National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and the people who work at them — began May 11 and runs through May 17. Six things to know: 1. The origins of National Hospital Week…
Leadership & Management
Hospitals face a variety of complex financial and clinical challenges without an easy solution. But some CEOs are leaning into the patient experience and expanding access to care as differentiators for the future. “We are all currently mired in solving…
Barbara Nichols, RN, who served as president and CEO of Corry (Pa.) Memorial Hospital from 2000 to 2023, died April 28 at age 75. “Barb was an amazing leader, mentor, and person,” the hospital said in an April 29 Facebook…
Most of the top-earning executives at some of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare organizations saw their overall compensation packages increase in 2024, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Total compensation can include base salary, bonuses,…
The New York State Legislature has approved a restructuring of the board governing Nassau University Medical Center, a public safety-net hospital based in East Meadow, N.Y., Newsday reported. On May 7, the State Senate and State Assembly approved budget bill…
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The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order, a spokesperson for HHS confirmed in a May 8 statement shared with Becker’s. The…
Amid a flurry of recent developments surrounding disruptions to federally funded biomedical research, it has been difficult to estimate the full scope of the cuts. A new analysis adds some clarity, finding that the Trump administration terminated $1.81 billion in…
Time released its second annual Time100 Health list May 8, highlighting the 100 most influential individuals in health. Five things to know: 1. For the list, Time reporters and editors, with guidance of David Agus, MD, and Arianna Huffington, consulted…
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has refuted claims made in a lawsuit filed by Airica Steed, EdD, RN, who was terminated as president and CEO of the health system in August 2024. Ten things to know: 1. In February 2025, Dr. Steed filed…
President Donald Trump has nominated Casey Means, MD, as the next surgeon general after withdrawing nominee Janette Nesheiwat, MD, CBS News reported May 7. Along with being a physician, Dr. Means is a technology entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling…