Five states filed a lawsuit in federal court against HHS Jan. 8 over the agency’s decision to freeze $10 billion in funds that support child care programs for low-income families. HHS announced Jan. 5 it was halting federal funds that…
Leadership & Management
The most meaningful innovations are often inexpensive — and come from those closest to the bedside. In my experience, the most impactful innovations aren’t always high-tech or high-cost. Often, they come from the people working closest to the bedside —…
Christopher Newman, MD, stepped into the president and CEO role at Mary Washington Healthcare last March amid significant leadership transition, workforce pressure and rapid population growth in the region. Dr. Newman, an internal medicine physician by training, joined Fredericksburg, Va.-based…
Tristan Hall, senior vice president and CHRO of Columbus-based OhioHealth, shared a candid reflection on culture and leadership amid uncertain times in a Jan. 7 LinkedIn post. “We are operating in deeply uncertain and often unsettling times,” he said. “Pressure…
HHS is freezing $10 billion in child care funding to five states while reversing several Biden-era policies that it alleges enabled fraud and weakened oversight. In a rule change announced Jan. 5, HHS said it will require states to return…
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While millions of Americans set New Year’s resolutions, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s president and CEO, David Banks, is taking a different approach for 2026. “This may sound countercultural, but this new year, I’m not thinking about resolutions,” Mr. Banks said…
Hospitals reported 107 CEO exits from January through November 2025 — a nearly 6% increase from 101 recorded during the same period in 2024. The finding comes from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ latest report on CEO turnovers…
Samuel Thier, MD, who served president and CEO of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham from 1996 to 2002, died Jan. 3. He was 88. Dr. Thier was also president of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of Medicine — now known as…
Charles Mullins, MD, a cardiologist and longtime healthcare leader in Texas, died Dec. 4 in Austin at age 91, according to an obituary published in The Dallas Morning News. Dr. Mullins served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air…
As Eduardo Conrado steps into the top leadership role at St. Louis-based Ascension, he outlined his vision for the organization and his priorities for 2026. Mr. Conrado, who became president in 2023, assumed the CEO role in addition to his…