The leadership team of Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University is responding to a report about one executive’s use of Twitter, which involved “liking” tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and gender reassignment surgery.
Category: Leadership & Management
Next Emory CEO: Listening, communicating the 'why' crucial for system engagement
On July 1, Joon Sup Lee, MD, will begin serving as CEO of Emory Healthcare, an 11-hospital system headquartered in Atlanta.
Members press National Academies on Sackler donations
Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are looking to the organization for answers on why it accepted millions of dollars in donations from the Sackler family — which owns Purdue Pharma — while also advising the federal…
Women CEOs now outnumber those named John at big companies
Among CEOs, women finally outnumber their counterparts with the first name John among S&P 500 companies — progress in what is a memorable measurement of gender representation that stems from a 2015 New York Times article.
Avera hospital CEO dies at 56
Mikel Holland, MD, regional president and CEO of Pierre, S.D.-based Avera St. Mary’s Hospital, died April 23 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., according to his obituary. He was 56.
'We can't just sit back in our clinics': How Memorial Hermann shapes its community health initiatives
Memorial Hermann Health System’s commitment to community health has roots going back decades. But these days, this commitment is more than a persistent focus; it’s branded into the Houston-based organization’s identity, CEO David Callender, MD, told Be…
Florida surgeon general altered COVID-19 vaccine study findings: Report
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, altered findings from a state health department study last year to suggest mRNA COVID-19 vaccines pose an increased risk of cardiac-related death among younger men, according to records obtained by Politi…
Healthcare 'silver linings': 21 hospital leaders on what's worth celebrating
The American Hospital Association kicked off its annual conference in Washington, D.C., on April 23 with discussions about hospital finances, rural healthcare challenges and opportunities to create better access to mental and behavioral healthcare.
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National Academies faces scrutiny over Sackler donations
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine accepted millions of dollars in donations from the Sackler family — which owns Purdue Pharma — while also advising the federal government on its opioid policies, The New York Times reported A…
Tenet shareholders to vote for clarity on abortion policy
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s corporation shareholders will soon vote for clarity on the system’s abortion policies, Becker’s has learned.
