Category: Leadership & Management

5 health leaders reflect on Dr. Paul Farmer’s contributions

Numerous leaders have reflected on the life of Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, a global public health leader and founder of the nonprofit Partners in Medicine, who died Feb. 21.  

The legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer: A timeline

Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, a global public health leader and founder of the nonprofit Partners in Medicine, died Feb. 21 at age 62.  

Hackensack Meridian CEO: Even in a pandemic, let’s keep focused on innovating healthcare

COVID-19 cases are waning throughout the nation. Hospitalizations are down. Mask mandates are being lifted. While we prepare for the pandemic’s next phase, let’s also use this time to recommit to transforming healthcare and even accelerating the pace o…

Altru Health president abruptly exits as new leaders join

Altru Health System is changing its leadership team, with moves that include the abrupt departure of the Grand Forks, N.D.-based system’s president. 

Former Ohio hospital CEO dies

Eloise Yochum Moran, former CEO of Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro, Ohio, died Feb. 19 at age 91, according to The Highland County Press.

‘We had to beg her to not show up’: Hospitals’ on-the-ground leaders in your words

Earlier this month, I wrote about hospitals’ ivory tower problem, in which leaders who spent time in the trenches at some point in their career gradually move into ivory towers shielded from the pain points, dynamics and ideas pulsing throughout their …

Biden extends COVID-19 national emergency

President Joe Biden has decided to extend the designation of COVID-19 as a national emergency.

6 hospitals seeking CEOs

Below are six hospitals that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the last week.

Washington hospital fires CEO

The board of Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth is ending its contract with CEO Ron Telles.

Corner Office: The words that guide LifePoint CEO David Dill personally and professionally

David Dill looks to the advice of his father to inform both his personal and professional decisions: “Always do the right thing — especially when no one is looking.”