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32 POPULATION HEALTH 32 CEO / STRATEGY Board chair quits struggling New York public hospital, claims insufficient reforms By Morgan Haefner T he board chair of Nassau University Medical Center resigned May 28, accusing the East Meadow, N.Y.-based hospital's governance of not making necessary changes at the financially struggling hospital, according to Newsday. Robert Detor has chaired the Nassau Health Care Corp., the entity that oversees the public hospital, since January 2020. In a May 25 letter sent to Nas- sau County Executive Laura Curran and obtained by Newsday, Mr. Detor said he "hoped to change NHCC's course, but it has become clear to me I can no longer align my service on the board with my professional, moral and ethical standards." Mr. Detor said "issues of serious concern were identified and presented to the board" based on an independent review, and he couldn't accept the outcome of the board's deliberation. He called on the New York State Department of Health to review "not only the current circumstances, but the overall condition of the corporation's governance," accord- ing to Newsday. Other leaders at the healthcare corporation and medical center disagreed with Mr. Detor's charac- terization of governance at the hospital. Megan Ryan, the general counsel for the board, told Newsday that "there are no pending issues that re- quire any investigation." Anthony Boutin, MD, CEO and president of the medical center, told Newsday: "I am proud to say that NHCC is in the best financial situation it has ever been in. I am offended by these baseless alle- gations and inferences. I am working with my team to create a strategic plan over the next year to fortify NHCC's position in our community." A March report from consultants Alvarez & Marsal found the medical center couldn't survive without closing its emergency room, issuing sweeping lay- offs and selling its extended care facility, according to Newsday. n Texas hospital officials revive mask mandate for visitors By Alia Paavola M edical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas, reinstated its mask requirements for visitors, according to a June 8 report from local news station CBS7. Earlier in June, the medical center eased many of its mask require- ments. Under the relaxed policy, visitors weren't required to wear masks, though the hospital said mask-wearing was encouraged and still required in certain situations. Medical Center Hospital said that the decision to reimplement the mask policy for visitors was made at the request of CMS during an on-site visit. All hospital visitors will be required to wear a mask at entry, and those who refuse will be prohibited entry. n 14 healthcare CEOs with best employee reviews on Glassdoor By Hannah Mitchell J ob and recruiting site Glassdoor released the winners of its an- nual Employees' Choice Award, honoring the top-rated CEOs in 2021. The ratings are based on anonymous employee feedback on their CEO. Here's how healthcare CEOs ranked among 100 CEOs in the U.S.: No. 3: Peter Pisters, MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center) No. 22: Michael Dowling (Northwell Health) No. 25: Michael Mahoney (Boston Scientific) No. 29: Alex Gorsky (Johnson & Johnson) No. 35: Christophe Weber (Takeda Pharmaceuticals) No. 42: Kenneth Frazier (Merck) No. 49: Paul Markovich (Blue Shield of California) No. 54: Kevin Lobo (Stryker) No. 56: Tim Pierce (Morrison Healthcare) No. 59: Steven Corwin, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian) No. 60: Marc Boom, MD (Houston Methodist) No. 64: Gary Guthart, PhD (Intuitive Surgical) No. 77: Pascal Soriot (AstraZeneca) No. 79: Dan Burton (Health Catalyst) n