As surgical demand climbs and anesthesia shortages persist, leading organizations are finding they can free up significant operating room capacity without adding new bricks and mortar. During a recent webinar hosted by LeanTaaS in collaboration with Becker’s Healthcare, physician leaders…
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MetroHealth President and CEO Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, is calling on Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, to reconsider the system’s plan to pursue level 1 trauma center designation at its main campus. In a Feb. 2 letter to…
Thomas Fogarty, MD, a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery and creator of the Fogarty catheter, died December 28 at 91, Medscape reported Feb. 5. Dr. Fogarty graduated with his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in…
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, executive vice president and chief physician executive of Houston Methodist and president and CEO of the Houston Methodist Physician Organization, has been named Press Ganey’s HX26 Physician of the Year. The award recognizes medical professionals advancing…
Tyler Stapp, chief operating officer of Pineville (Ky.) Community Health Center, has spent his career in healthcare focused on improving patients’ access to care. Mr. Stapp helped Pineville modernize its facility and treatment options in recent years. His mission has…
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President Donald Trump signed the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act into law Feb. 3 after the House voted 217-214 to approve it, ending a three-and-a-half-day partial government shutdown. The vote saw 21 Republicans reach…
Jason Barrett, who became CEO of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services’ The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and group vice president of the District of Columbia market in mid-August 2025, is working to support major initiatives…
A partial government shutdown that took effect Jan. 31 has entered its fourth day after Congress failed to meet a Jan. 30 deadline to pass a revised funding package. Although the Senate voted 71-29 late Jan. 30 to pass the…
Why the Joint Commission’s 2026 National Performance Goals redefine staffing as patient safety
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This month, The Joint Commission (TJC) will roll out its restructured National Performance Goals (NPGs) alongside Accreditation 360, a fundamentally different accreditation model focused on continuous readiness rather than gearing up for surveys once every few years. Taken together, these…
Hospital and health system CEOs are prioritizing several growth efforts in 2026 while addressing key constraints. As hospitals plan for growth in the year ahead — through expanded capacity, new facilities, service lines and workforce investments — their leaders are…