Leadership

Women physicians were more likely to cut their hours or work from home. Among couples where both parents are doctors, the gaps are wider.

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital gets new COO, Carilion Clinic names first VP of philanthropy

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create supply headaches for hospitals. Intermountain Healthcare’s director of supply chain logistics talks about better strategies.

The money will support the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps. The White House is also investing money in graduate medical education.

Business groups have opposed a federal rule requiring most workers to get vaccinated or submit to regular tests. Dozens of health organizations say the mandate is needed to get the virus under control and urged businesses to get on board.

Emanuel Medical Center has a new CEO, while the longtime leader of CoxHealth plans to retire next year.

Medical colleges weathered gut-wrenching financial pressures and had to revamp their operations. The leaders of two institutions outlined the lessons they’ve learned and the challenges they're facing.

Some Dignity hospitals in the Sacramento market will have new chief executives later this month.

Aspiring doctors and healthcare leaders must have a keen understanding of how racism, poverty and environmental factors can affect health. A panel at Association of American Medical Colleges' conference examined the role of social justice and advocacy in improving public health.

Broadlawns Medical Center and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health both name new chief nursing officers, and more executive moves.

Kindred Healthcare’s CEO is set to depart when LifePoint Health completes its acquisition and other executive moves.

Yet another organization has hired someone to fill the newly created role of chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and more executive moves.

The CEOs at CommonSpirit Health and Jefferson Health are both retiring, the University of Vermont Health Network hires for newly created diversity and inclusion role and more.

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven healthcare organizations, even in a crisis, need to tirelessly forge ahead with innovation to be successful. Senior-level healthcare executives need to follow the macro-trends driving the industry forward.

Multiple organizations named announced the appointment of new CEOs, while Acadia Healthcare announced its CEO was retiring in January 2022.

Wellstar announces Le Joyce Naylor in the new diversity, equity and inclusion role; MD Anderson names Caroline Chung, M.D., the first chief data officer; and more executive moves.

More expensive patients and higher expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to drive hospital and health system losses in 2021.

Mount Sinai has a new president, as does The US Oncology Network; WellSpan appoints its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Sutter Health’s CEO is retiring in 2022, and more executive moves.

Yale New Haven Health's CEO is retiring after 43 years with the organization, Memorial Sloan Kettering has a new chief nurse executive after two decades and more executive moves and appointments.

Allina Health’s CEO will retire at the end of 2021 while McLaren Bay Region announced a new CEO and the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center has a new president. Meanwhile, two interim leaders will fill in at OSU Wexner Medical Center.

Interim executives are made permanent at Cleveland Clinic, Inova Loudoun Hospital, and University of Utah (U of U) Health, while Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and MD Anderson announce new hires.

The pandemic caused a jump in healthcare-associated infections in hospitals, highlighting a need to return to infection prevention and control practices that were standard before the pandemic.

Barry Sample, PhD, director of science and technology at Quest Diagnostics, discusses the rise in drug positivity rates among healthcare employees, the reasons behind the rise, and what can be done to combat them.

Tides are changing a year and a half after the COVID-19 onset, as health systems accelerate hiring.

The increase in a more diverse faculty starts with a more diverse group of medical students and residents.