Nurses give Baptist employer award
Posted on October 19, 2009 at 2:44 pmThe Tennessee Nurses Association gave Baptist Hospital their 2009 Outstanding Employer Award at the group’s annual meeting over the weekend. The award recognizes a health care agency, school of nursing or other employer’s commitment to nursing and nursing excellence.
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SEC investigating HCA
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 8:55 amThe Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Nashville-based hospital operator HCA Inc. fabricated “tens of thousands of payments for phantom nursing shifts,” the Washington Post reported today. The probe focuses, at least in part, on HCA’s London operations, according to the Post’s report, which cites documents and people close to the investigation, as well as a statement from the company confirming it has been contacted by the SEC.
UPDATE: HCA released the following statement:
“We are aware that a former employee in our London payroll department is seeking money in a civil employment lawsuit, and she has made assertions about the accuracy of our nurse scheduling systems and the related compensation paid in our six UK hospitals. This former employee has made similar allegations to local authorities in London who have declined to investigate. Her allegations have no merit, and we are vigorously defending the employment litigation. We also have received a voluntary request for related information from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We have provided requested information and look forward to working with them to conclude this inquiry.”
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Ex-HCCA exec to lead Arizona hospitals
Posted on August 17, 2009 at 8:15 am
Winnie Fritz, who was formerly chief nursing officer at nurse recruiter HCCA International, has been tapped to lead two hospitals on Arizona’s border with Mexico. Fritz, who had joined HCCA in the spring of 2005, is still listed as being on sabbatical on the Franklin-based company’s site.
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Nursing shortage crunch time is coming
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 10:06 amVanderbilt professor Peter Buerhaus is a co-author of a study that predicts a big jump in the number of unfilled nursing positions at the end of the next decade.
“That means that access to care is going to be very dependent on the availability of nurses,” Buerhaus said. “Not just in hospitals but in doctors’ offices and nursing homes. You name it, access will be affected, and the quality of care and the safety of care will certainly be affected.”
Buerhaus added, “Clearly the patient is going to notice this in a very direct way.”
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