Category: Leadership & Management

How 4 female hospital executives lead by example

Gender disparities continue to exist across the U.S. workforce. However, female executives at four Ohio hospitals have been able to break down barriers and lead by example at their organizations, the Tribune Chronicle reported June 5.

Ohio health system restructures exec team: 3 things to know

TriHealth has named a new COO, and two of the health system’s hospital presidents will take on expanded leadership responsibilities.

Former CoxHealth president, CEO dies

Bob Bezanson, former president and CEO of Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth died June 3 at the age of 76, the Springfield News-Leader reported June 7. 

Oregon hospital fires COO after 4 days on the job

Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., fired newly hired COO Larry Butler Jr. after four days of employment and learning of his criminal history.

KLAS Research Spotlight Report Reveals Rare 96.5 (out of 100) Overall Satisfaction Score for the LeanTaaS iQueue for Operating Rooms Solution

100% of customer respondents are highly satisfied and 95% said they see outcomes immediately or within 6 months.

New York hospital ousts 3 leaders

Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital notified three leaders, including its COO, that they were being let go June 3, according to the Watertown Daily Times. 

Physicians, healthcare leaders to Senate: Confirm ATF director now

Hospitals, physicians and nurses are calling on the Senate to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a role that has gone unconfirmed in the U.S. for seven years due to political d…

Viewpoint: NIH was silent during the pandemic

A host of federal scientific agencies have been criticized for their response to the pandemic, including the CDC and FDA. The National Institutes of Health should be included in some of that criticism given its silence in making relevant scientific dis…

SSM Health President and CEO named as Catholic Health Association board chair

Laura Kaiser, the president and CEO of St.Louis, Mo.-based SSM Health, has been appointed chairperson of the Catholic Health Association’s board of trustees for 2022-23, according to a June 6 press release. 

Sentara Health announces board movements

Allan Parrott has been elected chair of Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare Board of Directors alongside Whitney Saunders, who was voted vice chair of the board.