Becker's recently compiled a list of the hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times. Here are what the leaders of three said it took to get there.
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James Ross, BSN, president and CEO of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare, died Sept. 12. He had been with the system for nearly 40 years.
COO and president were the most common backgrounds for CEOs in 2024, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report.
For Cesar Rivas-Sanchez, program manager at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the journey into healthcare leadership started long before any formal education or professional role. It began at home, witnessing firsthand the challenges his mother faced as a patient.
The healthcare industry is increasingly focused on cultivating the next generation of leaders.
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It was no surprise when the Journal of the American Medical Association published research last month that found "trust in physicians and hospitals [had] decreased substantially…from 71.5% in April 2020 to 40.1% in January 2024."
Some younger workers are pausing their careers for travel or other endeavors to experience a "microretirement," The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 3.
Immigration and the economy emerged as major topics during the 90-minute presidential debate Sept. 10 between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. However, the candidates spent some of the time on two healthcare topics: abortion and the…
Northwestern Medicine has established a new healthcare leadership center in partnership with the university's business school, supported by a $10 million endowment.
Making hard choices is part of what it takes to be a CEO, but Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, urged people in a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post to relieve themselves of the "perfect decision" myth.