Category: Leadership & Management

Wallace Dunn, president of the Odessa, Texas-based Ector County Hospital District Board, filed a defamation lawsuit Aug. 27 after HIPAA violation claims were made against him on social media.

Lisa Lovelace became Cleveland, Tenn.-based Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center’s first female CEO on Aug. 1, returning to her hometown and former workplace.

If 2024 is the year you turn 65, you’re not alone. Research suggests that 2024 marks the beginning of the “Peak 65 Zone,” with more Americans turning 65 this year than at any other time in history.

When it comes to tackling hospital leadership challenges such as staffing, finances, regulatory issues and growing payer-space complexity, CEOs often rely on advice from peers and former CEOs. 

Wanda Tatom has resigned from the board of Salem (Mo.) Memorial District Hospital, The Salem News reported.

Only 11 U.S. hospitals have received the Magnet with Distinction recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since the program began in 2022.

As chief nursing officer of Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Christy Grabus makes it a point to be as accessible as possible to front-line nursing staff. 

Brian Erling, MD, has served as president and CEO of Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health since November 2022, and he brings a physician perspective to the role. 

Frank Sacco, former president and CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, died at age 77.

As Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System’s first dual physician, president and CEO in the organization’s more than 60 years, Esmaeil Porsa, MD, has made it his mission over the last four years in his role to instill something that he says is the l…