Category: Leadership & Management

'An honor to leave my own footprint': Johns Hopkins' Jennifer Nickoles on her historic presidency

Jennifer Nickoles has served Johns Hopkins Medicine for 27 years. In her latest role for the Baltimore-based system, she will make history as the first female president of the 250-year-old Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. 

Look to Gen Z for blueprint on diversity, better health outcomes, Stanford Children's exec says

Becker’s Healthcare is focused on amplifying the voices of historically underrepresented people in healthcare.

Boardroom battles: Shareholders, companies scuffle over activism stances

Shareholders are increasingly requesting that companies take a stance on environmental and social issues, The Wall Street Journal reported May 23. 

Hospitals look to pull every lever in response to staff shortages

In April 2023, more than 3,320 hospital and health system leaders gathered in Chicago for the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting. For four days, more than 430 speakers engaged their peers in panel discussions and presentations spanning 11 tra…

VA hospital promoted supervisor 1 month after feds recommended he be fired

A hospital supervisor at the VA Loma Linda (Calif.) Healthcare System was promoted shortly after a federal investigation that deemed him “problematic,” the Orange County Register reported May 17. 

CEOs' office comeback

CEOs are heading back to the office close to full-time — and they expect their workers to follow suit, Fortune reported May 22. 

More hospitals exit Mississippi Hospital Association

More hospitals are terminating their memberships with the Mississippi Hospital Association, according to the Magnolia Tribune. 

'It really changes who we are': UCI Health's COO on transformation, systemness and a $1.3B complex

UCI Health broke ground on its new $1.3 billion medical campus in 2021 to spark more accessible care for patients systemwide.

5 latest hospital exec team shake ups 

Healthcare job cuts are up 83 percent in the first four months of 2023 compared to the same time last year. These are five health systems reporting executive job cuts during that period:

Phoenix Children's is developing with discipline, CEO says

Phoenix Children’s is in touch with the needs of its community; and what the community needs, the health system is willing to break ground to deliver, according to President and CEO Bob Meyer.