Category: Leadership & Management

Virginia Mason Fransican hospital donates tourniquets to teachers in case of school shootings

Gig Harbor, Wash.-based St. Anthony Hospital has donated emergency backpacks containing tourniquets, medical equipment and medical gauze to every teacher in a local school district, NBC affiliate King5 reported Oct. 27. 

Health system execs are pushing down decision-making authority

As regional health systems grow and need to become more nimble, the top leadership are looking for ways to decentralize decision-making and build a strong executive talent pipeline.

University Hospitals shifts to 'more service line, less hospital' model

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has added around 10 hospitals over the last decade, and is now working on changing its model to a more portfolio-centric approach.

Hospital CEO turnover up 62% even with fall lull

U.S. hospitals have seen 126 CEO exits through October of this year, a 62 percent increase from the 78 reported in the same time period in 2022.

The silent stress of health system CEOs

It’s lonely at the top. Unaddressed isolation and burnout could be contributing to healthcare’s high turnover rates, one health system CEO told Becker’s. 

Former Care New England CEO publishes book about cancer diagnosis

About a year after retiring as the CEO of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System, James Fanale, MD, is sharing his story of a stage 4 cancer diagnosis and the power of empathy in medicine, The Boston Globe reported Nov. 13. 

The rise of the dual-role CEO

In recent months, multiple health systems have named executives who already lead a region or facility to a second, dual role within the enterprise. 

Overcoming the LMS repetition challenge for DNP anesthesia students

The journey to becoming a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in anesthesia is a demanding and transformative one. However, one aspect of this rigorous educational path that often goes unnoticed is the near monthly onboarding process required for clinical…

Providence CEO calls on leaders: 'Get out from behind the screen'

Rod Hochman, MD, advocated for more in-person collaboration in a recent interview snippet published to LinkedIn. 

CPSI taps new CFO

Health information technology CPSI has named Vinay Bassi CFO, effective Jan. 1.