Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

‘Why be a manager when you’re a hospital doctor?’ Researchers ask—and answer
Here are some factors that tend to lead physicians to take on hospital-management roles over and above their regularly expected duties.
What stakeholders are saying about gender-transition interventions for minors
The more persuasive of the opinions could redound to the reshaping of the principles of pediatric medicine—and of certain policies in public education. Here’s a sampling.
Sectra, Agfa, Infinitt and other notable radiology vendors among the 2026 Best in KLAS
Data contained in the rankings reflect the experiences of thousands of providers and payer organizations, making the designation a coveted achievement for vendors.
Medtronic SVP Nina Goodheart to retire after nearly 20 years in cardiovascular care
Nina Goodheart, the president of Medtronic’s structural heart and aortic business, has announced her retirement.
Solis Mammography CEO stepping down
Grant Davies says he is retiring after 6 years leading the Addison, Texas-based breast imaging provider, with a former Carestream exec now taking his place.

‘Why be a manager when you’re a hospital doctor?’ Researchers ask—and answer

Here are some factors that tend to lead physicians to take on hospital-management roles over and above their regularly expected duties.

What stakeholders are saying about gender-transition interventions for minors

The more persuasive of the opinions could redound to the reshaping of the principles of pediatric medicine—and of certain policies in public education. Here’s a sampling.

Sectra, Agfa, Infinitt and other notable radiology vendors among the 2026 Best in KLAS

Data contained in the rankings reflect the experiences of thousands of providers and payer organizations, making the designation a coveted achievement for vendors.

Medtronic SVP Nina Goodheart to retire after nearly 20 years in cardiovascular care

Nina Goodheart, the president of Medtronic’s structural heart and aortic business, has announced her retirement.

Solis Mammography CEO stepping down

Grant Davies says he is retiring after 6 years leading the Addison, Texas-based breast imaging provider, with a former Carestream exec now taking his place.

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people

A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.

Hospitals don’t have to pit service-line breadth against clinical-specialization focus: Operational analysis

Regardless of hospital size, per-patient-discharge costs are affected by two factors sometimes understood to exist in tension with one another.

Pioneer heart surgeon Vinay Badhwar elected STS president

Badhwar is a longtime STS member and world leader in robotic technologies. In fact, he and his team recently launched a 40-part video series to help teach other clinicians about robotic-assisted cardiac surgery.