Chief Executive Officers in US Hospitals

• DOI: 10.1097/hcm.0b013e31827edafc
• Publication Date: 2013-10-11T23:24:15Z
• Authors: Eric Matthews; K. Scott Collins; Sandra K. Collins; Richard C. McKinnies
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 0301 basic medicine; Retirement; Data Collection; Middle Aged; United States; 3. Good health; Leadership; 03 medical and health sciences; Professional Competence; Sex Factors; 0302 clinical medicine; Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; Surveys and Questionnaires; 8. Economic growth; Humans; Female; Women, Working

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the "employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow by 22% from 2010 to 2020" (http://www.bls.gov.ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm#tab-6). The US Bureau of Labor Statistics notes this is substantially faster than the national average for other occupations. Information from this report finds its way into popular media, news shows, and other information outlets, which increases the number of prospective applicants to college and university health care management programs. (For the purposes of this article, no differentiation is made between various programs geared toward preparing health care managers; this includes, but is not limited to, degrees in hospital administration, hospital services administration, health care management, etc.) In 2007, the authors conducted a survey of chief executive officers in US hospitals that sought to identify educational and demographic information of individuals holding top management positions in US health care institutions. The survey was repeated in 2012, at the 5-year interval, to determine if chief executive officer information had changed.