When Eddie Borrego took on the chief experience officer role at Miami-based Jackson Health System about five years ago, the organization held a one-star CMS rating for patient experience. Four years later, it had reached three stars. Mr. Borrego, who…
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Stacey Leva, DO, was named president and CEO of Franciscan Health Michigan City (Ind.). Dr. Leva had served as interim president and CEO before the Franciscan Alliance board of trustees appointed her to the role earlier this year, according to…
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a consumer fraud lawsuit Oct. 1 against pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum, alleging the companies’ formulary and rebate practices substantially contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state over more than two…
Several women have recently stepped into new executive roles at hospitals and health systems — including through promotions, new appointments or planned retirements. While women hold most entry-level positions in healthcare, they made up just 35% of C-suite leaders in…
Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association are set to begin an open-ended strike at 7 a.m. Oct. 14 at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The union represents 4,000 nurses at the hospital and gave the required 10-day notice Oct. 2,…
Chief transformation officers occupy one of healthcare’s most demanding and most consequential leadership roles. They not only envision a better future, but also define the path to get there and lead the people who will bring the vision into reality. …
Walk into almost any modern hospital room and first notice what you hear. Alarms. Beeps. Alerts. Devices competing for attention, each announcing its own piece of information, few aware of what the others know. The sounds interrupt sleep, distract clinicians…
Hospitals and health systems are making more appointments to several core C-suite roles in 2026, according to a Becker’s analysis of its executive moves reporting. The clearest increases were in people and operations leadership. Becker’s has tracked 25 chief human…
Forbes highlighted strong physician access in several of the 25 cities it named as the best places to retire for leisure pursuits, according to the Oct. 2 article. Forbes screened nearly 1,000 U.S. locales, removed places with very high natural…
Claire Alminde, MSN, RN, was named president of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, according to a Tower Health statement shared with Becker’s on Oct. 2. Ms. Alminde has served as interim president since January and will continue as…