BryLin hospital has announced their appointment of Dr. Moneeb Chohan as their new Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. BryLin CEO Eric D. Pleskow says "His specialized expertise, compassionate approach, and commitment to early intervention will be invluable as we continue to expand and strengthen our services for children and adolescents in Western New York." Dr. Chohan's role with BryLin will be to provide clinical leadership for the hospital's child and adolescent inpatient services.
Independent Health has cut 59 more jobs due to financial challenges. The company points to federal funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare as financial stressors, having lost $66 point 3 million on their revenue of $2 point 3 billion last year. Independent Health also claims that the job eliminations should streamline operations and increase efficiency through the changing healthcare environment.
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