When Brian Connolly was only 34 he became the first layperson on the board of the Daughters of Charity. It was 1985 and he’d just been appointed CEO of Providence Hospital, a Daughters of Charity hospital in Southfield, Mich. Today he is president and CEO...
His wife of 37 years, Mary, doesn’t remember it, but Tom Sadvary first met her in an ambulance in Pittsburgh, he a paramedic, she an ICU nurse. “She was so focused on the patient,” he recalls. “Fortunately we had another opportunity to meet.” Today, Sadvary,...
The classic American Dream, globally diversified today, involves European immigrants crossing the Atlantic on a freighter, working hard and sacrificing in America so their children can succeed. Say hello to Marc Boom, MD, whose parents came over on a freighter from Belgium and whose mother...
Executive Summary: CIOs of seven leading healthcare organizations convened in late 2013 for an IT Cost Management and Value Realization Summit. In the session, the group shared strategies, tactics and insights for managing IT costs, fostering innovation and capturing and demonstrating the value IT brings to their constituents. This...
I f an individual could be an epicenter, Paul Tang, MD, would be that person for healthcare in the United States. His day job is appropriately located in Northern California, where he serves as VP and Chief Innovation and Technology Officer for the Palo Alto...
Perhaps it’s not surprising that Christine Cassel, MD, pioneered the program called Choosing Wisely. Earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of Chicago seems like a good foundation for such an ultimate pursuit. In between she earned a medical degree from the University...
When Ernie Sadau was a teenager lying in a Fort Worth hospital bed he wrote a note on the dietary-tray response card that he’d like to talk to the hospital administrator about his job. Days later the administrator treated him to lunch and a long...
It’s not surprising Don Wegmiller was elected to the Healthcare Hall of Fame this year. The honor crowns an already brilliant career that enters into yet another phase with seemingly undiminished vigor. Today at 74 he is Chairman of the Scottsdale Institute, a post he...
Pennsylvania seems to produce top healthcare executives like it does quarterbacks and Tom Zenty is no exception to that tradition. Zenty, 57, is president and CEO of University Hospitals, the Cleveland-based health system anchored by a 1,032-bed tertiary medical center, UH Case Medical Center, an...
“Becoming Accountable In Healthcare,” hosted by St. Vincent Health/Ascension Health, Indianapolis. Scottsdale Institute’s Annual Fall Forum, held October 6 – 7, 2011, at the brand-new JW Marriott in Indianapolis, brought us to a large faith-based health system that is focused on mission as it moves forward like other...
