Category: Leadership & Management

White House struggles to find new leader of pandemic preparedness: Report

The White House is still searching for a director to helm a newly established office that would oversee pandemic preparedness and response efforts once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends May 11, people familiar with the matter told Politico in a…

Viewpoint: The healthcare industry's 'inauthenticity epidemic'

Healthcare is suffering from an “inauthenticity epidemic” — so it is no surprise that “a lot of good, honest people” are looking to exit the industry, according to Sachin Jain, MD. 

National Hospital Week begins: 4 things to know

National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and the people who work at them — began May 7 and runs through May 13. 

CDC head to depart

Rochelle Walensky, MD, is exiting her role as director of the CDC at the end of June. 

Stay or leave the company? Half of women say flexibility is a factor

Half of women say flexibility is a top-three factor when deciding whether or not to leave a company, according to a new report featured by the Society of Human Resources Management. 

NYC Health + Hospitals leaders named to Asian American achievement list

Two senior leaders at NYC Health + Hospitals have been named to a prestigious list highlighting the achievements of Asian American professionals.

Nurses care for all of us. The least we can do is return the favor

Nurses, the heart and soul of American healthcare, are leaving the profession at an alarming pace. A recent University of Michigan study puts this long-building exodus in a new light: 39 percent of state-licensed nurses in Michigan told researchers the…

Productive outrage: An essential leadership quality to create health equity

At the beginning of my career, I was a newly minted CEO of a struggling hospital in the U.S. Virgin Islands when a young man arrived in the emergency department with a severe gunshot wound. To survive, he needed a blood transfusion – fast. But we were …

Controversial board chair resigns from California health system

Farid Assemi, the board chair of Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System, has resigned amid sustained concerns about potential conflicts of interest, the Fresno Bee reported May 2.

Leadership concerns spur exodus from Mississippi Hospital Association

Several hospitals are departing the Mississippi Hospital Association, citing concerns with the association’s leadership, Mississippi Today reported May 2.