Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. How the healthcare CFO-to-CEO pipeline compares to other industries

    About 6% of healthcare CEOs come directly from the CFO position, according to a recent report from Crist Kolder Associates. 
  2. Drugmaker might be 1st healthcare company to top $1 trillion valuation

    Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly may become the first healthcare company to hit a market value of $1 trillion, according to a Sept. 5 CNBC report. 
  3. Dr. Cameron Mantor named OU Health chief physician executive

    Cameron Mantor, MD,  has been named chief physician executive of Oklahoma City-based OU Health and president of OU Health Partners. 

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  1. Georgia system continues $150M expansion

    South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta has begun the third stage of its $150 million expansion project.
  2. Mass General Brigham revamps cancer care model

    Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Center has unveiled plans for a more integrative cancer care model.
  3. Hawaii nurses plan 2nd strike; hospital floats lockout

    Nurses at Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health's Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children voted to participate in a one-day strike Sept. 13, according to a Sept. 4 Facebook post from the Hawaii Nurses Association. The hospital has since said it plans to lock out HNA nurses when the strike ends if the union does not accept the medical center's contract offer, according to statements shared with Becker's. 
  4. Average CEO tenure for healthcare vs. other industries

    The average tenure for healthcare CEOs is 7.6 years, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report. This is in line with the average CEO tenure across all industries — 7.4 years.

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  1. Kaleida COO takes on interim president role at subsidiary

    Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, executive vice president and COO at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has been appointed to a new interim leadership role.
  2. A linchpin for physician satisfaction

    The quality of a physician's onboarding experience can dictate whether or not they're satisfied with their new job, a recent report found.
  3. How an Indiana system imparts values in hiring

    Mario Ellis began his role as chief human resource officer of South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System in February 2023, and he brings three decades of experience in human resources operations and functional management to the role.
  4. Ohio system shares more on plans for new hospital

    Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is moving forward with plans for a new critical access hospital in Fayette County, set to open in 2027. 

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  1. Massachusetts commits $417M to new Steward hospital owners over 3 years

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has committed $417 million over a span of three years to ensure the operation of six Dallas-based Steward Health Care hospitals under new ownership.
  2. 15 top US colleges: WSJ

    Princeton (N.J.) University and Babson College in Babson Park, Mass., took the Nos. 1 and 2  spots, respectively, in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking of U.S. colleges, released Sept. 5.
  3. One healthcare job poised for the greatest shortage

    Nursing assistants face the greatest projected deficit over any other analyzed healthcare occupation, with a projected shortage of more than 73,000 assistants nationwide by 2028. 
  4. Charleston Area Medical Center names chief quality officer

    Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia has selected Anthony Uy, MD, as chief quality officer. 
  5. Amazon's One Medical reopens New York City office

    Amazon's One Medical has reopened its primary care office in New York City. 
  6. Texas hospital taps CFO

    UT Health Athens (Texas) has named Teresa Batchelor CFO, according to a Sept. 5 post on her LinkedIn page. 
  7. The physician types that have the most telehealth visits

    Female physicians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists and physicians in nonrural areas provide the highest number of telehealth visits, a recent Weill Cornell Medicine study found.
  8. Meet Epic's 'chief nursing evangelist'

    Emily Barey, RN, has served as Epic System's "chief nurse evangelist" for 23 years.
  9. Gen AI 'mission creep' hazardous for health systems

    Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare. Many new technologies have shown positive results to support clinical and administrative staff, and improve the patient experience.

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