Brian Erling, MD, stepped into his role as president and CEO of Renown Health last November with one overarching leadership priority: Put people first. 

Nurses at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Wash., who are members of the Washington State Nurses Association, have voted "no confidence" in the CEO of their parent organization.

Companies announced 565 CEO exits in the first four months of 2023, with 62 occurring in hospitals, according to one new analysis.

The El Camino Healthcare District Board of Directors has censured longtime board member Julia Miller following allegations of repeated disrespect toward El Camino Health employees, Mountain View Voice reported.

As Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health awaits the closure of a deal that will make it the first health system to join Kaiser Permanente's new nonprofit organization, Risant Health, President and CEO Jaewon Ryu, MD, said the system must remain focused on driving its strategy forward with "the same rigor to address the challenging headwinds our industry and our communities continue to face."

At a time when “bipartisan” might seem vanishingly rare, the word “unanimous” has become nearly unthinkable.

The Minnesota Nursing Board has called an emergency meeting slated for May 18 to consider removing its executive director, Kimberly Miller, BSN, RN, who has been at the center of mismanagement complaints, according to a ProPublica report. 

Bryan Dickerson brings 30 years of healthcare experience, particularly in product management and software solutions, to his current role as healthcare AI partner LeanTaaS’ Director of Client Services for Inpatient Flow.

Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger recently announced that they are coming together (pending regulatory review) with a shared mission to increase value in healthcare across the country. We, the three authors of this piece, have throughout our careers in health policy worked to improve access and affordability of care, and we all serve on Geisinger’s board. We have served on the Board because we believe Geisinger has been and will continue to be one of the organizations that move healthcare in the right direction. We write now to share why we believe that this new combination is a significant step toward that goal.

Inflation has hit healthcare particularly hard, as supply and labor costs increased significantly in the last year, but reimbursement rates haven't kept up. Health systems are now finding creative ways to add revenue streams and cut costs without hindering patient care.

Marc Gorelick, MD, approaches his job as president and CEO of Twin Cities-based Children's Minnesota with a commitment to stay personally connected to the more than 5,300 employees working at the organization. 

The prevalence of mental health issues is high, with one in three U.S. adults experiencing a mental illness during their lifetime.  However, although 60 percent of patients who obtain mental health treatment do so through their primary care provider (PCP), only 25 percent of individuals with behavioral health disorders who are treated within traditional primary care get better.

A group of former Miami-based Cano Health directors have urged shareholders to vote against some current board members and allow for nominations of other people. The annual shareholder meeting is set for June 15.

The Biden administration has been taking action to address the prescription drug supply shortage, which has caused upheaval both for patients and providers, according to a May 10 Bloomberg report.

Recent operational challenges in healthcare show no signs of slowing. Lingering staffing shortages, limited capacity, reimbursement pressures and growing patient communities in need of equitable care are forcing organizations to reexamine operating efficiency opportunities.

The CEO of the Mississippi Hospital Association said the recent exodus of several hospitals from the association has left him perplexed, according to Mississippi Today.

BrightWorks Holdings, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based advising agency, has created a new consulting practice: BrightWorks Health. 

Ankle monitor legislation spurred by the fatal shooting of two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, The Dallas Morning News reported May 9.

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

Hospital and health system CEO searches often span state borders in an effort to find the next leader to take the reins, but failing to shift the focus inward could be what some searches are missing, according to the Community Hospital Corp., a Plano, Texas-based company that owns, consults with, and manages community hospitals nationally.