Becker's Healthcare August 5, 2024
Hospital or health system leaders have many traits in common, and some have abilities that set them apart. For example, David Herman, MD, CEO of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, swears by the power nap.
Dr. Herman has helmed Essentia Health since 2015. Before that, he served as CEO of Vidant Health, which, in 2022, entered a joint operating agreement with East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine to form Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health.
In conversation with Becker’s, Dr. Herman shared more about his leadership superpower. He also discussed his first job, what he is reading up on to prepare for the future, and the healthcare topic he believes the industry is not discussing enough.
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