Category: Leadership & Management

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.

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

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

LeanTaaS Announces Growth Investment by Bain Capital Private Equity to Fuel Leading AI-Driven Platform for Hospitals to Achieve Operational Excellence

Investment will Enable Company to Scale Leading Cloud Software Suite for Intelligent Operations

2 finalists withdraw from Alaska hospital CEO search

A CEO finalists’ visit to Juneau, Alaska, was postponed after two of the three the finalists withdrew from the Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO search process, the hospital said.

2 finalists withdraw from Alaska hospital CEO search

A CEO finalists’ visit to Juneau, Alaska, was postponed after two of the three the finalists withdrew from the Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO search process, the hospital said.

A high-stakes 3 weeks for healthcare on Capitol Hill

Democrats are staring down a particularly high-stakes three-week work period before Congress’ Fourth of July recess, as they seek a healthcare win ahead of the midterms and roughly 18 months into their majority rule, The Washington Post reports.

6 women making moves in healthcare

The following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since May 27.