Leadership & Management

Like other health systems, Catholic Health in Rockville Centre, N.Y., must balance strategic priorities, workforce challenges and operational improvements in today’s industry environment. At the helm of these efforts is Patrick O’Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, who began his Catholic Health career…

Hundreds of CDC workers are receiving permanent layoff notices, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Washington Post, which is based on interviews with sources familiar with the matter.  Officials with the American Federation of Government Employees — the…

Westchester Medical Center Health Network in Valhalla, N.Y., is the state’s largest Medicaid provider north of New York City. It also has the only burn unit in the region, a pediatric hospital and 300 inpatient mental health beds as well…

Bill Bridges, CEO of Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., became a heart patient at work and was saved by the actions of staff. Mr. Bridges discussed his story in an Aug. 15 hospital news release. “I had just…

Hospital and health system CEOs are eyeing multiple initiatives to spur growth in 2026. At the forefront of their efforts is expanding access to care, strengthening services and investing in partnerships. Here, CEOs at healthcare organizations across the U.S. identify…

While many CEOs are mandating artificial intelligence use across their organizations, some executives have yet to integrate the tools into their daily work, The New York Times reported Aug. 16. Younger employees tend to have greater comfort with AI and…

Now more than ever, it’s time for CEOs to listen. Employee engagement nationally is at an 11-year low, with 79% of employees disengaged. In this climate, cultivating the art of listening is not a soft skill, but a strategic imperative…

HHS has launched Make America Healthy Again in Action, an interactive platform to track state- and federal-level reforms driven by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump’s MAHA agenda. “The MAHA in Action tracker puts the wins…

A mission-focused culture begins at the top As a young fellow starting out at the National Cancer Institute, I often found myself struggling under the weight of uncertainty and worry. I worried about whether I was making the right calls…

As hospitals across the country grapple with rising patient volumes, long wait times and overstretched staff, Baptist Health  (Ark.) is proving that the solution isn’t always more space — it’s smarter coordination. During a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Healthcare…