St. Louis-based Ascension is the fourth-largest health system in the United States, operating 139 hospitals across 17 states — from New York to Texas. 

President Joe Biden intends to name Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, to his Export Council. 

Hospital CEO exits hit a high in January, with 23 departures announced being the highest CEO turnover across 29 industries, according to one new analysis. 

Physicians and other health experts are emphasizing the need to focus on preventing the next disease outbreak and eliminate politics from science in response to the U.S. Energy Department's new conclusion that a mishap at a Chinese laboratory was the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Federal officials said Feb. 27 they are creating new divisions within the HHS Office for Civil Rights as part of efforts to shrink a growing backlog of healthcare investigations.

Forget about layers of administration and siloed departments. When it comes to the skills needed to be a great hospital leader, Frank Beaman, CEO of Faith Community Health System in Jacksboro, Texas, says the key is to create a culture that allows all employees to step up and make hard decisions.

After 18 years as the CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, based in Oakland, Calif., overseeing 22 Kaiser Permanente hospitals, Robert Pearl, MD, knows a thing or two about what business skills hospital C-suite leaders need to excel in their positions.

Healthcare’s shortage of providers, nurses and staff is no longer an acute crisis, but an ongoing reality.

Strong leadership is essential for the success of any organization, but there isn't a one-size-fits-all leadership style perfect for health systems. Many top executives are most effective as leadership chameleons, shifting between styles based on the situation.

If incoming CEOs are not on the same side of the political aisle as the directors on their new boards, exits might ensue, according to a recent study from the University of Notre Dame (Ind.). 

Hackensack Meridian Health, based in Edison, N.J., has provided aid to hundreds of people affected by gun violence through an initiative called "Project HEAL." 

Healthcare organizations annually commit considerable portions of their budgets to leadership development programs, but little, if any, to actively manage the leadership resources they’ve trained. To maximize the value of the development, a leadership resources management strategy is required to improve retention of an organization’s best leaders, attract additional high potential leaders and assign the right leader to the right opportunity at the right time.

One of the most expensive assets in the hospital, the operating room (OR), is also one of the most challenging to utilize efficiently.

Hospitals and health systems have been facing significant financial and workforce challenges for the past few years.

Condescension at work is more likely to affect women than men, Fortune reported Feb. 15. 

At NYC Health + Hospitals, the arts and the sciences not only intermingle — they support one another. 

A proposed bill in the U.S. Senate would expand the rights of physician-owned hospitals — including some privileges that were rescinded more than a decade ago. 

On Feb. 15, two Idaho state lawmakers introduced a bill that would criminalize the administration of vaccines using mRNA technology — the tech behind Pfizer and Moderna's widely used COVID-19 vaccines, according to USA Today.

A Florida state senator introduced a bill Feb. 20 that would require employers that cover gender-affirming care in the state to pay for subsequent detransitions, including for individuals no longer employed, The Hill reported Feb. 21. 

A new study on hospital board composition may serve to spark helpful dialogue on how health care professionals can contribute to organizational leadership, and on the value of greater transparency regarding the members of health care governing boards. However, it is fundamentally a controversial study, given its failure to consider legal requirements, governance principles and economic realities that are critical to establishing board composition of hospitals and health systems-which are amongst the most complex organizations in our society.