by John G. Self | Aug 26, 2015 | Healthcare
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s post is the last in a current series of blogs that John has written over the past several months regarding small-rural community hospitals. These organizations are one of his passions in healthcare. John’s experience supporting community...
by John G. Self | Aug 10, 2015 | Healthcare, Recruiting
TYLER, Texas — For board members it is not if, it is simply when. The when is when they will be forced to go through a search to replace their chief executive, the result of a retirement, poor performance, or because their former executive got a better job. For every...
by John G. Self | Aug 7, 2015 | Healthcare, Recruiting
John filed this post from his weekend house where his daughters and grandkids are visiting — from California and Connecticut. This is the first time all the cousins have been together. TYLER, Texas — Cash flow covers a multitude of sins. There are ample examples —...
by John G. Self | Aug 5, 2015 | Recruiting
Identifying and recruiting a top CEO for a rural/community hospital is one of the toughest jobs a governing board will undertake. It is also a decision that can easily be categorized as “make or break” for the future success of these facilities. The complexity of the...
by John G. Self | Jun 6, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
Sometimes it is the little things that a leader does that can make a big, big difference. Like a weekly letter to board members. Ten years ago, James N. Valenti, FACHE, was appointed President and Chief Executive of the struggling R. E. Thomason Hospital, El Paso’s...
