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July 7, 2025
Society is extremely concerned over the imminent impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law on the afternoon of Friday, July 4.
June 11, 2025
Society Among 20 Small Companies Recognized for Culture, Compensation, Benefits, and Trust in Senior Leadership Based on Employee Feedback
June 10, 2025
Society Strongly Opposed to Wholesale Firing of Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
April 2, 2025
Society Expresses Distress Due to Recently Announced Re-Organization and Elimination of Agencies Within the Department of Health and Human Services
May 27, 2021 | Phildelphia Business Journal
The Philadelphia Business Journal announced its 2021 Greater Philadelphia Best Places to Work and named the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) as one of 20 recipients in the medium company category, comprised of organizations with 50-99 employees.
As U.S. Vaccinations Rise, Hospitals Ease Restrictions On Visitors
May 20, 2021 | HealthDay
The value of visitors is well known to hospital workers, said Dr. Flora Kisuule, a board member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and director of hospital medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore.
In-Hospital Glucose Management Gives Dramatic Savings
May 5, 2021 | Medscape
Asked to comment on behalf of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), Greg Maynard, MD, program lead for SHM’s Electronic Quality Improvement Programs, told Medscape Medical News that Suburban’s overall program goals align with those of the SHM.
2021 40 Under 40: Dr. Benji Mathews Helps Lead Regions Through Pandemic Pivot
April 14, 2021 | Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
When COVID-19 hit, Dr. Benji Mathews was tapped as lead physician on all operations related to the pandemic in the hospital medicine department at Regions, including determining staffing levels in the intensive care unit. At the same time, he made another pandemic pivot while leading preparations for the Society of Hospital Medicine’s national meeting, by turning the convention into a virtual gathering for 20,000 attendees.
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