Category: Leadership & Management

A Better Way to Manage Hospital Capacity

We are at a time of unprecedented change in healthcare. Hospitals are currently reeling from the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, desperately trying to regain their financial footing. Material inflation and labor cost have pushed the majority of US hos…

8 hospitals, health systems shrinking, restructuring leadership teams

At least eight hospitals and health systems announced changes to executive ranks and administration teams in March. 

COVID-19 national emergency could end sooner than May

The Senate passed a resolution March 29 that would expedite the end of the COVID-19 national emergency from its planned May 11 deadline to immediately upon the signature of the president, and President Joe Biden has reportedly indicated he will sign it…

Hospital CEO exits slowed in February

The number of CEO changes at hospitals and health systems fell 22 percent in February after accelerating the month prior, according to a March 29 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.

Mount Sinai aims to boost number of Black men in leadership

Mount Sinai Health System has launched a new program to provide more career advancement opportunities for Black men within the organization.

'Everything cannot be accomplished all at once': Garnet Health CEO on how prioritizing goals can help reduce burnout

The term “burnout,” as it relates to clinicians, has become part of the lexicon in hospitals. Why are nurses leaving? They are burned out in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why are fewer doctors pursuing emergency specialties? Again, according to a …

Care New England workers vote 'no confidence' in hospital leadership

Members of SEIU District 1199 New England at Care New England’s Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., have voted “no confidence” in their employer.

Lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over data collection: 4 healthcare takeaways

On March 23, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress regarding the app’s data collection practices. The interaction was hardly amicable. 

For hospital leaders, cultivating strong relationships is an 'investment in the future'

Hospital executives are always focused on managing looming issues at hand and often their presentation at the next meeting on their calendars. Success, in all areas of leadership, is tied not only to tangible actions but to soft skills, as well.

How can hospital leaders help clinicians 'recapture the joy' of medicine?

The U.S. healthcare marketplace is facing a list of challenges that, on some days, might seem insurmountable.