Across the world, healthcare CEOs and COOs are navigating immense pressure — striving to improve operational performance, sustain their workforce, and integrate rapidly evolving technology into daily care. Many now recognize that traditional methods of improvement, built around short-term projects…
Leadership & Management
Pensacola, Fla.-based Healthcare Plus Solutions Group acquired uLeadership, a professional development and research company focused on relational leadership education for nurse leaders. HPSG was founded in 2022 by healthcare veterans Quint Studer and Dan Collard. The company partners with the…
Without a clear succession plan, CEO exits can stall strategic initiatives, and this lack of preparedness is often felt throughout every layer of the organization, according to a Nov. 1 article from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. With…
Hospitals reported 95 CEO exits from January through September 2025 — a nearly 12% increase from 85 recorded during the same period in 2024. The finding is from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ Nov. 4 report examining CEO…
George Tidmarsh, MD, PhD, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, resigned Nov. 2 after being placed on administrative leave, The New York Times reported Nov. 2. Dr. Tidmarsh told the Times he was placed on leave…
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Delivering timely, compassionate care to patients receiving infusion treatments is both a clinical and operational imperative. For the team at Inova Schar Cancer, part of Inova Health in Northern Virginia, the challenge was clear: as patient volumes rose, wait times…
Somnia Anesthesia’s 2025 Labor Market Study As hospitals and health systems navigate persistent financial and workforce challenges in 2025, Somnia’s Anesthesia Labor Market Study offers critical intelligence for executive decision-making. Drawing on responses from over 1,500 anesthesiologists, CRNAs, residents, and…
America’s hospitals are entering a defining moment. The next five years will test not only the financial resilience of health systems but also their capacity to transform — fast. As federal funding tightens, Medicaid evolves, and traditional fee-for-service models show…
Patricia Maryland, DrPH, former president and CEO of St. Louis-based Ascension Healthcare, died Oct. 24 at age 72. She held that role until her retirement in 2019, and before that she was Ascension’s president of healthcare operations and COO from…
In an era of unprecedented turnover and mounting financial pressure, the most successful healthcare executives are discovering that leadership no longer begins, or ends, in the boardroom but instead lies with those who ask the best questions and learn from…