Category: Leadership & Management

Companies that appoint Black CEOs see stock benefit: study

Investors respond more positively to CEO appointments when the appointee is Black, not white, according to a recent study. 

Recently removed Idaho hospital CEO to remain on board

Keith Gnagey, former CEO of Teton Valley Health in Driggs, Idaho, will continue to serve as a member of the Teton Valley Health board of directors.

More hospital CEOs exit as labor challenges persist

More than six dozen hospital CEOs have left their roles this year, according to a Sept. 21 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report. 

Dr. Fauci: ‘We are not where we need to be’ on pandemic

After President Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic over Sept. 18, Dr. Anthony Fauci took a different stance in a Sept. 19 interview with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 

Mayor to Marshall University healthcare students: Change the world

Huntington, W.Va., Mayor Steve Williams addressed a first-year class of medical students at Marshall University and delivered a tall order for students to fulfill: He wants them to change the world, according to a Sept. 19 report from The Herald-Dispatch.

8 hospitals seeking CEOs

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

10 most important competencies for healthcare leaders: survey

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to uphold values are among the most important characteristics for healthcare leaders, according to recent research from Cornell University. 

‘The pandemic is over,’ Biden says 

President Joe Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is “over” in the United States in an interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes that aired Sept. 18. 

UNC Health workers to CEO: Medicaid expansion deserves priority

UNC Health professional students, faculty/staff and alumni are urging the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based health system to help ensure North Carolina expands Medicaid, even if it means leaving the state’s hospital association as leverage to gain it, accor…

Gender bias peaks midcareer, female execs say

In a survey of more than 100 female senior executives, half said they faced the most gender discrimination in their mid-30s to late 40s, Harvard Business Review reported Sept. 16.