Category: Leadership & Management

John Reed Sullivan, a retired hospital CEO, has died.

Mardian J. Blair, CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth from 1984 until 2000, died March 26 at 92. 

Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health, sees building a great culture as the health system CEO’s most important job.

In 2024, CEOs are striking a balance between two self-presentations: strong and soft. 

When it comes to Medicare Advantage, Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has shifted to an internal strategy that is poised for growth, according to the organization’s CEO.

There are pros and cons to hiring a younger CEO, but at one major company, the risks might be worth the reward. 

Nurses are calling on Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to take back oversight of Minneapolis-based Hennepin County Medical Center from Hennepin Healthcare System, citing working conditions they say have not improved, according to the Star Tribune.

Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children’s Healthcare is providing its president and CEO, Todd Suntrapak, with 24-hour security following criticism of its compensation for top hospital executives. 

Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said the company is continuing its mission to secure provider status for its pharmacists during a March 28 Walgreens’ earning call for the second quarter of 2024. 

Throughout the downfall of Steward Healthcare, its founder and CEO — Ralph de la Torre, MD — has remained quiet. The Boston Globe spoke with nearly 50 people who knew him, and painted the picture of a complicated person.