Millennials are on pace to outnumber Generation X in leadership roles by 2025, according to a September report from LinkedIn.

Todd Suntrapak, president and CEO of Valley Children's Healthcare in Madera, Calif., knows the importance of developing new and reliable funding sources to achieve financial stability in the long term. That's why he is passionate about "outside-the-healthcare-financial-box thinking," he told Becker's. 

Providing optimal patient access to treatment requires that infusion centers maximize the utilization of their finite resources.

Traditional surgical and radiological approaches - along with a growing number of emerging technologies – to prostate cancer have made it a controllable disease for many men. At the same time, the drawbacks of these procedures come with potentially serious consequences for men’s quality of life, and sometimes result in greater burdens on health systems than necessary.

Carol Campbell spent more than 20 years at the Walt Disney Co. and Delta Air Lines before joining Ascension in 2022. Her background in consumer experience helped launch the system's listening approach to capture real-time patient feedback and drive care improvements.

As healthcare leaders navigate industry challenges, some hospital and health system CEOs have found creative ways to connect with their staff, including the use of new technologies.

Hospital and health system leaders have pointed to ethical and regulatory concerns as among the challenges posed by AI integration in healthcare. But where do leaders see the most potential in operational efficiency and reducing caregiver burnout?

Jose Acevedo, MD, president and CEO of Geneva, N.Y.-based UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health, has been in his role for more than 14 years, but his passion for saving lives began when he was just 18 years old during his first job as a lifeguard.

Appointments of female CEOs have nearly doubled in the past 10 years, according to a recent Crist Kolder Associates report.

Soft skills are becoming more prominent in executive leaders' LinkedIn profiles, according to a recent report.

Pushing through resistance is vital in creating change for the future, according to Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth. 

The path to top executive roles is less straightforward than it once was, with leaders often gaining experience across various industries, job functions and companies.

Members of the University of Virginia Faculty Senate in Charlottesville are showing support for their colleagues in the university's medical school in response to an alleged toxic work environment at the medical school and UVA Health, The Daily Progress reported. 

Jill Kalman, MD, then medical director of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, recalls being in the middle of a "pretty horrible day" before running into Maureen White, RN, chief nurse executive at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, during one of Ms. White's visits to the hospital.

Organizations in the U.S. are expanding their C-suite with technology- and human-focused executive roles. 

Creating a diverse nurse workforce and leadership team takes intentionality.

It is not often that a hospital president gets their start in an outside industry. For Marty Boryszak, the logistics of transporting packages proved to be beneficial experience for healthcare operations.

Ron Werft, president and CEO of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health, will retire in 2025 after 24 years at the helm. 

Lourdes Boue, CEO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Doctors Hospital and Miami-based West Kendall Baptist Hospital, brings more than two decades of experience to Baptist Health in her role as a CEO. 

The University of Virginia board of visitors and president Jim Ryan have agreed to retain outside counsel to conduct an independent review of the complaints and allegations raised by faculty at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va., in a no-confidence letter, according to a statement shared with Becker's Sept. 18 from university spokesperson Brian Coy.