Leadership & Management

Hospital CEOs across the country are taking various approaches in response to COVID-19.

Joseph Costa, MD, chief of critical care at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, died July 25 of complications related to COVID-19, the organization said. 

The CDC issued a strategy document July 24 pledging steps toward reducing COVID-19 disparities and achieving health equity.

Two city supervisors are backing an effort to remove Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's name from a San Francisco hospital, reports TV station KPIX.

David Conejo, the former CEO of Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital is suing the hospital, accusing his former employer of breaching a management contract with his company and purposefully promoting false and misleading information about the company.

Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health's board is voicing support for the health system's proposed merger with Advocate Aurora Health, while some physicians are raising concerns about the deal. 

Due to the roles they play in their communities, healthcare leaders are well poised to tackle racism and health inequity, and they must have a specific action plan to do so, according to Meritus Health executive Maulik Joshi, DrPH.

Across hospitals and health systems, women are taking on new leadership roles as their organizations adjust strategies and operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The American Hospital Association has elected eight new trustees to its board from across the U.S. 

Healthcare leaders should consider the pandemic an opportunity to reinforce their organization's core values, said John Woolley, president and CEO of Chandler, Ariz.-based Hatfield Medical Group.