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.

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Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, has been named the new president of the Heart Valve Society

Mount Sinai surgeon named new president of Heart Valve Society

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, said he hopes to spend his time as HVS president focused on fostering collaborations and encouraging innovation.

February 23, 2024
Alain Cribier, MD, a veteran interventional cardiologist known for performing the very first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), died on Feb. 16. He was 79 years old.

Cardiology pioneer, known for performing world’s first TAVR, remembered as a ‘true visionary’

Alain Cribier, MD, a veteran interventional cardiologist out of France, died at the age of 79. The procedure he helped put on the map is arguably cardiology's most significant breakthrough in the last several decades. 

February 22, 2024
HCA Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center

Private equity-backed LucidHealth marks first foray into Southwest via HCA partnership

“Growing into this market allows us to move toward a national presence and we are excited for more opportunities like this in the future," said COO David Grau.  

February 21, 2024
bipartisan house task force on artificial intelligence

In the House, a new bipartisan push to get arms around AI

The move will bring together 24 representatives—12 from each party—who will work to stimulate American AI innovation while mitigating AI-related threats.  

February 21, 2024
Staff at the new Fetal Cardiac Clinic at the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. From left, Director of the Heart Institute David Romberger, RN, MSN, CCRN; attending physician Shuo Wang, MD; Executive Director of the Heart Institute Jennifer Klunder, MHA; Director of the Fetal Cardiac Clinic Jodie Votava-Smith, MD; Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Co-director of the Heart Institute Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, MSc, FRCPC; and congenital cardiac surgeon Luke Wiggins, MD.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles unveils new fetal cardiac clinic

Clinic for expectant mothers designed to better diagnose and treat congenital heart defects and heart diseases before birth. 

February 20, 2024
Employee retention staffing hiring

RadNet launching career training program to address technologist shortages

Dubbed “ImagingWorks,” the initiative is privately funded by the family trust of CEO Howard Berger, MD, and his wife, Karen. 

February 16, 2024
Gavin Slethaug Radiology Partners

Radiology Partners leader to the specialty: ‘Keep your spears pointed outwards’

Gavin Slethaug, MD, shared his thoughts on private equity and other topics in a YouTube video posted by the nation’s largest radiology practice. 

February 15, 2024
Forbes best employers

15 hospitals land toward the top among ‘America’s best employers’

Forbes is out with its picks for the 600 best employers to work for in 2024. A good handful of hospitals have made the top 50 in two separate lists. 

February 15, 2024
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