leadership model where a registered nurse leads
each hospital. Mercy Health West Hospital's, C N O,
Jennifer Jackson,
c n prn will rejoin uc Health as its VP of operations,
Westchester Hospital, site leader, and C N O. Effective September 11th,
the c a O position in uc. Health's hospital division is being transitioned out.
Terry gra RN is the VP and C N O of University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
That role will now be the site leader for the hospital, Rob Wahe.
The previous C A O of UCMC is now the system-wide c o O of
uc, Health's hospital division. Second,
California state officials are finding Vista Delmar Hospital $75,000
for care deficiencies tied to a teen's death.
The 15 year old patient died by suicide at the Behavioral Health Hospital last
year. It was his second suicide attempt. In less than a week,
the California Department of Public Health investigated and says the staff
failed to properly monitor the teen and reports signs of his depression.
State officials say the hospital placed the patient in immediate jeopardy
In their correction plan.
Hospital leaders say they took numerous actions to remedy the care deficiencies.
This includes retraining staff and creating a checks and balances system to
ensure care protocols are followed.
Beckers has reached out to Vista Delmar Hospital for comment.
We'll update the online article as more information becomes available.
Third Covid-19 related hospital admissions are rising for a fifth straight week.
The C D C is monitoring the newest variant e g.
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