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Leadership & Management

Hospitals are feeling an enduring consequence of experienced employees' early retirements and resignations: collective knowledge loss. 

Dozens of hospital CEOs have resigned this year as a record number of chiefs across all industries have exited their roles, according to a May 18 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report. 

CEOs in the U.S. are pessimistic about the economic environment and industry-specific challenges as a measure of their confidence, determined by The Conference Board, has fallen sharply between the first and second quarter of 2022. 

From getting rid of menial tasks to re-focusing energy, there are several ways leaders can help ease the burden for teams that are understaffed and overworked, according to a May 17 Harvard Business Review article.

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At hospitals and health systems, interim leadership is brought in when an executive position becomes vacant, whether that be through a resignation, promotion or other means. 

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