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 | Mar 28, 2017 | Healthcare
CHICAGO — Rural and community hospitals are the critical backbone of America’s healthcare delivery industry and they are also the most vulnerable to change — be it the regulatory landscape and reforms or the business model. [Tweet “Community hospitals are the...
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...
