National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, fielded questions from lawmakers May 21 during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the institute’s proposed budget. The roughly hour-and-a-half hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
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John Dubis, who spent more than four decades in healthcare leadership, including as president and CEO of Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare, died May 14. He was 71. During his tenure at the six-hospital system, Mr. Dubis was known for…
When Barry Arbuckle asks fellow health system CEOs who their successor is, he is often surprised by the answer: There isn’t one. But after 25 years leading Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, Dr. Arbuckle is handing the CEO role to President…
Stephanie Haridopolos, MD, chief of staff and senior adviser at HHS, will take on many of the duties of the surgeon general until a new surgeon general is sworn in, HHS confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s. The move…
Large health systems are seeking executives for CEO and president roles across hospitals, behavioral health facilities and regional markets nationwide. Below are job listings active as of May 19 on the career sites of St. Louis-based Ascension, which operates about…
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Josh Lahav, vice president of cancer center operations at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center, believes culture isn’t a background consideration — it’s a frontline operational strategy. In the wake of COVID-19, Mr. Lahav recognized that while much of the industry’s…
Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD, acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, was fired from the agency May 15 after she declined to resign, she told The New York Times. Her departure comes days after FDA…
Hospitals across the U.S. are seeking new CEOs as healthcare C-suites continue to evolve. Some organizations are eliminating individual hospital CEO roles in favor of regional leadership models, especially as health systems grow. Others have expanded hospital CEOs’ responsibilities in…
New York officials have closed two investigations into conflict-of-interest allegations against the former CEO of University Hospital at Downstate in New York City, Politico reported May 8. Four things to know: 1. David Berger, MD, resigned as CEO in December…
The shift toward centralized pharmacy fulfillment is accelerating — and for health systems willing to invest, the returns are substantial. At a featured session during Becker’s Spring Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, three pharmacy executives who have built and scaled central…