The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Aug. 19.
Category: Leadership & Management
Colleagues on UTMB president’s abrupt exit: ‘We can call it a resignation, but nobody in Galveston buys that’
Colleagues of Ben Raimer, MD, former president of the University of Texas Medical Branch, are left with questions after the leader abruptly resigned Aug. 22 after four decades with the academic health system.
Voice pitch can affect credibility depending on gender, study finds
Low-pitched voices make male leaders sound more trustworthy, but that is not the case for female leaders, according to a study from Lawrence-based University of Kansas.
Mount Sinai awarded $11.6M for surgical innovation center
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Economic Development Corp. awarded Mount Sinai Health System an $11.6 million grant for the development of the new Comprehensive Center for Surgical Innovation.
Trustees called to resign from California hospital’s board over conflicts of interest
An editorial published Aug. 25 in The Fresno Bee calls on board members that operate Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., to resign, alleging they have “prioritized personal interests over patients.”
8 hospital COOs on their most pressing issues
Hospital and health system COOs are focused on issues ranging from boosting employee engagement to reducing length of stay and readmissions, they told Becker’s.
Jill Biden tests positive in rebound COVID-19 case
First lady Jill Biden, EdD, has tested positive in a rebound COVID-19 case, CNN reported Aug. 24.
4 ways leaders can spur bottom-up innovation
Traditional leadership hierarchies can stifle new ideas, according to an Aug. 23 Harvard Business Review article by Dr. Timothy Clark, CEO of Leaderfactor, a leadership consulting firm.
Sister Mary Roch Rocklage, first CEO of Mercy, dies at 87
Sister Mary Roch Rocklage, founder of Chesterville, Mo.-based Mercy healthcare system and its first president and CEO, died at 87 on Aug. 23 after a long illness, according to the health system.
Doing more with less: How AI unlocks scarce capacity in OR scheduling, inpatient bed management and infusion centers
Although health systems are struggling to meet increasing demands for healthcare with their fixed amounts of resources, a closer look reveals significant unused capacity throughout those systems. Sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) solutions alr…
