title: New path. Today's executive career path: new realities, responsibilities for hospitals.
abstract: There may have been a time when hospital CEOs could promote executive advancement simply by hiring the most talented individuals who walked through their doors. But the world has changed, and a variety of factors, including fewer opportunities for advancement and greater work-force diversity, are compelling CEOs and boards to think carefully and strategically about the issue.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eubanks
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D008913:Minority Groups; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D014931:Women, Working