Leadership & Management

Larry Goodman, MD, has served as CEO of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago since February 2002, making him one of the longest tenured healthcare CEOs in the country. Dr. Goodman also serves as president of Rush University, president of…

Nancy Schlichting, MBA, has served as president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit since June 2003.

Bozeman (Mont.) Deaconess Hospital has settled three unfair labor practice complaints filed by nurses with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a Bozeman Daily Chronicle report.

Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, W.Va., has announced an impending round of layoffs, according to a Daily Sentinel report.

Anaheim (Calif.) General Hospital, a for-profit hospital with 142 beds, will close May 23, and its emergency department officially closed Tuesday, according to an Orange County Register report.

California has the highest number of employed registered nurses, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Hospital board members can use a competency list to ensure committees possess at least a "critical mass" of several members who have the expertise and skills necessary to perform committee tasks. The American Hospital Association's most recent "Great Boards" (pdf)…

Last year, Spring Branch Medical Center in Houston shut its doors — the second time in three years — but the hospital's owner now expects the facility will reopen at full capacity by the end of this year, according to…

I'm always amazed at the number of people who have a hard time saying thank you, or expressing any kind of gratitude toward others. Over the years, I've had a few bosses like that. It wasn't pleasant to feel underappreciated,…

In a recent post on athenahealth's Leadership Forum, Amy Edmondson, PhD, a faculty member at Harvard Business School, discussed the leadership successes of two individuals closely involved in advancing accountable care models: Richard J. Gilfillan, MD, director of the Center…