Biden pick to lead FDA faces long odds
Facing new hesitancy from Senators in both parties, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the FDA, Robert Califf, MD, does not yet have enough votes to give him the job, Politico reported Jan. 28.
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Facing new hesitancy from Senators in both parties, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the FDA, Robert Califf, MD, does not yet have enough votes to give him the job, Politico reported Jan. 28.
The CDC is looking to make changes and rebuild trust after a series of criticisms have been thrown at the agency, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 28.
The board of Lancaster, Calif.-based Antelope Valley Hospital extended the contract of CEO Edward Mirzabegian to January 2026, according to the Antelope Valley Press.
The New Jersey Hospital Association on Jan. 28 installed AtlantiCare President and CEO Lori Herndon, BSN, RN, as board chair.
Suresh Gunasekaran is humble when reflecting on his accomplishments as CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and the senior associate vice president for University of Iowa Health Care. “I don’t think it’s really about me, frankly,” he told Becker’s. “I think we’ve always taken a real team approach at UI Health Care.”
Brian Gragnolati believes in staying out of the way of his staff. “When you give your team broad parameters and you just let people go –– it’s amazing the innovation that I’ve seen at the bedside,” he told Becker’s.
HHS leadership in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies leaves room for improvement, a federal watchdog found in a report released Jan. 27.
The federal government needs to be more proactive in alleviating healthcare workforce shortages, Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, wrote in a Jan. 27 letter on the organization’s website.
Jeremiah Stamler, MD, known as the father of preventive cardiology, died at his New York home on Jan. 26. He was 102.
Last year, Cleveland Clinic served the most patients in its history, CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said in an annual State of Clinic address Jan. 26.
Outside health experts and former officials are criticizing HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for taking a back seat in his leadership, The Hill reported Jan. 26.
Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name Medical Center and Adam Jarrett, MD, the hospital’s executive vice president and CMO, mutually agreed to part ways after an investigation into emails about managerial concerns he sent to the hospital’s board of trustees last year, according to a joint statement shared with Becker’s on Jan. 26.
For a glimpse into the leadership style of Steve Edwards and his approach to communications during the COVID-19 pandemic, look no further than his Twitter page.
The pandemic hasn’t slowed Mount Sinai’s journey into the artificial intelligence space. Just ask David Reich, MD, president and COO of the New York City-based health system since 2013.
The mayor of Devils Lake, N.D., is calling for increased cooperation between healthcare facilities as well as an integrated health system in the city, Grand Forks Herald reported Jan. 25.
Joseph McTernan, CEO of Warsaw, N.Y.-based Wyoming County Community Health System, died Jan. 24 at age 44, according to The Buffalo News.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said the U.S. needs to rethink its approach to public health and that the CDC alone cannot fix the system, Politico reported Jan. 21.
John A. Ferguson Jr., former president and CEO of Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System, died Jan. 23 at age 82, The Gainesville Times reported.
Below are eight hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the past week.
How does one identify a quasi-expert — the intelligent, highly educated and degree-holding opinionators among us, who may stray from their area of expertise?
Professional rejection isn’t a typical experience to share or celebrate, but doing so can actually serve as motivation, according to a Jan. 21 piece in The Atlantic.
Jeffrey Smith, MD, executive vice president of hospital operations and COO for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is placing the wellness of his staff and physicians at the top of his 2022 agenda. “We’re all kind of traumatized,” he told Becker’s in January. But the Southern California health system is far from slowing down. […]
As the world enters year three of the pandemic, Rod Hochman, MD, president and CEO of Providence, today released his annual list of health care predictions.
Roberta Schwartz, PhD, executive vice president and chief innovation officer for Houston Methodist, has been taking meetings with nursing executives, a group she said she hadn’t spent very much time with before the staffing crisis.
Marty Bonick, president and CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services, has been named chair of the Federation of American Hospitals for the 2022 calendar year.
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, is the 2022 Genesis Prize Laureate for his work leading the company and developing its COVID-19 vaccine, the Genesis Prize foundation said Jan. 19.
Elizabeth Polek, vice president of new hospital planning at University of California San Francisco Medical Center, and Stuart Eckblad, vice president of major capital projects for UCSF Health, want to make the Northern California medical center, ranked No. 9 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, more than a hospital.
As Lisa Shannon begins her tenure as CEO of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, she said she is inspired by the organization’s culture and is focused on the needs of patients and employees.
After campaigning on healthcare in 2020, Democrats are feeling pressure to deliver before the midterm elections this year, The Washington Post reported Jan. 17.
Below are seven hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the past week.
When Randy Jernejcic, MD, heads to China later this year to head UPMC’s new 500-bed hospital in Chengdu, it will be more like a second homecoming than an entirely new adventure.
Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, members of the MLK Observance Committee at Boston Children’s Hospital penned a blog post Jan. 14 highlighting how the civil rights leader and minister inspires them as leaders.
Paul King, CEO of Stanford Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., said being a kid during the COVID-19 pandemic has been pretty tough.
