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UC Health Tweaks Leadership Model; COVID-19 Admissions Rise for 5th Straight Week · Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast

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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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