Health systems have spent years arguing that growing leaders from within often beats importing them, for a few reasons: it is more cost-effective, more culturally aligned and more sustainable. The logic underpins everything from executive-level succession conversations to the structured…
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A total of 347 healthcare organizations landed on Forbes‘ list of America’s Best Employers by State, published Aug. 13. The eighth annual list was created by Forbes and market research firm Statista, which surveyed more than 245,000 employees who work…
When Nakesha Lopez became chief people and culture officer at Advocate Health in 2024, the Charlotte, N.C.-based system was still working through the integration that followed the December 2022 combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. It was also…
A growing share of U.S. professionals are blocking out their calendars to avoid meetings — and the trend has direct implications for hospital and health system leaders trying to keep already stretched teams engaged. Leaders can address the issue by…
Stormont Vail Health is investing $7.5 million in Washburn University, both based in Topeka, Kan., as part of a strategic partnership supporting a new health sciences facility. Four things to know: 1. The facility will be named the Stormont Vail…
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The insurance industry is losing jobs at more than four times last year’s pace, according to new data this month from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The sector, which includes life, health and property insurers, shed an average of about…
Aspen (Colo.) Valley Health has long offered leadership training, but the organization saw an opportunity to develop leaders in a more structured way. The community-owned, independent health system is now building a leadership development program around six competencies, with plans…
The 20 hospitals on U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-27 Best Hospitals Honor Roll collectively employ hundreds of thousands of workers across some of the most competitive healthcare labor markets in the country. The HR and administrative leaders overseeing those…
The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, but healthcare kept adding positions, according to the Aug. 7 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are four things to know from the July jobs report: 1. Healthcare…
New rules establishing minimum emergency nurse-to-patient staffing ratios at freestanding acute psychiatric hospitals in California took effect June 1. Going forward, there must be one nurse for every five patients younger than 18 and one nurse for every six adult patients, regardless…