Rochelle Walensky, MD, is exiting her role as director of the CDC at the end of June.
Category: Leadership & Management
Stay or leave the company? Half of women say flexibility is a factor
Half of women say flexibility is a top-three factor when deciding whether or not to leave a company, according to a new report featured by the Society of Human Resources Management.
NYC Health + Hospitals leaders named to Asian American achievement list
Two senior leaders at NYC Health + Hospitals have been named to a prestigious list highlighting the achievements of Asian American professionals.
Nurses care for all of us. The least we can do is return the favor
Nurses, the heart and soul of American healthcare, are leaving the profession at an alarming pace. A recent University of Michigan study puts this long-building exodus in a new light: 39 percent of state-licensed nurses in Michigan told researchers the…
Productive outrage: An essential leadership quality to create health equity
At the beginning of my career, I was a newly minted CEO of a struggling hospital in the U.S. Virgin Islands when a young man arrived in the emergency department with a severe gunshot wound. To survive, he needed a blood transfusion – fast. But we were …
Controversial board chair resigns from California health system
Farid Assemi, the board chair of Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System, has resigned amid sustained concerns about potential conflicts of interest, the Fresno Bee reported May 2.
Leadership concerns spur exodus from Mississippi Hospital Association
Several hospitals are departing the Mississippi Hospital Association, citing concerns with the association’s leadership, Mississippi Today reported May 2.
Jefferson CEO says executive 'should have known better' in Twitter use
The leadership team of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University is responding to a report about one executive’s use of Twitter, which involved “liking” tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and gender reassignment surgery.
Next Emory CEO: Listening, communicating the 'why' crucial for system engagement
On July 1, Joon Sup Lee, MD, will begin serving as CEO of Emory Healthcare, an 11-hospital system headquartered in Atlanta.
Members press National Academies on Sackler donations
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are looking to the organization for answers on why it accepted millions of dollars in donations from the Sackler family — which owns Purdue Pharma — while also advising the federal…
