John Nickens IV was named president and CEO of Phoenix Children’s in July 2025, succeeding Robert Meyer, who led the system for more than 23 years. In the months since, Mr. Nickens has reshaped the executive team around a strategy…
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Like many who have fallen victim to stereotyping and falsehoods, public servants have found themselves on the defensive in recent years, forced to push back against perceptions that they are unproductive and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. No workforce has…
Nearly every CEO taking over a struggling organization confronts the same question, Fortune reported Aug. 31: How much time do they get to turn things around? Research suggests immediate transformation is unrealistic, Fortune reported. Spencer Stuart’s research has described the…
Fewer hospitals and health systems are conducting full board evaluations than a decade ago, even as governance demands on the industry intensify, according to an August report from Spencer Stuart. Here are five things to know: 1. Only 51% of…
Amy Lee has served as president of Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, since October 2022. She leads a hospital where dramatic seasonal shifts in population affect everything from staffing and housing to capacity and…
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Academic medical centers house the most complex patient care and the most consequential medical research. They also function as a training ground for the next generation of healthcare’s workforce. Leading these institutions demands a rare combination of clinical vision, research…
The healthcare workforce crisis has been called urgent for years. What leaders across the country now describe is a problem that has moved past urgency into a breakdown across the pipeline, the employment relationship and the financial equation that has…
Saint Alphonsus Health System has eliminated the Eastern Oregon administrator position at its Baker City hospital, the Baker City Herald reported Aug. 27. The role was held by Tony Swart, who was hired in 2025. “After a careful and thoughtful…
Healthcare is under attack right now. Hospital and health system executives have watched federal and state policies passed to cut reimbursement and limit access to health insurance. They’re also seeing a resurgence in efforts to change the 340B program and…
The healthcare system has always been in the business of earning trust. What’s changed is how many forces are working against it at once. Seven health system leaders recently identified misinformation — and the crisis of trust it feeds —…