by Dr. Kenneth H. Cohn

One of the wonderful privileges of being a guest blogger on Hospital Impact is that any time I need inspiration, I have always been able to find it in someone else's posts. So it was with Christopher Cornue's insightful, "Where did all the strategists go?"

Chris makes the point that as a result of the recession, people who plan strategy have become an endangered species, as hospitals focus on cost-containment and daily survival. His comments have prompted me to tell my own story. Like a news reporter who warns the audience before showing graphic footage, I apologize ahead of time to anyone who finds the edgy content or language offensive.

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