Jeremiah Stamler, MD, known as the father of preventive cardiology, died at his New York home on Jan. 26. He was 102.
Category: Leadership & Management
Cleveland Clinic served record-setting number of patients in 2021
Last year, Cleveland Clinic served the most patients in its history, CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said in an annual State of Clinic address Jan. 26.
’An invisible HHS secretary’: Critics come after Xavier Becerra for pandemic absence
Outside health experts and former officials are criticizing HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for taking a back seat in his leadership, The Hill reported Jan. 26.
CMO leaves New Jersey hospital after probe into managerial concerns
Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name Medical Center and Adam Jarrett, MD, the hospital’s executive vice president and CMO, mutually agreed to part ways after an investigation into emails about managerial concerns he sent to the hospital’s board of trustees la…
CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards’ leadership approach: ‘Distort nothing’
For a glimpse into the leadership style of Steve Edwards and his approach to communications during the COVID-19 pandemic, look no further than his Twitter page.
Mount Sinai never let up on AI innovation, says Dr. David Reich
The pandemic hasn’t slowed Mount Sinai’s journey into the artificial intelligence space. Just ask David Reich, MD, president and COO of the New York City-based health system since 2013.
North Dakota mayor rips ‘contentious’ relationship between hospital, clinic
The mayor of Devils Lake, N.D., is calling for increased cooperation between healthcare facilities as well as an integrated health system in the city, Grand Forks Herald reported Jan. 25.
New York health system CEO, 44, dies
Joseph McTernan, CEO of Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Health System, died Jan. 24 at age 44, according to The Buffalo News.
Dr. Walensky: Overhauling U.S. healthcare system ‘too big for the CDC alone’
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said the U.S. needs to rethink its approach to public health and that the CDC alone cannot fix the system, Politico reported Jan. 21.
John Ferguson Jr., leader of Georgia hospital for 4 decades, dies
John Ferguson Jr., former president and CEO of Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System, died Jan. 23 at age 82, The Gainesville Times reported.
