Category: Leadership & Management

California medical network president dies unexpectedly

Robert Quinn, MD, president of the El Camino Health Medical Network, a network of community-based clinics that is part of Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health, died unexpectedly on Dec. 22 at age 63, according to a LinkedIn post from the health…

Michigan system CEO shares key leadership insights for hospital acquisitions

Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health System acquired Coldwater (Mich.) Regional Hospital from Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica on Dec. 1, 2024, after signing a definitive agreement in September.

Business leaders pushed for national search for OHSU leader

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University on Dec. 20 established a presidential search committee after its board of directors tabled a motion in October to appoint a new leader.

Michael Dowling: 6 priorities for health leaders in a new era of change and disruption

The change in leadership in Washington raises endless questions about its impact — on government, on society in general, and for healthcare policy and public health in particular. 

Did Emory's $150M for staff raises work?

When Joon Lee, MD, took over as CEO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare in July 2023, he identified the workforce as a major area for improvement. He wanted to reduce reliance on contract labor and improve employee turnover rates.

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are five hospitals that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

Former NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital CEO dies

Thomas Morris, MD, former president and CEO of New York City-based Presbyterian Hospital, now known as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, died Dec. 28 at age 91, according to his obituary.

What's top of mind for leaders in 2025: Poll

Patient experience outranked staff well-being and health equity as the top-of-mind concern for leaders going into the new year.

5 questions looming over healthcare leaders as 2025 begins

Effects and unknowns related to industry disruption, GLP-1s, artificial intelligence, the election and the sustainability of the healthcare workforce don’t stop here.

Why Essentia Health CEO believes healthcare is 'data rich, insight poor'

From finding tools to empower providers to embracing cutting-edge digital innovations, David Herman, MD, CEO of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, is looking to 2025 as a defining year to drive meaningful change in healthcare.