A general surgeon and member of Augusta-based MaineGeneral Medical Center’s staff has stepped down from leadership roles after being named in sex discrimination and patient care complaints, the Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 21.
Category: Leadership & Management
California AG seeks hospital cooperation in racial bias probe
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating hospital algorithms for racial bias, according to a report published by Kaiser Health News on Nov. 21.
Lawmakers urge Justice Department to respond to anti-trans threats against children’s hospitals
Lawmakers are joining medical associations in asking the Justice Department to step in to protect hospitals that have reported threats and harassment over medical care they provide to transgender children.
MetroHealth fires CEO over more than $1.9M in unreported bonuses
The board of trustees at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has fired President and CEO Akram Boutros, MD.
5 hospitals seeking CEOs
Here are five hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.
Board recall effort at Oregon hospital won’t proceed
Efforts by two unions seeking the ouster of Bay Area Hospital elected board members will not move forward due to lack of enough valid signatures of registered district voters.
‘It’s what the community needs’: Phoenix Children’s CEO on continued growth through challenging times
Over the last two decades, Robert L. Meyer has led Phoenix Children’s with a growth mindset.
The state of hospital executive burnout
Among healthcare C-suite executives, burnout appears to be on the rise, according to a survey from executive search firm WittKieffer.
The risks of boomerang CEOs
Bob Iger’s comeback as CEO of Disney is the latest example of chief executives boomeranging as rehires to take the helm at the same organizations they previously led. While hardly a common practice, there have been enough boomerang CEOs to draw finding…
Providence hospital leaders urged to act after patient dies in ER
Leadership of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) is facing pushback from local city and county officials, who expressed “disappointment” after a patient died in the hospital’s emergency department, The Daily Herald reported Nov. 11.
