Leadership & Management

A CEO's decision to retire doesn't come easily, but it can be especially difficult for those in an industry as riddled with change and uncertainty as healthcare. Politics aside, healthcare reform has rejuvenated the fervor among many healthcare leaders and…

Memorial Medical Center of Modesto (Calif.) may implement layoffs or relocate jobs to Sacramento, possibly as early as next month, according to a Modesto Bee report.

In September 2012, the healthcare sector gained 44,000 jobs — the second-highest jump the sector has seen in the past 10 years, according to a report from the Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending (pdf).

Michelle Hood, FACHE, has served as president and CEO of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems since 2006.

Labor costs normally represent 45 to 60 percent of a hospital's expenses, making the workforce a perpetual target of cost control. In 2011, many hospitals experienced increases in turnover and continued to struggle with the retention of high performers, according…

Sue Brody serves as the president and CEO of Bayfront Medical Center and Bayfront Health System.

Jobs at Illinois hospitals remained relatively steady during the recession, but a slew of job cuts in the past year suggests a significant workforce reduction may hit hospitals across the country as well, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Women account for only 18 percent of hospital CEOs and only 4 percent of healthcare company CEOs, according to a report from Rock Health. However, they face the same challenges of reimbursement, hospital-physician alignment and population health management. How are…

Javon Bea has served as the president and CEO of Mercy Health System in Janesville, Wis., since 1989.

Nurses from Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio, are planning a 24-strike and picket line on Oct. 19, according to a Chronicle-Telegram report.