Category: Leadership & Management

Karen Wilding began her role as chief value officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health on Jan. 24, and she said she views her new job as a unique opportunity in healthcare. 

Facing new hesitancy from Senators in both parties, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the FDA, Robert Califf, MD, does not yet have enough votes to give him the job, Politico reported Jan. 28. 

The CDC is looking to make changes and rebuild trust after a series of criticisms have been thrown at the agency, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 28. 

The board of Lancaster, Calif.-based Antelope Valley Hospital extended the contract of CEO Edward Mirzabegian to January 2026, according to the Antelope Valley Press. 

The New Jersey Hospital Association on Jan. 28 installed AtlantiCare President and CEO Lori Herndon, BSN, RN, as board chair. 

Suresh Gunasekaran is humble when reflecting on his accomplishments as CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the senior associate vice president for University of Iowa Health Care. “I don’t think it’s really about me, frankly,” he told Beck…

Brian Gragnolati believes in staying out of the way of his staff. “When you give your team broad parameters and you just let people go –– it’s amazing the innovation that I’ve seen at the bedside,” he told Becker’s.

HHS leadership in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies leaves room for improvement, a federal watchdog found in a report released Jan. 27.

The federal government needs to be more proactive in alleviating healthcare workforce shortages, Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, wrote in a Jan. 27 letter on the organization’s website. 

Jeremiah Stamler, MD, known as the father of preventive cardiology, died at his New York home on Jan. 26. He was 102.