Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital's CEO is shedding more light on the hospital's plans to invest $162 million next year to support greater integration with USF Health, its university affiliate. 

Traditionally, S&P 500 CEOs have risen from finance, strategy or technology backgrounds, but a growing number are emerging from high-level supply chain management roles, Harvard Business Review reported Sept. 12. 

Here are 14 rehabilitation hospital CEO, president and administrator appointments from the past 12 months, including from Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health:

The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is planning to expand the use of an AI-powered clinical documentation tool to its emergency rooms and inpatient environments after seeing success with staff using the tool.

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:

Karim Ghanem has been named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.

A former cancer research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded $3.8 million for harassment and discrimination she said she experienced while employed at the university's medical school, AL.com reported Sept. 10.

Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture, conducted a mass layoff affecting 129 employees on Sept. 10. 

Although the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a disease state in 2013, weight stigma still persists in parts of the healthcare industry, which patients say is undermining care quality. 

Here are seven hospitals have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024: 

A total of 0.8% of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease follow up hospitalization with pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, according to a study published Aug. 13 in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Thomas McGinn, MD, has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, effective Sept. 30.

The proportion of board directors with CHRO experience at Russell 3000 companies grew following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Aug. 30.

Hospitals and health systems understand fostering enthusiasm within staff  pays for itself through retention of quality employees.

Health system leaders face mounting challenges that require bold, innovative strategies to ensure long-term financial sustainability and operational efficiency. Rising costs, workforce shortages and payer challenges are reshaping how hospitals operate, with many rethinking traditional partnerships, tackling revenue cycle complexities and exploring new M&A models.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University, both based in Houston, have partnered to launch a new operational research initiative aimed at improving cancer care operations with data. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health's merger with Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health received approval from New York State, acting through the Public Health and Health Planning Council.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez to sell Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope (Ark.) to Hope-based Pafford Health Systems for $200,000 during a Sept. 12 court hearing. 

Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Boone Health.

Nurses at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, have approved a new labor contract with the hospital's parent organization, Allegheny Health Network.