Healthcare CEOs average 6.4 years in the role, below the 7.1-year cross-industry average, according to the 2026 “Mid-year Volatility Report” from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. The executive recruiting firm tracks the backgrounds and turnover of C-suite executives across…

Health system executives who keep a primary residence in one city and travel to another for work are not a new phenomenon. But as systems recruit nationally, expand across state lines and compete for high-level talent, where an executive is…

The average age at hire for new CEOs rose to 53.5 in 2026 from 53.2 in 2025, according to the mid-year “Volatility Report” from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. The firm tracks C-suite turnover among 665 Fortune 500 and…

Shane Strum describes leading two health systems at once as a “once-in-a-lifetime, unique opportunity.” As of this month, it is also his permanent job. The boards of commissioners of the South Broward Hospital District and the North Broward Hospital District…

For many hospitals, the operating room is both the organization’s largest revenue driver and one of its most resource-intensive departments. As healthcare leaders face continued financial pressure, many are seeking ways to grow without expanding their physical footprint. One of…

Albert Wright Jr. has led Morgantown-based WVU Medicine for 12 years and has grown from an academic medical center into a 25-hospital health system operating across West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The growth is not incidental. WVU Medicine…

John Nickens IV was named president and CEO of Phoenix Children’s in July 2025, succeeding Robert Meyer, who led the system for more than 23 years. In the months since, Mr. Nickens has reshaped the executive team around a strategy…

Like many who have fallen victim to stereotyping and falsehoods, public servants have found themselves on the defensive in recent years, forced to push back against perceptions that they are unproductive and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. No workforce has…

Nearly every CEO taking over a struggling organization confronts the same question, Fortune reported Aug. 31: How much time do they get to turn things around? Research suggests immediate transformation is unrealistic, Fortune reported. Spencer Stuart’s research has described the…

Fewer hospitals and health systems are conducting full board evaluations than a decade ago, even as governance demands on the industry intensify, according to an August report from Spencer Stuart. Here are five things to know: 1. Only 51% of…