Category: Leadership & Management

The health system board's job gets complicated

Boards of health systems face an expanding range of concerns, decision-making and subjects, and they are evolving in many ways based on today’s governance priorities and challenges. 

Advocate CEO responds to North Carolina officer shooting

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health CEO Eugene Woods extended his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of four law enforcement officers who were killed during a shooting in Charlotte.

New York health system dedicates campus to former CEO

Rochester, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health has dedicated its administrative campus to former CEO David Acker, ABC50 reported April 30. 

Nonprofit hospitals' CEO retention tactics: Lown

As healthcare CEO compensation continues to rise, nonprofit hospitals are turning to alternative methods to remain competitive, according to an April 24 blog post from the Lown Institute. 

Dr. Michael O'Sullivan, Mayo Clinic Health System founder, trailblazer, dies at 88

Michael O’Sullivan, MD, an integral founding member of the Mayo Clinic Health System and former member of its board of governors, died April 20 at the age of 88. 

Florida health system board race attracts 'medical freedom' candidates

Several candidates are running on a “medical freedom” platform in hopes of joining other candidates who won seats on the board for one of Florida’s largest public health systems in 2022, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Piedmont to centralize admin in new Atlanta HQ

Piedmont Healthcare, a 23-hospital health system based in Atlanta, will move hundreds of executive and administrative support workers from three Atlanta-area offices into a centralized location in the city’s Atlantic Station district, The Atlanta Journ…

Hospital CEOs chart paths into healthcare's future

Hospital and health system CEOs understand the need to meet demand for healthcare services while also focusing on the well-being of employees and strengthening the talent pipeline. They are also focusing on healthcare education and workforce developmen…

Why healthcare should start outside the hospital

There are two issues in healthcare that Bruce Swords, MD, is highly focused on: Physicians struggling to stay independent, and systems focusing on solely acute care instead of preventive medicine.

Tampa General names board of managers for new division

TGH North, a new division of Tampa General Hospital, has appointed a board of managers for its TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill hospitals.