Becker's Healthcare September 12, 2024
COO and president were the most common backgrounds for CEOs in 2024, according to a Crist Kolder Associates report.
Of the 671 Fortune 500 and S&P 500 organizations studied by the consulting firm through Aug. 1, about 10% were in the healthcare space.
The report found that 43.7% of CEOs were promoted internally from a COO or president role. Similarly, 40.5% of COOs who turned over in 2024 were promoted internally to CEO, the report found.
In the past month, Becker’s reported on six hospital and health system COO-to-CEO transitions. Half of those represented movement within the same system.
1. Landon Smith was named CEO of Palatka-based HCA Florida Putnam Hospital after serving as COO of Trident Medical Center in...