Category: Leadership & Management

It’s time to re-engineer our approach as hospital leaders are caught in the cost vise

COVID-19 caused us to re-engineer how we live our lives — everything from how we celebrate holidays, to how we get married and honor our deceased loved ones. The pandemic is forcing us to rethink how we map the financial dynamics of hospitals as leader…

Mercy’s new CEO takes helm of 30-hospital system

Steve Mackin begins his tenure this week as the president and CEO of Mercy, the 30-hospital system based in St. Louis, succeeding Lynn Britton. 

The power of mentors, according to Queen’s Health Systems CEO

Jill Hoggard Green, PhD, RN, serves as president and CEO of the Queen’s Health Systems in Honolulu.

Corner Office: Boston Medical Center CEO Kate Walsh takes a page out of Maya Angelou’s book

Kate Walsh considers two pieces of advice to inform her leadership style — one practical and one spiritual. 

Rudeness is on the rise — why?

It’s not just you, and it’s not just in healthcare: Poor behavior ranging from the impolite to the violent is having a moment in society right now. 

Hospital CEOs are joining the Great Resignation

The number of departing hospital CEOs is on the rise as C-level executives are grappling with challenges tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Biden administration launches ‘1-stop shop’ COVID-19 website

President Joe Biden’s administration is launching a website March 30 that is meant to be a “one-stop shop” to help people access vaccines, tests, treatments and high-quality masks, the White House said in a fact sheet.

AHA launches health equity roadmap for hospitals

The American Hospital Association has released a health equity roadmap framework for health systems to use, providing customized resources and action plans, according to a March 29 news release. 

Gender equality program placed more than 50 women on healthcare boards

The “Break into the Boardroom” program, created in 2016, has trained more than 220 female healthcare leaders and aided in placing 56 female leaders onto healthcare boards, according to a March 26 news release. 

Hospitals urge HHS to renew public health emergency

Hospitals are calling for a renewal of COVID-19 as a public health emergency.