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The hospital CEO position is probably one of the toughest positions in healthcare, and maybe anywhere. As passionate as I am about healthcare, I honestly do not aspire to this spot.
A few weeks ago, I highlighted the CEO of Detroit Medical Center, who has aggressively turned his hospital around.
A couple of recent hospital CEO interviews in the press recently. Here's one with Desert Springs Hospital CEO, Sandy Kaufman, who talks about the success of their partnerships and service line expansions.
Here's one with Lawrence Hospital CEO, Edward Dinan, who talks about his faith and his "best practices" in hope.
Last year, ACHE put out a very interesting piece (PDF) on CEO/CNO relationships, based on a survey of 1,000 CEOs and 776 CNOs. Among the findings: CEO/CNO relationships are good and CNOs get a lot less board exposure than CFOs.
Also from ACHE, they have been tracking hospital CEO turnover for almost 15 years - the avg turnover for the last 4 or 5 years: ~15% (1 in 7 or 8 hospitals changes CEOs every year!). New on the ACHE site is CEO turnover by state. The highest: Nevada (33%). The lowest: New Hampshire (3%). Strange that there is such a high variance - if you assume that these rates correlate with financial performance, one would speculate that state policy has a big impact on hospital performance?
And finally, since the Modern Healthcare survey on hospital CEO pay, as expected there has been some of criticism and defense. Some of that fun in Pittsburgh and Georgia (pdf).
Safety TipHospital facilities built today do not include asbestos, but many older buildings still have asbestos components in them. Steam pipes, boilers and furnace ducts were often insulated with an asbestos blanket or asbestos paper tape because of their fireproof and insulating properties. Resilient floor tiles were made from vinyl asbestos. Asbestos cement was employed in roofing, shingles and siding materials. The hazard of this carcinogen increases when the fibers become airborne, and untrained contractors can inadvertently increase risks by cutting, tearing, sawing, scraping, or sanding asbestos materials. Elevated asbestos levels can occur in hospitals where old materials are damaged or disturbed. It is best to leave undamaged asbestos material alone if it is not likely to be disturbed. Inhaling asbestos fibers is known to cause mesothelioma and other diseases. Be sure to use an experienced asbestos removal contractor when you need to get rid of old materials that might contain asbestos. |