Category: Leadership & Management

Mount Sinai names dean of women’s health

New York City-based Mount Sinai has appointed Michal Elovitz, MD, to serve as dean for women’s health research at the Icahn School of Medicine, effective March 1. She will also serve as director of the center for the advancement of female biology, acco…

New Renown CEO to staff: Short stints not his style

Brian Ehrling, MD, the new president and CEO of Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health, said he is excited to keep business local — both the health system’s and his own. 

William Petasnick, former Froedtert CEO, dies at 76

William “Bill” Petasnick, former president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health, died Nov. 8 at age 76, according to his obituary.

Why CEO Dr. John Brumsted has forgone marketing calls

John Brumsted, MD, is looking back at his decadeslong career — including never making a marketing call — as he prepares to retire as president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network.

It’s an age of incivility: How business leaders can help

It’s a trend that many people have noticed recently — front-line employees across industries, including healthcare, are facing increased rants, insults and rudeness. This raises the question: What can business leaders do to improve the situation?

7 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are seven hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Broward Health CEO named to DeSantis’ transition team

Newly reelected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is forming a transition team as he begins his second term in office, with the CEO of Broward Health serving as one of its chairs. 

The leadership blindspots that let workplace bullying persist

Creating a safe, healthy workplace where employees can thrive is top of mind for leaders, especially amid the “Great Resignation.” Still, data shows about 30 percent of Americans are bullied at work. That’s because many organizations do not implement s…

The best advice 3 COOs from top hospitals have received

Chief operating officers from three of U.S. News & World Report’s best hospitals and their umbrella health systems recently shared with Becker’s Hospital Review the best advice they’ve received. 

Male leaders get more credit for curiosity than female colleagues, study finds

Employees are more likely to spring into action when a male leader expresses curiosity than when a female one does, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 8.