Becker's Spine Review

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In this new system, senior vice presidents will work with their teams and other departments within MD Anderson to build a more stream- lined leadership structure and encourage a collaborative environment. "Just as we care for our patients in a multidis- ciplinary way, in this structure, the resources, functions and people are coming together to work toward that same goal," said Steve Hahn, MD, deputy president and COO of MD An- derson. "is structure allows all constituents to have representation on the senior leader- ship team. It will foster greater collaboration and transparency throughout the institution." Former EVP Dan Fontaine will continue as a senior adviser until his retirement in January 2018, while Tom Buchholz, MD will carry on his duties as a professor of radiation oncology and Ethan Dmitrovsky, MD, will work on the Cancer Center Support Grant and conduct medical research. e change comes roughly four months af- ter Ronald DePinho, MD, resigned from the prominent cancer institution. In his parting words, Dr. DePinho took full responsibility for the financial difficulty MD Anderson ex- perienced in the past year. Last August, the center reported a 77 percent drop in its adjusted income over a 10-month span, then recorded an operating loss of more than $111 million for September through November 2016. In response, MD Anderson shared plans to eliminate roughly 1,000 jobs from its 20,000, and it also called off its col- laboration with IBM Watson, which was pro- jected to cost more than $62 million. MD Anderson made another leadership change in May, when it named Ben Melson senior vice president and CFO. n Memorial Hermann to Cut Additional 350 Jobs By Kelly Gooch H ouston-based Memorial Hermann Health System will lay off an additional 350 employees, less than 2 percent of its total workforce of more than 25,000. Health system officials attributed the decision to the changing healthcare climate and the local economy. "This is an unprecedented time in healthcare. The past year has ushered in a tremendous amount of change in the indus- try across the nation, and Houston is no exception. We con- tinue to face an uncertain healthcare environment with esca- lating costs and declining reimbursements. In addition, we are impacted by a softened local economy. Together, these reasons have driven Memorial Hermann to make proactive adjustments to position itself for continued success and fi- nancial sustainability," a spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Becker's Hospital Review. Memorial Hermann did not detail which positions would be cut, except to say the workforce reduction will not affect direct patient care. Officials said the layoffs are "only one part of an overall strategy to adapt and prosper under an uncertain health- care environment. This means reformatting our cost struc- ture — being more cost-efficient than in the past and con- sumer-focused than ever before." They added while the layoffs were not an easy decision, they "will ensure the organization is positioned to withstand the challenges we expect to face in the coming years." The recent layoffs are in addition to the 112 employees the health system laid off in January. Those layoffs mostly included leadership positions, according to the Houston Chronicle. n

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