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…
Leadership & Management
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…
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…
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…
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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…
Springfield, Mo.- based CoxHealth has shared plans to realign its leadership structure and operating model, effective June 1. The changes aim to unify the physician enterprise, strengthen coordination across the system and create clearer accountability at every level, according to…
Drawing on his hospital CEO experience, Burl Stamp has published a book on leadership aimed at improving employee engagement and workplace culture. Mr. Stamp, founder of consulting practice Stamp&Chase, released “Becoming a Better Boss: Be the Leader People Want to…
Jeffrey Flaks, president and CEO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, has spent 22 years at the system watching the industry talk itself out of change. He has seen the headwinds used as excuses, the risks of going first cited as reasons…
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, has resigned from his role, President Donald Trump confirmed in a May 12 Truth Social post. Eight things to know: 1. The post included a screenshot of a text message exchange between the two leaders,…