AI agents that see, hear, and act in the room: transforming staff capacity and patient experience — today. Wayne Gretzky’s line — “I skate to where the puck is going, not where it’s been” — has never mattered more for…
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Differences in how people think, learn and process information are increasingly recognized as natural variations of the human brain — a concept known as neurodiversity. Though not a medical term, neurodiversity encompasses conditions like autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, and…
Summer of 2025 was an unusual one for health system leaders across the country that, in many ways, seemed to move both slowly and abruptly at once. Here are seven of the many questions that health system CEOs are facing…
Larry deGhetaldi, MD, former chief executive of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz division, died Aug. 10 at age 69, Lookout Santa Cruz reported Aug. 20. He served in the role for 21 years, according to the report. Dr. deGhetaldi’s…
Mark Solazzo, executive vice president and COO of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, recently shared with Becker’s that after three decades with the 21-hospital health system, he will retire at the end of the year. Among his accomplishments, Mr.…
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On Aug. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with broad cuts to National Institutes of Health grants connected to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, while leaving unresolved whether the policy itself was lawfully enacted,…
Like other health systems, Catholic Health in Rockville Centre, N.Y., must balance strategic priorities, workforce challenges and operational improvements in today’s industry environment. At the helm of these efforts is Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, who began his Catholic Health career…
Hundreds of CDC workers are receiving permanent layoff notices, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Washington Post, which is based on interviews with sources familiar with the matter. Officials with the American Federation of Government Employees — the…
Westchester Medical Center Health Network in Valhalla, N.Y., is the state’s largest Medicaid provider north of New York City. It also has the only burn unit in the region, a pediatric hospital and 300 inpatient mental health beds as well…
Bill Bridges, CEO of Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., became a heart patient at work and was saved by the actions of staff. Mr. Bridges discussed his story in an Aug. 15 hospital news release. “I had just…