Leadership & Management

Kirk Norris, president and CEO of Iowa Hospital Association, retired Sept. 30 after 34 years with the association. 

As Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System introduced its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, officials said they noted more religious exemption requests that cited the use of fetal cell lines to develop and test the vaccines. 

As technological and automation industries continue to grow, they offer a wealth of new economic opportunities and jobs. To keep up with the changing job landscape, though, men and women may have to reskill differently.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has implemented multiple initiatives as part of a systemwide strategy to provide staffing support amid a COVID-19 surge, according to a Sept. 30 hospital statement sent to Becker's. 

General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been elected chair of the Washington, D.C.-based organization Business Roundtable, becoming the first woman to serve in the role. She will begin her two-year term Jan. 1.

While several surveys have shown that up to half of unvaccinated workers say they would quit if forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19, real-world data suggest few are doing so, according to an article in The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization.

Mayo Clinic is set to suspend scheduled surgeries and close most of its outpatient practices on Nov. 26 to honor the dedication of staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many hospitals in the U.S. grapple with staffing shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also preparing for potentially losing employees over vaccination mandates.

Strategy execution can be thwarted for many reasons, but the leader's personality may also be getting in the way. Here are ways to identify and mitigate these flaws. 

Ahead of a tentative strike, 33 organizations within the Buffalo area or greater New York state are calling on Catholic Health President and CEO Mark Sullivan to agree to a fair contract that will address staffing issues and avert a…