Category: Leadership & Management

The 'primary goal' healthcare leaders must always keep in mind

Geneva, N.Y.-based UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health is positioning itself to take on any challenges that might be thrown at the healthcare industry in 2025, with a strong focus on patient care, workforce development and innovative technology.

RFK Jr.'s first HHS confirmation hearing: 7 healthcare takeaways

President Donald Trump’s HHS secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced more than three hours of questioning by the Senate Finance Committee Jan. 29, the first of two hearings this week in an effort to secure the nomination. 

AHA decries HBO segment on healthcare violence

The American Hospital Association has penned a letter to executives at HBO, CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery in response to what it says are concerning comments made by Bill Maher on his show this month calling for acts of violence against people working…

White House pauses grants, limits WHO interactions: 6 healthcare updates

The White House temporarily paused agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs to align spending with policy priorities, which could affect healthcare programs such as the CDC, The Washington Post reported Jan. 28. 

CDC abruptly halts WHO cooperation

CDC staff were ordered Jan. 27 to cease all work with the World Health Organization, according to The Washington Post and the Associated Press. This marks a sudden move in the federal government’s plan to leave the WHO by January 2026. 

Trump administration's freeze on health agency communications: 6 updates

President Donald Trump’s administration has paused federal health agency external communications through Feb. 1, including updates on the CDC website and public health news releases from the NIH.

How a $125M campaign is transforming Baptist Health

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health recently completed its Onward as One campaign, the largest fundraising effort in system history, raising $125.8 million from more than 7,000 individual donors.

Hospitals buck maternal healthcare trends: 'All of our prior underlying assumptions are wrong'

Hospitals across the country are reducing or eliminating their maternal health, labor and delivery services because of financial constraints. The move depletes access to care for expectant mothers and places pressure on larger systems to pick up additi…

Georgia HCA hospital CEO dies

Don Avery, president and CEO of Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Ga., died unexpectedly, the hospital said in a Jan. 24 Facebook post. 

Health systems embark on culture makeovers

Health system C-suites faced with staff shortages, thinning margins, increased patient volumes and rapidly advancing digital technologies are igniting cultural transformation to spark innovation for sustainable operations.