Leadership & Management

Betsy Nabel, MD, president of Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, said she is stepping down from the Moderna board to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest with the drugmaker working on an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.   

Here is where eight hospital CEOs have tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 30:

The CEO of OakBend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas, is back at work after he and several members of his family tested positive for COVID-19, reports KHOU.

The increased need to manage costs and ensure operational efficiency has prompted hospitals and health systems to look closely at every area of the organization, including leadership and management. 

Working from home during lockdown can affect our ability to concentrate, and a psychological concept called "load theory" may explain why, a neuroscientist told Bloomberg Businessweek.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the past few weeks.

Gene Woods, president and CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, spoke July 26 on CBS' "Face the Nation" about hospital capacity, addressing disparities in communities of color and a vaccine.

Dean French, MD, the CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., has tested positive for COVID-19, the Missoulian reports, citing an email he sent to staff.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., tests all on-campus patients, their family members and all staff members for COVID-19, adding up to 6,000 weekly tests, CEO James Downing, MD, told local news station WMC.

Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University will host the first presidential debate on Sept. 29.