Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling has been no stranger to the Becker’s Healthcare community. We have been proud to play a part in elevating his words — spoken and written — spanning topics from the economics of healthcare…
Leadership & Management
Darlene Stromstad faced an unusual challenge when she joined Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System in 2019 as its president and CEO. Plans were underway to develop a replacement hospital, and she was tasked with merging two longtime competing hospitals.…
A federal joint task force representing eight federal agencies is stripping an additional $450 million in grant funding to Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University due to its failure to address what the task force called “pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment”…
There’s new leadership at the nation’s largest healthcare company, but the transition brings a familiar face back to the helm after a tumultuous year for UnitedHealth Group. Ten notes: 1. UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty stepped down on May 13…
The American Hospital Association, which represents about 5,000 hospitals and healthcare organizations, sent the Trump administration 100 recommendations on reducing regulatory burdens. In a May 12 letter to the Office of Management and Budget, HHS and CMS, the AHA said…
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In mid-April, Christopher Wyatt was named system COO of Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System. With a focus on operational efficiency and human-centered care, Conemaugh has more than 3,500 employees and over 350 physicians and advanced practice providers. It comprises multiple…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 12 aimed at reducing the cost of some medications. The order directs drugmakers to sell medicines in the U.S. at prices similar to those offered in other wealthy countries, or face penalties…
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…
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…