Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has a new dyad leadership structure in which market presidents and chief medical officers will jointly be responsible for one of five consumer-based markets.

Health systems are increasingly focused on their regional structures, reorganizing leadership to provide oversight most effectively. On Oct. 23, those changes hit the corner office. 

Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association nurses and healthcare professionals, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, delivered a petition to Berkshire Health Systems CEO Darlene Rodowicz Oct. 23 as they continue negotiations for a new labor contract.

Healthcare is no stranger to turnover within its workforce, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a regular part of operating models. To better define the widening gap between leadership strategies and results, Huron interviewed 718 healthcare leaders and workers.

Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner and Chief Development Officer KC Gartman got out of their offices Oct. 18 for a unique task: cooking and serving food at a local Waffle House, the Pensacola News Journal reported.

Chris Howard has served as president and CEO of San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare since January 2019, and he said one of the roles of a leader is to ensure the success of an organization continues long after that leader leaves.

When two leaders at a Maryland health system teamed up to write a book, they set out to provide a "how to" playbook for physician leaders, by leaders.

Workplace violence in healthcare is an increasingly common problem and leaders in New York state are uniting to try and combat it, seeking possible criminal prosecutions as well as taking more coordinated steps to defuse situations.

ECG Management Consultants, a leading healthcare consulting firm, announced a key addition to its Center for Advanced Oncology with the hiring of Elizabeth Liebow, who left Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute after nearly 20 years.

Healthcare companies and hospitals are among the industries most likely to appoint a female CEO, according to an Oct. 19 report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 

Hospitals and health systems reported 125 CEO changes in the first nine months of the year, marking a 67% increase from the same period in 2022. 

High levels of burnout, job dissatisfaction and turnover persist in healthcare. At all levels, healthcare leaders are under increased pressure to address the root causes of burnout and improve employee engagement to keep their teams whole.

The healthcare landscape recently has seen a number of high-profile job openings posing enormous challenges. This begs the question: Who would take the helm of a sinking ship, and why?

Craig Albanese, MD, an academic pediatric surgeon and former COO of Duke University Health System, took over as CEO of the Durham, N.C.-based system in March. 

Many hospitals and health systems may be struggling financially, but consumers often see a sprawling, profitable and "self-serving" industry that fails to improve life expectancy and imposes debt on thousands of households across the country, Paul Keckley says in his weekly report posted Oct. 16.

In a presentation at the 8th Annual Becker's Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting, Colleen Goethals, the vice president of mid revenue cycle at Xtend Healthcare, discussed the impact of denials in healthcare and how to mitigate them, as well as the significance of effective appeals. 

Bosses across the U.S. have a lot on their plates as they navigate their roles. Among the issues facing some: People are using sick days more often.

CEO turnover has continued in healthcare as leaders leave their posts for various reasons, such as early retirement or deciding to take on a different role. This turnover is occurring at hospitals and health systems. But it has also occurred over the last year at hospital associations.

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are making room in their C-suites for a new physician- and nurse-focused role: chief clinical operations officer.

Walgreens is welcoming a new CEO Oct. 28 as one of the company's former chief executives remains highly involved in the direction of the business, Bloomberg reports.