In 2025, the healthcare industry stands at the forefront of transformation, shaped by evolving regulations, shifting payment models, and shifting patient priorities. At Ochsner Health, we understand that navigating these complexities demands more than just compliance—it requires a culture built on integrity, accountability, and excellence.

Hospital and health system CEOs are focused on refining their organizations' strategic vision and culture for 2025.

Health systems begin 2025 emerging from a half-decade of crisis management. Now is the time for executive teams to lift their heads from quarterly survival and make bets on their long-term future.

In 2025, hospitals and health systems have said they are focused on two things: financial stability and patient experience.

Discover the hidden costs of high turnover rates and how they impact your hospital's bottom line.

Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health has shared plans to join Cleveland Clinic's Connected program.

Healthcare leaders have a pivotal — and increasingly essential — opportunity to reduce complexity in care delivery with emerging technologies.

Hospital and health system CEOs are leading organizations through growth and adaptation to meet the demands of an evolving healthcare landscape. Amid these efforts, 13 healthcare executives shared their thoughts on healthcare strategy with Becker's, addressing topics ranging from financial challenges to partnerships with community organizations and other healthcare institutions. 

Ketul Patel, CEO of Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, is driving improvements in community health through expanded care, strategic partnerships and a focus on workplace culture.

John Warner, MD, has served as CEO of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and an executive vice president at Ohio State since 2023.

As patient acuity and hospital capacity issues rise, specialized facilities like long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals with a unique set of highly-trained interdisciplinary care teams are playing a crucial role in delivering better clinical and quality health services for critically, chronically ill patients with the most complex medical conditions. By understanding the distinct capabilities of LTACH hospitals, payers have the potential to improve patient outcomes and lower costs.

Concierge medicine has been steadily growing in popularity for more than two decades, especially within large healthcare organizations. Despite its increasing presence, misconceptions about how concierge medicine functions in these organizations persist. As a leading provider of a wide range of concierge models, it’s important to clear up these misunderstandings and explain how concierge medicine works, what it is, and how it can thrive within a vertically integrated healthcare system.

Employee experience and patient experience and outcomes are closely interrelated. However, many hospitals and health systems are still struggling to implement the right strategies and methodologies to elicit feedback about employee experiences and improve employee engagement, which can serve as levers for improving patient experience and outcomes.

As the lead counsel for the healthcare provider plaintiffs in the Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation, we’ve been hearing from hospitals, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals who want to know whether to participate in the recent settlement. The landmark settlement includes $2.8 billion in monetary relief and substantial changes to the BlueCard program and the Blues’ operations, increasing efficiency and accountability.

Collaborating with a managed services organization (MSO) is a common approach for companies that may lack the internal resources to support certain business needs. While managed services models are popular across industries, making them effective in healthcare requires special attention.

In a panel at Becker's 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Jim Gilligan, vice president of health system partnerships at the American Medical Association, facilitated a discussion on creating joy in medicine within rural integrated health systems. The session featured perspectives from Heather Spies, MD, physician director of clinician experience and well-being at Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Makrina Shanbour, MD, director of provider experience at Confluence Health (Wenatchee, Wash.).

In a session at Becker's 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Nick Barcellona, chief financial officer, and Dr. Kristy Ward, director of the division of gynecologic oncology at West Virginia University Health System (WVU) in Morgantown, W. Va. discussed advancements in equitable surgical care, with a particular focus on the implementation and benefits of robotic surgery.

Before merging with Michigan Medicine, Lansing-based Sparrow Health System underwent a rapid transformation project at an unknowingly critical time.

Moving into 2025, Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is focusing on deploying growth and integration strategies to tackle financial challenges, as well as on boosting workforce connections, Mark Sevco, senior vice president and COO, told Becker's.

By integrating legacy data into innovative systems and strategies, hospitals can not only improve patient outcomes, but also create more efficient, responsive and satisfying healthcare experiences.