The chief growth officer's presence has been, well, growing. 

For the first time in two years, CEOs are more optimistic than pessimistic about what's ahead for the economy. 

The newly combined 18-hospital system in Wisconsin formed by Froedtert Health and ThedaCare has announced its board of directors. 

In the past year, more than 40 health systems have taken a closer look at their leadership teams — adding, subtracting, redesigning and combining roles to position their C-suites for the future. 

In honor of Black History Month in February, Becker's Hospital Review asked what it means to be a Black leader in healthcare.

Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, part of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, sat down with the Philadelphia Business Journal's John George on Feb. 5 during the publication's 2024 Economic Forecast event to discuss an array of topics. Among the topics was health systems and health insurers linking up or healthcare providers joining the insurance business.

Healthcare CFOs' tenures last an average of 4.7 years, according to a 2023 report from Crist Kolder Associates. Sid Sczygelski, meanwhile, has served as the CFO of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus more than six times that average.  

In 2024, leaders said they are focused on improving their adaptability and connection in order to build stronger teams.

If Florida's HB 739 is inked, much could change for the Titusville-based North Brevard County Hospital District.

Health equity is transitioning from an idea into tangible change as health system C-suites are investing in projects and initiatives to move the needle for patients.

Fitch Ratings recently called venture capital firm General Catalyst's proposed acquisition Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health adds an "unusual wrinkle" in a "make-or-break" year for nonprofit hospitals. 

Healthcare is a team sport.

There's no "right" way to be a health system CEO. Often, the role requires multitudes: the board might need a numbers whiz, executive teams might need a sense of direction, employees might need a good listener. But when it comes down to it, which traits are "nonnegotiable" for the person at the helm? 

Executives from payers, health systems, FQHCs and more have weighed in on a simple question: "If you were advising a presidential campaign right now on healthcare, what would you put at the top of the agenda?"

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's upcoming Arthur M. Blank Hospital was first imagined in 2015. Now, Linda Matzigkeit, chief administrative officer, has been thinking outside the box about staffing strategies ahead of the new hospital's opening.

In an interactive session at the Becker's 11th CEO + CFO Roundtable, Alex Kleinman, global leader of Genpact's healthcare business, discussed the application of analytics and AI in transforming population health and achieving cost savings and other clinical performance goals. Genpact, a professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform business, serves various sectors, including healthcare.

The CEO role provides the opportunity to play a role in shaping organizational culture and comes with various advantages. However, the challenges and pressures associated with the position can also be hazardous to the individual's health, Callum Borchers argues in a Jan. 31 column in the The Wall Street Journal.

At age 22, Aidan Hettler didn't expect to get the job.

A cross-industry survey of CEOs conducted by Fortune pinpoints the leaders who they feel receive too much or too little credit. 

Hospital CEOs ranked workforce challenges as their No. 1 concern in 2023. Financial challenges, which held the top spot for 16 consecutive years prior to 2021, were listed the second-most pressing concern in the American College of Healthcare Executives' annual survey. Behavioral health and addiction issues ranked third.