Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health is revamping its leadership structure to strengthen “systemness” across the organization and support more coordinated, efficient decision-making. The updated shared decision-making model formalizes collaboration through smaller, cross-functional leadership teams designed to align priorities, streamline coordination…
Leadership & Management
Proposed changes to federal student loans threaten to shrink the nursing workforce when we can least afford it. Our nation is in the throes of a health care crisis, and we should be doing everything possible to support nurses and…
About four years ago, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health made a shift that would result in millions saved in total cost of care: It turned its population health department into a systemwide strategy. “A lot of systems have a population health…
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Feb. 24 to plug TrumpRx, criticize the ACA and call out possible Medicaid fraud. While President Trump addressed affordability more broadly, immigration, and trade, healthcare took up some of his…
Medical staff at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Ore., have formally voted “no confidence” in two PeaceHealth Oregon leaders over the system’s decision to replace its longtime local emergency physician group, according to Feb. 24 reports…
Advertisement
Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers and universities across the U.S. to share 2026’s most pressing workforce challenges and their solutions. The 103 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare…
Ralph Abraham, MD, principal deputy director of the CDC, has resigned after three months in the role. Dr. Abraham stepped down effectively immediately to address “unforeseen family obligations,” according to a Feb. 23 statement from the CDC. “It has been…
Daniel O’Connor Jr., MD, a radiologist and former hospital executive in Massachusetts, died Feb. 18 at age 94, according to his obituary. Dr. O’Connor graduated from Harvard Medical School and began his medical career as a physician at Miner’s Memorial…
Becker’s is delighted to spotlight 165 top places to work in healthcare, honoring hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that are setting the standard for what it means to be an exceptional workplace in 2026. These organizations invest deeply in…
Challenges such as emerging technology, government regulations, workforce shortages and increasing labor costs have driven a number of health system strategic leaders to pivot their approach for 2026. Faced with these challenges, leaders are creating new ways to empower frontline…