Erica Schwartz, MD, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CDC, was questioned about her qualifications and vision for the role during a July 15 confirmation hearing, NPR and PBS reported. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…

Operating rooms are among a health system’s most valuable assets, yet many remain underutilized because unused block time is difficult to reclaim. Surgeons often hold onto operating room time to preserve flexibility for urgent or complex cases, leaving schedulers with…

Sponsorship can do more to advance women in healthcare leadership than mentorship alone. While women make up the majority of entry-level roles in healthcare organizations, they accounted for only 35% of C-suite leaders in 2024, according to a recent report…

Sister Mary Faith McKean, PhD, who served as CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Ga., from 1982 to 1992 and was the last Sister of Mercy to lead the institution, died July 6. Dr. McKean oversaw a decade of…

Leadership in healthcare has always demanded vision and an unrelenting commitment to the communities being served. We’re recognizing the women on this list for possessing these qualities and more. Becker’s is proud to spotlight these remarkable hospital and health system…

As healthcare leaders whose caregivers have the unenviable responsibility of treating victims and witnessing the trauma of grieving family members, we should all recognize the absurdity of easing gun safety measures that are saving lives.

John Prince, who spent nearly two decades in executive roles at Optum before moving into healthcare private equity, died June 28. He was 59. Mr. Prince died in Vero Beach, Fla., after a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.…

Hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closure, operating under sustained financial pressure from Medicaid cuts, reimbursement gaps and a workforce market that increasingly tilts toward larger systems. For the executives running small community hospitals, financial survival has become…

Brian Evanko took the helm as The Cigna Group’s CEO July 1 as longtime chief David Cordani passed the baton. Mr. Evanko brings a wealth of experience across the company, including a history of executive-level leadership. He also brings his own vision. Here are…

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has spent 81 years building an integrated care model that consistently outperforms national benchmarks on cancer mortality, cardiovascular disease and overall premature death. For most of that history, experiencing that model meant being a Kaiser member…