Community hospitals play a vital role in the fabric of the U.S. healthcare system, delivering accessible, affordable care to patients beyond major metropolitan areas. Ten leaders from hospitals recently named to Becker’s “100 great community hospitals” shared their thoughts on…
Leadership & Management
Some organizations may be skipping over Generation X contenders for the CEO role, opting instead for millennials, once baby boomers currently at the helm retire, The Wall Street Journal reported July 29. Baby boomers are also retiring later. In 2025,…
The Senate voted 51-47 on July 29 to confirm Susan Monarez, PhD, as the new CDC director following her nomination by President Donald Trump in March. Dr. Monarez has served as acting CDC director since January and became President Trump’s…
The CEOs leading U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 to 2026 Best Hospitals Honor Roll include longtime leaders and those newly appointed in 2025. Below are the CEOs of each hospital recognized in the ranking. AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.): Abel Biri…
Hospital strategic planning is getting harder. It was common for health systems to have three- to five-year strategic plans pre-2020. The pandemic forced executive teams to plan on shorter horizons, weeks and months out versus years as COVID-19, then economic…
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Hospitals reported 68 CEO exits through the first half of 2025 — a 3% increase from 66 recorded through June 2024. The finding is from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ July 28 report examining CEO turnover in the…
When a national policymaker steps out of Washington and into the heart of a health system, the experience is often brief, symbolic, and distant. But when Mehmet Oz, MD, visited AtlantiCare in mid-July, he took a different approach. In his…
Chief information officers are harnessing cutting-edge technologies to enhance, streamline and elevate the delivery of healthcare. The IT leaders featured here are driving forward-thinking strategies that create meaningful improvements for both patients and providers. Working closely with their skilled teams,…
Tim Hingtgen, CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, will retire Sept. 30 after serving as chief executive since 2021. Following his retirement, CFO Kevin Hammons will serve as interim CEO and chief accounting officer Jason Johnson will serve as…
I joined City of Hope almost 30 years ago when it was a single campus in Southern California and considered by many to be a “best kept secret” among cancer centers. I promised to stay for three years — long…