The recent Rolling Stone article alleging Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon created a toxic work environment is a high-profile example of a common problem, according to a Sept. 12 news release from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, one of the largest for-profit healthcare systems in the country, said Sept. 13 it is appointing Ronald Burgess Jr. to its board of directors.

CEO personality is correlated to company culture, but what works for one organization may not serve another, defying the notion of a universal chief executive archetype.

Chief diversity, equity and inclusion positions, which were the fastest-growing C-suite roles in 2022, are now dwindling in many industries. In healthcare, the role and its evolution are more complex. 

Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital, which has been closed since December 2022, is accusing a company vying to take over the hospital of attempting to improperly influence the hospital's decision-making, The Fresno Bee reported Sept. 11. 

Eighty-five percent is the new 100 percent, or so a number of business and work-life leaders posit, marking a shift that carries extra meaning in an industry with perfectionist tendencies like healthcare. 

Tiffany Murdock, DNP, MSN, has a well-rounded background in healthcare, starting her career as a nurse tech. In the nearly 20 years since, she's served in numerous leadership roles, including as the first female CEO of Singing River Health System in Ocean Springs, Miss. 

West Virginia may have one of the least healthy populations in the U.S., and there has to be much more focus on preventive health initiatives as a result, Albert Wright, CEO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, told Becker's in a recent interview.

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, sees a bright future for the health system despite a recently halted merger with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.

When looking to fill top leadership posts, more health systems are turning to nurses and physicians. 

Mayo Clinic has been training future healthcare leaders through its administrative fellowship program since 1983. Over the past four decades, less has changed than one might think. 

Healthcare experienced a seismic shift in the last few years, enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce shortages, inflation and rapid technological advancement. Hospitals and health systems can't operate the way they did for decades and stay financially viable.

One-third of HHS appointees between 2004 and 2020 left for jobs in the industry, according to the first comprehensive study of the "revolving door" in healthcare regulation in Health Affairs. 

Penn Medicine is on a mission to create the most provider-friendly work environment possible, and one of the key ways it aims to do so is by getting serious about EMR innovation. 

Four of the eight largest charities/nonprofit organizations in the United States are health systems, according to a Sept. 5 report from Statista. 

Senior executives and entry-level employees are disconnected about what makes up a "leadership mindset" within their organizations, according to a new nationwide study by GE and Ipsos. 

In U.S. boardrooms, the torch is passing from baby boomers to Gen Xers. The result: more leniency toward flexible work, according to The New York Times. 

Instagram influencers may be able to advise their followers on vegan shoes and facial serums, but should refrain from giving medical advice, one emergency physician wrote in an Aug. 30 MedPage Today article. 

PeaceHealth is taking steps to shutter its Eugene (Ore.) University District Hospital amid financial challenges. The city's mayor alleges the impending closure would violate a prior agreement, CBS affiliate KPIC reported Aug. 30. 

Top executives at health systems have a lot on their plates, often making multipronged decisions that involve financial, operational and clinical considerations. The right person can handle all that pressure — but maybe it's best if they don't have to.