Annette Walker, president of City of Hope Orange County (Calif.), is overseeing the development of Orange County's only cancer specialty hospital, slated to open in 2025.

After 39 years in healthcare, Doug Ekeren, regional president and CEO of Yankton, S.D.-based Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, plans to retire in May.

Cristina Contreras began her career with NYC Health + Hospitals in 1995 as a case worker. Today, she brings that patient-centered focus to her role as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, a 362-bed hospital in New York City.

The suspect accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson pleaded not guilty on Dec. 23 to state charges of terrorism and murder. 

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share the areas they're focusing on for 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Aaron Reitz to serve as head of the Justice Department Office of Legal Policy and Chad Mizelle as chief of staff at the Justice Department, according to two Dec. 21 Truth Social posts.

Healthcare executives are preparing for 2025, a year likely filled with profound challenges and big opportunities.

New research reveals that companies continue to prioritize execution and strategic leadership in their CEO hiring decisions, despite widespread claims that modern leaders should focus more on interpersonal and "soft" skills.

Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle has spent two decades applying a management methodology inspired by the Toyota Production System. This approach has become central to the hospital's culture, driving improvements to quality and safety.

As hospitals face growing demands for care, including surgical services, enhancing operating room (OR) efficiency without having to embark on costly expansions is a pressing priority.

Becker’s Hospital Review recently spoke with Dr. Joel Shaw, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at OhioHealth’s Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Grant’s use of AI-driven solutions to transform OR management practices, increasing both block and prime time utilization.

Hospital and health system CEOs lead organizations that deliver critical patient care and drive innovation. This year, 219 healthcare executives took time to share their thoughts on healthcare leadership with Becker's. 

It is no secret that operating rooms (ORs) nationwide are facing significant challenges as surgical demand continues to rise, cases become more complex and critical staffing shortages are stretching surgical and anesthesiologist teams to their limits.

One year after Theodore DeWeese, MD, assumed permanent leadership of Johns Hopkins Medicine, he remains focused on enhancing patient care and bringing care closer to home.

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., is seeking leaders for numerous C-suite roles at its facilities. 

FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Namandjé Bumpus, PhD, is stepping down from her role, marking one of the first significant leadership departures at the agency by the end of year, Inside Health Policy reported Dec. 17. 

Richard Anderson, longtime president and CEO of St. Luke's University Health Network, is this year's recipient of the Steven Schroeder Award for Outstanding Healthcare CEO from Costs of Care and The Leapfrog Group.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected John Brooks as the leader of his HHS landing team, Politico reported Dec. 17.

Luigi Mangione has been indicted by a New York grand jury for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in early December.

Steven Hanks, MD, president and CEO of Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health and Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners, doesn't just lead hospitals, he works in them, regularly trading his suit for scrubs to work in the hospital emergency departments.