U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, MD, was sworn in as the new director of Bethesda, Md.-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center July 5.

In a break from most hospitals' stance on mandating staffing standards, Penn Medicine is urging state legislators to pass a bill that would require hospitals to follow minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. 

"We've all had to make tough decisions," wrote Terry Shaw, president and CEO of AdventHealth in a July 6 LinkedIn post. "Sometimes we might even look back and wonder whether we did the right thing." 

Cliff Megerian, MD, serves as CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, and he brings many influences to the role, from books to the TV series M*A*S*H.  

The CEO Forum Group, a media and marketing company focused exclusively on CEOs, recently released its latest list of the "Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America." 

Contract executives — also known as "CXOs" — are gaining popularity as an alternative to permanent leadership appointments, according to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal.

Stephen Ferrara, DNP, has been selected as the new president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

U.S. healthcare entities are required to track all non-monetary compensation (i.e., gifts) to affiliated providers and ensure that the total value of these gifts does not exceed the annual limit provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. However, hospitals and health systems often lack controlled, enterprise-level mechanisms for capturing this data — instead, they are tracking it throughout the year in disparate spreadsheets with limited oversight, few controls and a heavy reliance on individual reporting.

Pay is one perk of becoming a healthcare CEO, but it takes time and dedication to reap. 

Primary care may be the bedrock of the U.S. healthcare system, but it is in crisis as increasing numbers of physicians suffer from burnout on the "volume-based hamster wheel," according to a June 29 Harvard Business Review article.

Rural hospitals are critical to the success of the U.S. health care system to expand access to care in remote areas. CEOs at the helm of these important community institutions have many responsibilities to make sure their hospitals thrive.

Monica Hum, MD, grew up wanting to be a physician — or that was at least one of the expectations her Chinese family had of her that she happily adopted.  But she never imagined she would eventually hold two different C-Suite titles — especially after a college counselor told her she would never even get into medical school.

As hospital and health system workers continue to serve patients and experience staffing challenges, they have a lot on their minds, including questions they want their CEOs to ask them about topics ranging from employee input to care access.    

The continuing dispute at Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital drags on, and now the long-standing chair of the board has resigned, a source told Becker's.

During his six-year tenure as CEO of Osceola Regional Health Center in Sibley, Iowa, Ben Davis and his team achieved a 91 percent staff retention rate — well above the industry average. 

Warner Thomas has served as president and CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health since November 2022, bringing with him more than three decades of healthcare experience.

Members of the California Nurses Association voted "no confidence" in both the Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital board and the administration, the union confirmed to Becker's June 26. 

Anthony Fauci, MD, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will join Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. as a faculty member beginning July 1. 

1998 was a pivotal year for Leslie L. Popplewell, MD, Hematologist, Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Medical Director, City of Hope Atlanta.

The image many individuals may have of hospital spiritual care or chaplaincy is that of a member of the clergy, sister or layperson praying with a patient, a family or loved ones at the bedside. Today’s spiritual care providers are far more fully integrating into the multidisciplinary care team – to the benefit of patients, families, loved ones and colleagues.