Gun violence is still the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Read on to learn about the gun violence prevention movement started by Northwell Health and view the latest public service campaign spot that puts the spotlight on gun safety.
// By John Marzano // Gun violence is still the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Read on to learn about the gun violence prevention movement started by Northwell Health and view the latest public service campaign spot that puts the spotlight on gun safety.
// By John Marzano // The politics surrounding gun ownership and control are infinitely polarizing. Yet, one truth believed by all Americans is that the use of guns and other weapons to inflict mass casualties and destruction of human life has no place in a peaceful, civilized society. Especially when it pertains to our children — our future. “Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents,” said Michael Dowling, president & CEO of Northwell Health, kicking off this year’s Gun Violence Prevention Forum in February. Since 2019, Dowling has put himself and New York’s largest health system at the forefront of leading a coalition of more than 1,000 hospital and health system partners to raise broad awareness of the crisis of gun violence.
Rod Hochman, MD, president and CEO of Providence, kicked off the Becker’s Healthcare 11th Annual Meeting Virtual Experience in May with a discussion of issues of greatest concern to health care leaders. The conversation between Hochman and Rhoda Weiss, Ph.D., conference co-chair and president of Rhoda Weiss Consulting Group, provided insight into strategies employed by Read More
View from the C-Suite: Rod Hochman, MD, President and CEO, Providence // By Sheryl S. Jackson // In a wide-ranging keynote interview, one of health care’s most innovative leaders discusses the industry’s biggest challenges and greatest opportunities. Here are some of the highlights. This month, we hear from a health system CEO who kicked off Read More