President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump spent a small portion of their 90-minute presidential debate June 27 highlighting issues affecting healthcare leaders, from prescription drug costs to the opioid crisis. 

On June 25, the U.S Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, rightly declared gun violence a public health threat. Every day 117 Americans lose their lives to gunshot wounds, which are also the number one killer of children and adolescents, surpassing car accidents. With more guns than people in the U.S., this is an epidemic that is not waning.

Many healthcare executives have faced impostor syndrome during their careers and have learned how to overcome it.

Paul Griner, MD, who served as CEO of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., for more than a decade, has died, according to a post on the University of Rochester Medical Center website.

While the commotion of a hospital and health system CEO role can make it difficult to keep one's finger on the pulse of an organization, many leaders are taking a step back to authentically connect with their employees, so they feel not only seen, but heard.

Many people are familiar with impostor syndrome, particularly in psychological and social contexts. However, a new report released June 6 from organizational consulting firm Korn Ferry highlights the concept's prevalence among CEOs in the U.S.

Much like his last name, Matthew Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children's Health System in Miami, truly loves what he does. It's this love that drives his goal for a simple yet large mission: ensuring healthcare access for all children. 

Providing optimal access to care via efficient patient flow requires health systems to maximize resource utilization.

Throughout their careers, Laureen Driscoll, MSN, RN, and Kathy Tussey, DNP, RN, remained open to change and said yes more often than no, even to opportunities about which they were skeptical or knew would be a challenge. 

After the pandemic, most healthcare leaders experienced a "great resignation" as workers left for other service industries and ever since health systems have been dealing with a lack of skilled labor to backfill the vacancies.

Ann Lurie, a renowned philanthropist for which the Chicago-based Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital is named, has died at 79, the Chicago Tribune reported June 24.

In 2019, Michael Dowling began reaching out to peers at other leading health systems to garner support in collectively acknowledging and addressing gun violence as a public health crisis. Few were willing to sign on to such efforts. 

Pamela Stephenson, who served as CEO of Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital and as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, died June 17, according to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She was 73. 

Todd Forkel, CEO of Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., quite literally knows what it's like to walk in his colleagues shoes, and it's all because of a program called "Shadow Me, Todd."

Like many professions in healthcare, hospital and health system financial roles are evolving to keep up with the demand of a changing landscape. The focus has shifted away from crunching numbers all day to mixing in creative and strategic ways to keep a healthcare organization fiscally healthy. 

Lorenzo Brown, president and CEO of AdventHealth Fish Memorial in Orange City, Fla., and Market CEO of West Volusia, is providing some clarity to an important leadership question: "What does a CEO do?''

In September 2022, Aidan Hettler, then 22 years old, assumed his first healthcare role as CEO of Sedgwick County Health Center in Julesburg, Colo. Now 24, he has grown as a leader while he and the health system have navigated various changes, such as the addition of two board members and the installation of an EMR system.

Transitioning into a new C-suite is often a strategic process factoring in the organizational culture, operations and dynamics. While each individual brings their own experience to the transition, they also navigate the situation with fresh eyes and a desire to understand the processes in place.

The health system CEO mindset is changing to meet the unique stresses and opportunities for healthcare organizations today.

Kevin Mahoney, CEO of Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System, is setting the record straight regarding his thoughts on the topic of health system and health insurer relationships.