Children's hospitals are asking Congress to act on policies to improve pediatric mental and physical health, bolster children's health coverage and support the pediatric healthcare workforce.

Ottumwa (Iowa) Regional Health Center is under interim leadership as an investigation takes place into the death of an employee, Ottumwa Radio News reported Nov. 4.  

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker's since Oct. 28. 

As they negotiate new contracts, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association are calling out hospital board members.

The board of Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies appointed 395 new independent directors in 2022. Of that number, 74 percent came from outside the ranks of CEO, chair/vice chair, COO and president, according to the 37th annual study by executive search and leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart.

HHS extended the nation's monkeypox public health emergency Nov. 2.

Massachusetts ranks among the top states in the nation for healthcare. A number of female leaders guide its success, according to a recent report. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has promoted and appointed several leaders to its executive team.

Leaders at St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash., are the target of a petition of no confidence.

I have been an avid aficionado of Formula One (F1) for over 25 years. I've followed the sport closely — analyzing each new innovation, obsessing over its growth and evolution, and enjoying countless races in person or on any screen I could find. 

While female leaders are leaving companies at the highest rate in years, many chose to stay despite considering leaving their jobs. Part of the reason for the higher rate of female leaders considering or choosing to leave is a negative work environment, which needs to change for female leaders to thrive in their workplace, Harvard Business Review says.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, tested positive for COVID-19 days after she took Paxlovid to treat mild symptoms. 

Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

At least half a dozen health systems announced changes to their executive ranks in the past month. 

Leaders of Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health and the founder of the medical group that provides the health system's physicians are facing criticism for financially supporting campaigns of specific board candidates, Voice of San Diego reported Oct. 28.

Hospital and health system CFOs are grappling with a host of challenges, ranging from increasing labor costs to volatile patient demand and reimbursement rates that aren't keeping pace with inflation. 

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens aims to keep Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center open — but first, the facility needs a new operator, Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta Intown reported Oct. 27. 

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by Becker's since Oct. 21. 

On Oct. 27, Atlanta-based Emory University announced that Ravi Thadhani, MD, an experienced leader in academic medicine, will be joining its ranks. 

"Multivoting" — allowing people more than one vote so they can select multiple options if desired — is most effective in finding the "best choice," according to a recent study from the University of Washington in Seattle.