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This is Randy Homan with Becker's
Clinical Leadership Podcast.

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Here's your industry news brief
for Monday, August 14th. First,

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uc Health is moving to a site leadership
model where a registered nurse leads

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each hospital. Mercy Health
West Hospital's, C N O,

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Jennifer Jackson,

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c n prn will rejoin uc Health
as its VP of operations,

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Westchester Hospital, site leader,
and C N O. Effective September 11th,

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the c a O position in uc.
Health's hospital division
is being transitioned out.

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Terry gra RN is the VP and C N O of
University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

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That role will now be the site
leader for the hospital, Rob Wahe.

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The previous C A O of UCMC is
now the system-wide c o O of

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uc, Health's hospital division. Second,

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California state officials are
finding Vista Delmar Hospital $75,000

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for care deficiencies
tied to a teen's death.

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The 15 year old patient died by suicide
at the Behavioral Health Hospital last

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year. It was his second suicide
attempt. In less than a week,

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the California Department of Public
Health investigated and says the staff

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failed to properly monitor the teen
and reports signs of his depression.

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State officials say the hospital placed
the patient in immediate jeopardy

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In their correction plan.

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Hospital leaders say they took numerous
actions to remedy the care deficiencies.

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This includes retraining staff and
creating a checks and balances system to

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ensure care protocols are followed.

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Beckers has reached out to Vista
Delmar Hospital for comment.

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We'll update the online article as
more information becomes available.

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Third Covid-19 related hospital admissions
are rising for a fifth straight week.

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The C D C is monitoring
the newest variant e g.

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