Category: Leadership & Management

States seek hospital admitting privilege requirements to curb abortions

Led by Louisiana, states with strict anti-abortion laws are attempting to require physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, Bloomberg Law reported Aug. 23. 

Atrium Health plans to fight care inequities with mobile medicine

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health launched the first of four new mobile medicine units Aug. 22, according to a post on the website of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

Below are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Women becoming CFOs in record numbers

The year 2021 saw a record number of Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies with female CFOs at 15 percent, Fortune reported Aug. 22. 

Dr. Fauci to step down in December to ‘mentor the next generation’

Anthony Fauci, MD, said Aug. 22 that he will step down from his role as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December. 

Riverside Healthcare CEO: ‘Staff cannot provide attentive care when they are afraid for their personal safety’

Amid a rise in violence against healthcare workers, Phillip Kambic, president and CEO of Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare, is speaking out in support of a violence-free workplace and calling for civility from the public.

Albany Medical Center to dedicate pavilion to former CEO

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center Physicians Pavilion will be renamed the James J. Barba Physicians Pavilion in honor of the hospital’s president emeritus. 

Former UT Medical Center board chair dies

William Rukeyser, former board of directors chair at Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center, died Aug. 16. 

California plan to invest $4.7B in children’s mental health

California plans to invest $4.7 billion to increase access to mental health and substance use services for individuals 25 and younger.

14 women making moves in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Aug. 12.