Curated by Becker's Data Team

When Tom Mihaljevic, MD, took over as president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic five years ago, something began to weigh heavily on his mind. 

Between economic uncertainty and workforce woes, it's a difficult time to be driving a business. Most C-suite leaders would give up their high posts for a less stressful role, according to a recent survey from Deloitte. 

At least 20 health systems announced changes to leadership ranks and administration teams in 2023. 

The president of the board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is showing support for the hospital's interim CEO following a no-confidence vote last month.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, a 33-hospital system, has taken over operations at Utah State University's student health center in Logan, according to UPR. 

Denver Health has faced its fair share of the common financial challenges affecting health systems. It has been supported by both good relationships with other health systems and from state legislators as it fights to recover from a $32 million operating loss in 2022.

Scott Steele, MD, has been appointed to lead Cleveland Clinic's main campus as its new president. The health system also named three others to lead its east, west and south regional submarkets, according to a July 12 news release.

CEOs in most industries gained confidence between April and June. The same cannot be said for healthcare's top leaders, according to a recent small-scale survey. 

Healthcare affordability is a growing concern, as inflation will likely continue to affect consumers' out-of-pocket costs and health insurance premiums for the long term, while advances in technology and pharmaceuticals increase the options — and the costs — for patients. 

Jaewon Ryu, MD, CEO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health, is set to become the CEO of the newly formed Risant Health when Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's acquisition of the health system is expected to close next year. 

The Corner Office series asks hospital and health system CEOs to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

Jacquelyn Byrd, DNP, Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Ga., has been selected as the executive director of nursing to lead and help execute operations alongside the medical center's chief nursing officer, Janie Hinton, RN.

Two Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network leaders slammed the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Act in a July 10 op-ed in The Morning Call. 

Jennifer Orozco, DMSc, PA-C, has been selected to serve as the American Academy of Physician Associates' first chief medical officer. 

Ashley Iannazzo, DNP, RN, has experienced various changes during her career trajectory. Most recently, she went from one direct report three years ago to overseeing about 700 employees as senior director of clinical operations at the UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence and UPMC Travel Staffing senior nurse leader. 

U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin, MD, was sworn in as the new director of Bethesda, Md.-based Walter Reed National Military Medical Center July 5.

In a break from most hospitals' stance on mandating staffing standards, Penn Medicine is urging state legislators to pass a bill that would require hospitals to follow minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. 

"We've all had to make tough decisions," wrote Terry Shaw, president and CEO of AdventHealth in a July 6 LinkedIn post. "Sometimes we might even look back and wonder whether we did the right thing." 

Cliff Megerian, MD, serves as CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, and he brings many influences to the role, from books to the TV series M*A*S*H.