Leadership & Management

Healthcare CEOs facing new financial realities are rethinking core assumptions about hospital economics to support their respective organizations’ path forward. Among the challenges leaders are navigating: the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its effect on Medicaid,…

In the rapidly evolving landscape of oncology, infusion centers are being asked to do more with less. Faced with changing patient volumes, workforce shortages, and growing operational complexity, leaders must now reimagine their approach to care delivery to prepare both…

As maternity care closures and OB-GYN shortages increase nationwide, San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Hospital is embracing a new approach to help tackle these challenges. The 474-bed hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has adopted a midwifery-integrated model to…

Maitreya Coffey, MD, began her career at the bedside, navigating the complexities of pediatric care while spearheading quality improvement projects. Now, as the first chief quality officer of Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital, she is focused on creating scalable structures…

Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, was named chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association, representing around 5,000 hospital members. He is now in line to become AHA chair in 2027. “It’s an incredible honor…

Joon Lee, MD, joined Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare as CEO in 2023 and since then has engineered a financial turnaround, reorganized leadership to become a more cohesive organization, and oversaw the transformation of the first Apple-powered hospital. Now, his role is…

Michael Charlton, president and CEO of AtlantiCare, welcomed CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, to New Jersey last week for a tour of medical facilities and healthcare policy discussion. Dr. Oz visited AtlantiCare’s medical and educational facilities, as well as community…

Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker websites and will be updated routinely. The page was last updated on July 21. 1. Lovelace Women’s…

Becker’s is proud to spotlight outstanding chief experience officers who are making a meaningful impact on the patient experience at hospitals and health systems nationwide. CXOs lead efforts to elevate every touchpoint along the patient and provider journey, ensuring that…

It’s a directive that hospitals and health systems of every size know well — whether sprawling academic medical centers, multistate nonprofit systems or rural, independent 25-bed hospitals. While the phrase isn’t new, the urgency behind it is intensifying. The nation’s…