Category: Leadership & Management

5 ways MSU Health Care aims to bolster primary care in 2024

Ass the nation faces a growing deficit of primary care physicians, Michael Weiner, DO, isn’t deterred. 

Idaho hospital board member resigns

Joel Cleary, MD, has resigned from the board of trustees for Grangeville, Idaho-based Syringa Hospital & Clinics.

1st nurse who was elected to Congress dies

Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first nurse to be elected to Congress, died Dec. 29, 2023, at 88 years old.

San Diego hospitals disavow residents' Gaza cease-fire letter

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and UC San Diego are distancing themselves from a letter from pediatric residents calling for a cease-fire in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Dec. 29.

Michael Dowling: The most pressing question to start the year

The new year is always an ideal time for healthcare leaders to reflect on the state of our industry and their own organizations, as well as the challenges and opportunities ahead. As the CEO of a large health system, I always like to reflect on one bas…

State healthcare laws debuting in 2024

Several new laws are debuting this year in states across the U.S., including laws related to healthcare.

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

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

Sarasota Memorial is in growth mode

Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System kicked off big projects in 2023 to add services, hospitals, freestanding EDs and urgent care centers. These facilities are expanding the system’s footprint and David Verinder, president and CEO, sees the inve…

The 'tsunami' of change in patient expectations

The patient experience has elevated as a priority for health systems over the last few years as patient expectations increased and competition for healthcare dollars heats up.

Health system C-suites' buzzword for 2024

The last year, 2023, was the year of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Top executives from hospitals and health systems large and small dove deep into ways AI could make their organizations more efficient and elevate patient care.