Rather than pay, tenure or organization size, one determinant of hospital and health system leaders deserves outsized importance: their humanity. 

A new community report on HCA Healthcare-owned Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C., indicates concerns from local residents about the facility, ABC affiliate WLOS reported April 12.

More than 20 years have passed since Beth Walker relocated to New Orleans from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. But she told Becker's the crises she's faced in the last two decades, including Hurricane Katrina and the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to influence her in her role as Ochsner Baptist CEO.

Jason Smith, MD, PhD, chief medical officer for University of Louisville (Ky.) Health, is pleading for policymakers to "do something" about gun violence after a shooting that killed five people at a bank in downtown Louisville, The Hill reported.

President Joe Biden signed a resolution April 10 that ends the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Cuban and his online drug company are floating prospective deals with more payers and pharmacists, he told Becker's Hospital Review at its 13th Annual Meeting in April. 

As part of an ongoing series, Becker's talked to healthcare leaders who spoke at our 13th Annual Meeting. The following is an answer from Matthew J. Painter, PhD, Director of Leadership Development of the University of Alabama Birmingham Health System and School of Medicine:

Amid the financial challenges facing hospitals and health systems, Cleveland-based MetroHealth is focused on its $1 billion transformation plan, community involvement and other initiatives designed to build stability, its CEO, Airica Steed, EdD, RN, told Becker's.

Healthcare is a highly regulated field, and for good reason. A small mistake could cost a life.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals were in an all-hands-on-deck mode 24/7. Physicians focused on patients, and there was little to no time for anything else.

The American Civil Liberties Union plans to take legal action against recent transgender care bans in Idaho and Indiana. 

Less than 20 percent of C-suite leadership roles in healthcare are held by women, though women make 80 percent of healthcare decisions in the U.S., according to the Seattle-based Washington State Hospital Association.

Leading through uncertainty can put managers in a tricky spot, and that's exactly what's unfolding in the current labor market, as many employees worry about the potential for layoffs. 

As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.

The healthcare industry has historically been difficult for disruptors to crack, but the pandemic has opened up new opportunities for new entrants to make an impact. 

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems continue to grapple with staffing shortages, clinician burnout and financial challenges. Healthcare has been slower than other industries to leverage technology to solve these issues, but there's still time to catch up.

As healthcare continues to be one of the most pressing and complex issues facing our society, it is essential that leaders in the field come together to share their insights and experiences.

Nonprofit hospitals that pay their board members are associated with providing less charity care than hospitals that do not compensate their trustees, according to a study published April 3 in Health Affairs.

When it comes to excelling as a hospital leader, one must be an excellent communicator, possess high levels of emotional intelligence and be able to put patients at the center of decision-making, Rachael Drake, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, told Becker's. 

K. Craig Kent, MD, serves as CEO of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia.