In rural communities, a hospital board of directors plays a vitally important role, providing effective governance through responsibilities like strategic decision-making, overseeing the financial well-being of the organization, and ensuring the hospital is providing quality care.

Forget slow and steady. When it comes to interim placement, the more appropriate descriptor is fast and furious. “The placement of the right interim executive into an organization is somewhat like speed dating on steroids,” [...]

Women are incredibly influential when it comes to healthcare purchasing, and they represent a majority of the healthcare workforce. Then why aren’t women more represented in healthcare leadership positions, and why is such representation important?

Some of history’s best leaders were bold, courageous, focused and insightful. But the power that comes along with being in charge can go unchecked if those qualities aren’t balanced by a set of traits now widely known as emotional intelligence.

In Part 2 of our 2-part Q&A series, Herb Dyer provides a great holistic summary of what it takes to be a “gritty leader”. Furthermore we feature collective insights from our expert business leaders who highlight that maintaining a positive mind-set, coupled with self-motivation is non-negotiable to becoming a resilient leader.

As a sequel to our last blog on Resilience we provide a 2-part Q&A series of informative insights from two of our exceptional interim executive leaders, on the true grit, perseverance and resilience they’ve had to demonstrate through their professional working careers as leaders.

Irrespective of which accreditation body an organization chooses, it is mandatory for us as leaders to realize and articulate to our staff, the necessity to align their goals with ours – PATIENT SAFETY.

Personnel shortages have long been an issue in the community hospital market with surveys from ACHE and Deloitte confirming a continued escalation in 2017 and 2018 to date.