Researchers at Philadelphia-based Drexel University found that rates of missed primary care appointments were associated with extreme temperatures, affecting older adults and those with chronic conditions the most.

Power dynamics in healthcare can lend to fearful silence about concerns. Ascension's "We've Got Your Back" campaign attempts to tackle this potential obstacle.

Just over two weeks ago, Judith Wolfe, MD, stepped into her new role as chief medical officer at UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio, part of Cleveland-based University Hospitals. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital will change its reporting structure and add advanced practice clinician directors to segments of its leadership teams, it announced July 18.

With 8% of carbon emissions in the U.S. stemming from the healthcare system, Wendy Levinson, MD, provided actionable recommendations for physicians to make a change.

Claes Dohlman, MD, PhD, professor emeritus and former chief of ophthalmology at Boston-based Mass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, died at age 101. 

Here are the CEOs from each hospital on U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 Best Hospitals Honor Roll: 

With an aging population and a plunging birth rate, the need for age-friendly health systems in the U.S. is growing, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, wrote in an article posted July 11 by the American Hospital Association.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health, a for-profit system with 30 acute care hospitals and more than 200 sites of care spanning six states, is seeking a valuation of $3.15 billion for its initial public offering.

Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles has undergone significant expansions and collaborations to become the organization it is today: a health system with more than 40 locations and more than 4,500 physicians and nurses.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has added four new board members, replacing four who are retiring.

Monique Gary, DO, is now a breast surgical oncologist and medical director of the Grand View Health/Penn Cancer Network cancer program in Sellersville, Pa., and she credits a mentor from the early days of her career with helping her get to where she is today.

Former President Donald Trump selected Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate July 15.

Community-based organizations need greater power to achieve health equity, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's chief health officer recently said.

Peter Slavin, MD, will become president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System, both in Los Angeles, in October, and he brings a wealth of experience to the role.

A persistent problem for health system CEOs is emerging as the most important challenge to solve this year: work/life balance.

Dedication. That's just one of the words Rob Allen, president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, used to advise aspiring healthcare leaders in a July 11 LinkedIn post. 

Where staffing levels and morale are low and burnout remains high at certain hospitals and health systems in the post-pandemic world, San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare is working to strengthen personal care for employees by improving upon a more than 20-year-old philosophy at the health system, The Sharp Experience.

Forty-two percent of employees who left their organization say management could have prevented it, according to a recent Gallup study.

Ensemble Health Partners, the market leader in revenue cycle management for mid-sized to large healthcare organizations, announced today that Carilion Clinic has selected the company as its strategic end-to-end revenue cycle partner.