Category: Leadership & Management

CEO of Illinois hospital dies at 69

Ruth Colby, president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., died Oct. 15, according to The Herald-News. She was 69. 

Health system executive roles are evolving: 68 leaders share 2024 changes

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years. 

Top system execs recalibrate focus for 2024

The role of top hospital and health system executives is evolving with the push toward defining a great culture as health systems consolidate, reimagining care delivery and boosting the workforce for a more financially sustainable future.

Hospital president on MSU shooting aftermath: 'We made room for 20' patients

When Denny Martin, DO, president of Sparrow Hospital, learned of the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, he immediately shifted to coordinating the response. What ensued involved ensuring available staffing and operating room…

Health systems must 'be more efficient, find partnerships and grow,' says Adena CEO

Rural health systems, like their metropolitan counterparts, are faced with an array of challenges that include high inflation, staffing shortages and the rising costs of labor and supplies, but often face unique challenges when it comes to barriers to …

CVS' Karen Lynch wants value-based, not 'volume-based,' care

On the evening of Oct. 9, Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, spoke at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit. 

Why execs take 'no-win' jobs

Some jobs seem so impossible, they appear to be suicide missions. But executives have their reasons for taking them, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. 

Politics weigh heavier on CEOs' minds

One year ago, CEOs ranked emerging, disruptive technologies as the biggest risk to growth over the next three years. Now, they have a new top concern: geopolitics. 

Maryland senator to head state hospital group as CEO

Maryland state Sen. Melony Griffith will resign at the end of October to become president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.

Advocate Health's CEO has a side hustle — as a musician

By day, Gene Woods is the CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health. By night, he is the frontman of a band: Gene Woods and the Soul Alliance.