Calley Means, senior adviser to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resigned from the Trump administration over frustration that the Make America Healthy Again agenda had stalled inside the White House, Politico reported Oct. 22.  Two administration officials told Politico…

When Ascension St. Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, Tenn., disclosed that four patients were harmed in an Aug. 14 safety event, President and CEO Shubhada Jagasia, MD, responded in the first person.  “On behalf of our leadership and care teams,…

Across health systems of vastly different sizes, structures and missions, a set of common organizational instincts is beginning to coalesce. Margin compression, workforce shortages and AI adoption have each created pressure to act. But the redesign taking shape among health…

A recent study found that executives who bring colleagues into the conversation on earnings calls are more likely to become CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 20. The study was published online April 8 in Management Science, a journal…

At least 58 physicians, nurses and other clinicians are running for governor or a congressional office this year, according to a Becker’s review of campaign websites and primary results.  Here are 12 things to know:  1. The group includes 29…

Like many healthcare leaders, Wyatt Brieser is intent on turning challenging situations into victories.  For Mr. Brieser, who has served in multiple roles at Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Ill., over 17 years, including as CEO since July 2025, the process…

Executives across healthcare are tasked with crafting, deploying and scaling AI strategies and tools at their hospitals and health systems, with the goal of easing clinician burnout and improving patient outcomes. Below are 38 AI leaders to know in 2026.…

As a primary care physician who also is a hospital CEO, Susan Ehrlich, MD, occupies rare air. According to a 2025 McKinsey survey, only about 15% of CEOs across healthcare organizations have clinical backgrounds; that figure includes health systems and…

Across hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies, a new generation of executives is stepping into key roles and making their mark.  These rising leaders bring fresh thinking to complex challenges by reimagining organizational strategy, sharpening financial performance, and driving operational…

Health system turnarounds tend to be told as financial stories. Michael Stern, president and CEO of West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health, sees another aspect of the turnaround as driving success: culture. “I’ve come to believe that culture isn’t a soft…