Category: Leadership & Management

Marc Boom, MD, has been named chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association’s board of trustees.

President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee to replace him in the 2024 presidential race. 

Power dynamics in healthcare can lend to fearful silence about concerns. Ascension’s “We’ve Got Your Back” campaign attempts to tackle this potential obstacle.

Just over two weeks ago, Judith Wolfe, MD, stepped into her new role as chief medical officer at UH St. John Medical Center in West Lake, Ohio, part of Cleveland-based University Hospitals. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital will change its reporting structure and add advanced practice clinician directors to segments of its leadership teams, it announced July 18.

With 8% of carbon emissions in the U.S. stemming from the healthcare system, Wendy Levinson, MD, provided actionable recommendations for physicians to make a change.

With an aging population and a plunging birth rate, the need for age-friendly health systems in the U.S. is growing, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, wrote in an article posted July 11 by the American Hospital Association.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health, a for-profit system with 30 acute care hospitals and more than 200 sites of care spanning six states, is seeking a valuation of $3.15 billion for its initial public offering.

Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles has undergone significant expansions and collaborations to become the organization it is today: a health system with more than 40 locations and more than 4,500 physicians and nurses.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has added four new board members, replacing four who are retiring.