Doctors and healthcare workers are among those who wrote an open letter accusing a popular Spotify podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” of spreading misinformation about COVID-19, CNBC reported Jan. 14.
David Cordani, CEO of Cigna, defended the role of pharmacy benefit managers, arguing that the traditional PBM is a relic of yesterday, reported Yahoo Finance Jan. 12.
Despite enthusiasm and good intentions, healthcare boards are making slow progress on diversity goals, according to a new report from WittKieffer and The Healthcare Management Academy published Jan. 11. Becker’s spoke with two managers involved in the report to break down why progress is so slow and how boards can accelerate the process.
Turnover among hospital CEOs was up 11 percent year over year in 2021, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive outplacement and coaching firm.
John Couris, CEO of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, spoke with Becker’s Jan. 11 about the organization’s completed acquisition of one of the region’s largest physician-owned radiology practices, Tower Radiology. He also shared his thoughts on staffing challenges during a pandemic and why price gouging by staffing agencies should be treated like a hurricane.
Top health experts from the Biden administration testified before the Senate on Jan. 11 in a hearing where they were questioned by lawmakers seeking clarity on the federal response to the omicron variant, Politico reported.
Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin has chosen experts from the medical and public health community, including hospital CEOs, to be part of his medical advisory team.
Healthcare workers left the proverbial loading platform in 2020 for a ride of COVID-19 surges that only get tougher, not easier, to stomach.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners is the company’s “gem for the future,” CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during the JPMorgan Health Conference Jan. 11.
Amid public criticism over CDC guidelines and updates, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra defended CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, on CNN Newsroom on Jan. 10.
Lisa Stump is a dynamic leader and strong IT strategist who believes in the power of technology, data, and digital tools to transform and power health.
The CEOs of several major health systems in North Carolina urged the public Jan. 10 to take measures to protect themselves and others amid a COVID-19 surge fueled by the omicron variant.
Below are nine hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the past month.
Six former health advisers to President Joe Biden have called for the U.S. to adopt a new domestic strategy for COVID-19, publishing three opinion pieces in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Jan. 6.
Despite advances in knowledge and treatment of COVID-19, hospitals are running dangerously low on hope, writes Sarah N. Cross, MD, assistant professor at the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School in The Washington Post Jan. 5.
Marc Boom, MD, revisits the decisions he’s made as CEO of Houston Methodist throughout the pandemic with a sense of conviction that can almost leave one under the impression it’s been an easy 22 months.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said Jan. 5 that the agency has no plans to require a booster shot for people to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The American Medical Association and leaders of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are condemning and questioning revisions the CDC recently made to its isolation guidance for asymptomatic people.
Amid COVID-19 restrictions and safety measures, healthcare leaders have become even more knowledgeable about what patients encounter at the hospital, based on firsthand experiences as patients themselves and through the experiences of their family members.
Alan Levine, chair and CEO of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, is requesting that CMS consider changes to the federal agency’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers to help address staffing shortages facing rural health systems as organizations educate people about the vaccines and increase vaccination rates among employees, according to CBS and ABC affiliate […]
Disruption of supply chains, labor shortages and desperately needed updates to corporate strategy have CEOs worried for what 2022 holds, but a top concern was their own job security, according to a recent Bloomberg report.
Supply chain disruptions, health disparities and vaccine distribution have been marked challenges of 2021. The CEOs of Pfizer and Walgreens shared their predictions on these issues and the challenges, as well as opportunities to come in 2022 with Time on Jan. 2.
Below are nine hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking CEOs during the past month.
Robert Frist Jr,, CEO of HealthStream, has contributed $2.25 million of his shares to common stock for eligible employees.
Surveys show that about 1 out of every 4 Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Most focus on self-improvement goals such as living healthier, losing weight, pursuing career or job goals, saving money and improving personal relationships. All worthwhile commitments, no doubt, but considering the political, racial and ethnic divides we’re experiencing as a nation, what’s […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson revealed the new directors for the Department of Mental Health and Department of Revenue during a press conference Dec. 29, according to KOMU.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson revealed the new directors for the Department of Mental Health and Department of Revenue during a press conference Dec. 29, according to KOMU.
Officials from the World Health Organization have warned that vaccine inequality is likely to create more variants, criticizing blanket booster programs in developed nations, CNBC reported Dec. 22.
Recent emails obtained by the American Institute for Economic Research show that Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Francis Collins, MD, former director of the National Institutes of Health, quashed dissenting views from top scientists about pandemic measures, according to an opinion piece in The Wall Street […]
A group of Massachusetts hospital CEOs issued a joint statement to the public Dec. 22 with five steps residents can take to help healthcare providers amid a COVID-19 surge.
When Dara Bartels became CEO of Mile Bluff Medical Center on Dec. 1, she brought with her financial acumen and a passion for rural healthcare.
Twelve women under 30 years old in healthcare made Forbes magazine’s 2022 “30 Under 30” list for their contributions in saving lives and creating a more equitable future. Here’s a look at three of them.