The healthcare industry continues to face challenges involving access to care, physician shortages and coordination between providers in the Silver State. A group of Nevada’s healthcare leaders recently met at the Las Vegas offices of City National Bank to discuss these issues and new opportunities on the horizon for the industry. Connie Brennan, publisher and CEO of Nevada … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Healthcare
Brian Brannman
Healthcare Check-Up: Nevada Hospitals Continue Adapting to Changes
Today, six years after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, with an economic rebound and significant population enlargement in the interim, Nevada’s hospitals are still managing the impacts of those changes. Increased Volumes Most Silver State hospital systems continue to experience increased patient volumes, which is unusual considering the … [Read more...] about Healthcare Check-Up: Nevada Hospitals Continue Adapting to Changes
My Henderson
The City of Henderson is open for business. And families. And for anyone who enjoys being in a city consistently awarded best of designations. In November of last year, for example, 24/7 Wall Street named Henderson to the list of America’s 50 Best Cities to Live in. The city is growing. Businesses are opening, financial services and corporate headquarters are calling … [Read more...] about My Henderson
Health Care Leaders to Speak at Nevada Health Care Forum in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Organizers of the Nevada Health Care Forum, the largest gathering of health care professionals in the state, announced that dozens of the nation’s leading health care industry executives and officials will gather at the eighth annual event on Oct. 27 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino to discuss pertinent health care issues related to Nevadans. The event’s featured … [Read more...] about Health Care Leaders to Speak at Nevada Health Care Forum in Las Vegas
Cathleen Hamel, M.S., R.N., NEA-BC, Named Chief Nursing Executive of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican
Henderson, Nev. – Cathleen Hamel has been selected as Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican’s chief nursing executive, providing oversight of the nursing staff functions at three southern Nevada hospitals. Hamel was a nurse executive for the past 14 years in Arkansas and upstate New York. Hamel also has more than 20 years of experience in operating room and surgical … [Read more...] about Cathleen Hamel, M.S., R.N., NEA-BC, Named Chief Nursing Executive of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican
Are You Optimistic That Our Legislators Will Work Together This Session?
“I am optimistic they will come together. Once the session commences, the realization usually sets in, that they were elected to do the people’s business and most understand that involves compromise.” Carole Vilardo | President, Nevada Taxpayers Association - “With internal leadership struggles appearing to now be behind us, policymakers can now get down to business and … [Read more...] about Are You Optimistic That Our Legislators Will Work Together This Session?
Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award
Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award from Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce Dickson Realty has been awarded the 2014 large company Revitalization Award from the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in honor of its new 7,048 square foot office building in Truckee. The award recognizes new construction and/or renovation projects that help make Truckee more visually … [Read more...] about Dickson Realty Awarded Revitalization Award
Hospitals in Nevada: An Industry in Transition
Some things that don’t change in healthcare: the importance of patient outcome, patient experience, patient compliance and patient ability to pay for services. Other things in healthcare are changing rapidly: bio-engineered medications to treat specific patients, imaging devices take the place of exploratory surgery, the model for healthcare, the way hospitals are reimbursed … [Read more...] about Hospitals in Nevada: An Industry in Transition
Industry Focus: Healthcare
An industry that remains in the throes of transition and reform, healthcare has been in the spotlight for the past several years. Between healthcare reform and changing practices, healthcare professionals have had to learn to jump with the times. Executives representing healthcare in Nevada recently met at the law offices of Holland & Hart in Las Vegas to discuss this … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Healthcare