Leadership & Management

The board of Lancaster, Calif.-based Antelope Valley Hospital extended the contract of CEO Edward Mirzabegian to January 2026, according to the Antelope Valley Press. 

The New Jersey Hospital Association on Jan. 28 installed AtlantiCare President and CEO Lori Herndon, BSN, RN, as board chair. 

Suresh Gunasekaran is humble when reflecting on his accomplishments as CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the senior associate vice president for University of Iowa Health Care. "I don't think it's really about me, frankly," he told…

Brian Gragnolati believes in staying out of the way of his staff. "When you give your team broad parameters and you just let people go –– it's amazing the innovation that I've seen at the bedside," he told Becker's.

HHS leadership in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies leaves room for improvement, a federal watchdog found in a report released Jan. 27.

The federal government needs to be more proactive in alleviating healthcare workforce shortages, Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, wrote in a Jan. 27 letter on the organization's website. 

With an annual budget of $3 billion, less than the revenue of many large U.S. health systems, the World Health Organization has explored new funding models. But the U.S., which historically has been the largest donor to the WHO, is…

Jeremiah Stamler, MD, known as the father of preventive cardiology, died at his New York home on Jan. 26. He was 102.

Last year, Cleveland Clinic served the most patients in its history, CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said in an annual State of Clinic address Jan. 26.

Outside health experts and former officials are criticizing HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for taking a back seat in his leadership, The Hill reported Jan. 26.