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  • Mississippi College of Nursing names interim dean

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    Health systems across the U.S. have joined the Ad Council and a coalition of health systems to launch a new public awareness and education campaign focused on gun violence prevention.
  • Former dealmakers agree: U of Minnesota needs hospitals back from Fairview

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  • Michael Dowling on a turning point for healthcare CEOs

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  • 'Hard-line CEOs' and the 5-day return to office

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  • Hospital CEO turnover down year over year

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  • Palomar considers 'creative pivot' to new leadership structure

    Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health is proposing a structural reorganization under which health system executives would be employed by a nonprofit, outside management organization rather than a public entity. 
  • What Ozempic, AI and layoffs have in common for CEOs

    GLP-1 drugs and artificial intelligence are helping people and organizations, respectively, slim down. And people are reluctant to credit them entirely for the results.
  • A heart attack changed this health system CEO's life

    Todd LaPorte brings more than 35 years of healthcare experience to his role as CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth, a role he's held since April 2017. While he has undoubtedly faced numerous challenges during his career, including those related to the pandemic, it was a sculpture that brought about the most difficult professional challenge he's ever faced.
  • What U of Utah Health did to tackle the tech shortage

    At the beginning of 2022, the University of Utah Health had around 40 to 50 openings for technicians among its 17 retail pharmacies and five hospitals. That was too many, and the health system needed to fill the pipeline quickly.
  • Keck Med professor among Time's women of the year

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