Becker's Healthcare November 5, 2024
In creating new C-suite roles within healthcare, hospitals and health systems have cited reasons as varied as seeing new opportunities for growth or finding gaps in coverage as their motivation.
At least 31 new leadership roles have been added to healthcare organizations since February 2024. Among the new roles are chief health equity officer, chief decarbonization officer and chief experience officer.
Here is why four organizations added new roles to their executive leadership teams.
Greater connection between physician and facility leaders
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health did not have a systemwide chief medical officer until 2018, said Michael Chang, MD, who currently holds the position.
“As the role evolved and we got the health system used to the concept of a...
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