by John G. Self | Mar 6, 2018 | Healthcare, Recruiting, Rural / Community Hospitals
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania – A financially viable community hospital is an important economic pillar. Without a hospital it is hard to recruit new physicians, young teachers with families, or to lure companies that will create jobs. When a community hospital...
by John G. Self | Jul 18, 2017 | Rural / Community Hospitals
One of the great myths in rural/community hospitals today is that unless you are part of a bigger system you cannot survive. The acquiring entities, always leery of local opposition to the sale or loss of control of their community hospital — one of any town’s most...
by John G. Self | Jul 11, 2017 | Leadership
What kind of leader are you? If you are a governing board member the question is what type of CEO works for you? In a recent New York Times column, conservative Bret Stephens made reference to a wry Warren Buffet observation from 2008 as Wall Street and Main Street...
by John G. Self | Apr 27, 2017 | Healthcare, Recruiting
The most important responsibility a governing board has — whether it is for a large corporation or small, rural community hospital — is the selection of a CEO. The obstacles to achieving success are significant regardless of the size of the enterprise. For the...
by John G. Self | Feb 15, 2016 | Healthcare, Recruiting
Do you approach the recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer for a rural community hospital differently than you would for a community medical center in a metropolitan area? Decidedly yes, and decidedly no. No, I am not straddling the fence. There are significant...
