Getty Images Hospitals and health systems experienced the lowest turnover rate for CEOs in nearly a decade as top executives put off retirement or other reasons for a job change during the pandemic. According to its annual look at CEO turnover, the American College of Healthcare Executives found that 16% of CEO positions changed hands last year. That compares to 17% in 2019 and 18% each year from 2014 to 2018. The highest turnover rate in the last decade was 20% in 2013. The pandemic seemed to play a major role in hospitals delaying leadership transitions. "[CEO's] reluctance to leave their positions seemed to come from a sense of duty and a sense of care to their organizations and not wanting to disrupt leadership in the middle of the pandemic," said Jordan Shields, a partner with Juniper Advisory.