Fifteen months after undergoing the world's first whole-eye and partial face transplant at NYU Langone Health, a 46-year-old Arkansas resident has achieved recovery with no episodes of tissue rejection. 

Making hard choices is part of what it takes to be a CEO, but Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, urged people in a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post to relieve themselves of the "perfect decision" myth.

The nonprofit supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was one of the few healthcare organizations named to Fast Company's "Best Workplaces for Innovators 2024."

The latest EY CEO Outlook Pulse survey of 1,200 global executives, featuring a new Global CEO Confidence Index, identifies key disruptive issues that will drive CEO actions in the next 12 months.

Joanna Weiss was named CFO of Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center in May, but her time with the system dates back much further. 

Below is a list of hospitals and health systems searching for IT executive talent:

William "Pat" Patton was named administrator of Saint Luke's Health System critical access hospitals in Kansas. 

Another MRI accident has shed light on the lack of standardized safety protocols or an agency that oversees and enforces them, Fox 2 KTVU reported Sept. 9.

Swedish private equity firm EQT is acquiring a controlling interest in GeBBS Healthcare Solutions from ChrysCapital. 

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University has settled a lawsuit brought by 93 patients claiming they had endured excruciating egg retrieval procedures after a nurse secretly swapped their fentanyl for saline solution, The New York Times reported Sept. 9.

Healthcare organizations face numerous challenges today, from financial pressures to workforce shortages and the increasing complexity of patient care. In this environment, AI is a powerful tool for healthcare leaders. However, not all patients are excited about the technology.

Jessica Thompson Melton will join UF Health Oct. 14 as chief transformation officer, the Gainesville, Fla.-based system said in a Sept. 9 news release. 

The U.S. housing crisis can lead to difficulties in retaining and recruiting healthcare professionals. UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is addressing the issue with investment in long-term employee housing.

Jim Andrews has been named president and CEO of Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center, effective Sept. 9.

Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a Sept. 9 notice to push back the sale hearing dates for some of its hospitals across four states.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is selling select operating assets of its outreach laboratory services to Labcorp. 

While drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly assert that shortages of popular weight loss and diabetes medications Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Zepbound are easing, many patients continue to face challenges accessing the drugs, NPR reported Sept. 6. 

Leqembi, an Alzheimer's drug from Biogen and Eisai, faces hurdles with respect to reimbursement and diagnostic uncertainties, diagnostic test requirements and the need for regular brain scans, CNBC reported Sept. 8. 

CMS on Aug. 29 addressed frequently asked questions regarding the ongoing BD BACTEC blood culture media bottle shortage.