Blount Memorial Hospital's board has responded to concerns raised about the process used to select its new CEO. 

President Joe Biden has nominated Arati Prabhakar, PhD, to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy, according to a June 21 White House press release. The nomination requires Senate confirmation.

Samantha Jacques, PhD, has been awarded the 2022 John D. Hughes Iconoclast Award from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. 

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry is facing escalating challenges including workforce shortages and burnout. Amid these challenges, hospitals are prioritizing building their workforce, expanding patient care models and addressing health discrepancies. 

The Becker's Hospital Review Corner Office series asks hospital and health system CEOs to share one thing that piqued their interest in healthcare.

Preparing for potential threats to leadership, building trust with stakeholders and being flexible are all ways in which CEOs can lead their organizations through difficult times of adaptation and become chief change officers, The Harvard Business Review reported June 16.

Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn., has a new CEO and is making other changes to its executive team. 

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems hiring for vice presidents.

Below are five hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

The Corner Office series asks healthcare leaders to answer questions about their life in and outside the office.

The role of the CEO is getting more complicated, according to CEOs surveyed for a June 2022 Boathouse survey. 

Women, and especially women of color, face clear biases in their performance reports, with managers more likely to reduce their success to stereotypes, according to a new report from language software company Textio.

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's since June 10.

Paul Rothman, MD, is winding down a 10-year run (to the day) as the dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. 

Virginia's top public health official is causing tension in the state's health department for his belief that racism in healthcare is too political to discuss and for his refusal to acknowledge its role in health disparities, The Washington Post reported June 16.

Retirement can bring challenges about money, worries about health and more intrinsic identity crises, according to a June 15 CNBC article. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health has appointed four leaders to new roles.

More than 100 elected officials, community leaders, healthcare professionals, academics and others are calling on University Hospital's board and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to name the hospital's chief equity officer as its next CEO, according to NJ Advance Media. 

The right to bear arms has existed since we became a nation. So, too, has the risk of violence that extensive gun ownership creates in our society. 

A sea change is unfolding in executive recruitment, where strengths sought from CEOs include new and often "softer" skills with less reliance on the traditional indicators of managerial potential.