Becker's Healthcare November 12, 2024
Three hospital CEOs have returned to their former workplaces in the past month.
While “boomerang” employees make up a small portion of the workforce, they are more common in healthcare than in other industries, LinkedIn found in 2023.
On average, employees take about four years to return to a former employer, according to LinkedIn. For these healthcare leaders, the gap was between two and five years.
Here are the healthcare boomerang CEOs Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 16:
1. Dan Barbee, BSN, CEO of University of Toledo Medical Center (Ohio)
Mr. Barbee returned to the role Nov. 8 after serving as CEO from 2016 to 2020.
He joined the hospital in 2011 as chief nursing officer, later becoming...