Chris Howard has served as president and CEO of San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare since January 2019, and he said one of the roles of a leader is to ensure the success of an organization continues long after that leader leaves.
Leadership & Management
When two leaders at a Maryland health system teamed up to write a book, they set out to provide a "how to" playbook for physician leaders, by leaders.
Workplace violence in healthcare is an increasingly common problem and leaders in New York state are uniting to try and combat it, seeking possible criminal prosecutions as well as taking more coordinated steps to defuse situations.
ECG Management Consultants, a leading healthcare consulting firm, announced a key addition to its Center for Advanced Oncology with the hiring of Elizabeth Liebow, who left Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute after nearly 20 years.
Healthcare companies and hospitals are among the industries most likely to appoint a female CEO, according to an Oct. 19 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Hospitals and health systems reported 125 CEO changes in the first nine months of the year, marking a 67% increase from the same period in 2022.
High levels of burnout, job dissatisfaction and turnover persist in healthcare. At all levels, healthcare leaders are under increased pressure to address the root causes of burnout and improve employee engagement to keep their teams whole.
The healthcare landscape recently has seen a number of high-profile job openings posing enormous challenges. This begs the question: Who would take the helm of a sinking ship, and why?
Craig Albanese, MD, an academic pediatric surgeon and former COO of Duke University Health System, took over as CEO of the Durham, N.C.-based system in March.
Many hospitals and health systems may be struggling financially, but consumers often see a sprawling, profitable and "self-serving" industry that fails to improve life expectancy and imposes debt on thousands of households across the country, Paul Keckley says in his…