by Amy Gillentine Published: April 30,2012
Tags: Angela Dougan, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs City Council, Larry McEvoy, Mayor Steve Bach, Memorial Board of Trustees, Memorial Health System, Tim Leigh
Despite the calls for dissolving the Memorial Health System board and the outrage about CEO Larry McEvoy’s $1.15 million severance package. experts say it is not out of line with industry standards. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 27,2012
Tags: CEO, Colorado Springs, Health Care, Larry McEvoy, Memorial Health System
Outgoing CEO Larry McEvoy will receive a total severance package of $1.5 million, under term of an agreement still to be finalized by the Memorial Health System Board of Trustees and McEvoy. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 26,2012
Tags: Memorial Health System, Penrose
While Memorial Health System is working to settle its governance issues, Penrose St. Francis Health Services is forging ahead with a strategy to grow its regional market share. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 25,2012
Tags: CEO, citizens' commission, Colorado Springs, departure, Larry McEvoy, Memorial Health System
Memorial CEO Larry McEvoy will leave the hospital system May 4, and be replaced by CFO Mike Scialdone on an interim basis. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 24,2012
Tags: Food and drug administration, Health Care, medicines, pharmaceutical companies. Manhattan Institute report
Development of a new drug in 1975 cost $100 million in today’s dollars. Now, the cost of bringing a new medicine from lab to pharmacy could exceed $1.2 billion. [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 18,2012
Tags: Health Care, marijuana, medical, Training, workers
A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses faces a test in Colorado’s Republican House. A House committee known for rejecting Democratic proposals planned Wednesday to consider a “responsible medical marijuana vendor” designation. The optional designation would allow pot shops to train employees in state marijuana regulation and how to [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 18,2012
Tags: National Guard, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, support
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services recently earned an award for its support of its National Guard and Reserve employees. The Pro Patria award is given to companies for “exceptional leadership, support and personal devotion.” The hospital will receive the award at the 2012 Colorado Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves award banquet May 4. “Colorado [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 12,2012
Tags: Memorial Health System, Moody's
Credit-rating giant Moody’s downgraded Memorial Health System’s outlook from stable to negative last week, and even though the hospital has retained its A3 bond rating, it could still spell trouble down the road. A negative outlook could affect Memorial if it were seeking to borrow money, said Allan Roth, a local investment specialist and contributor [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 11,2012
Tags: center of excellence, certification, Colorado Springs, HealthSouth Rehabilitation hospital, Joint Commission, stroke
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Colorado Springs recently was certified as a center of excellence by the Joint Commission, the certification board for the nation’s hospitals. The distinction means that HealthSouth met certain core measures and improved others, said CEO Steve Schaefer. “We identified areas we wanted to measure, and then worked on improving those measures,” [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: April 10,2012
Tags: Baby Boomers, business of aging, Colorado Springs, El Paso County
The Colorado Springs Innovations for Aging Collaborative is preparing to meet the baby boomer wave that’s about to wash over El Paso County. The collaborative is hosting a workshop April 21 at Colorado College’s Worner Campus Center. The objective of the meeting is to identify a project related to aging that the community can rally [...] [...]
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