With health care comprising a significant part of the national economy and growing larger every year, hospitals need to become efficient and effective in how they take care of their own operations, their employees not to mention their patients.
This is truly a white paper in a book that demonstrates, yes, hospitals can be healed and can be turned around in a relatively quick time from losing hundreds of thousands of dollars to becoming the premier hospital.
In this turnaround case study, David Herdlinger shares how he became part of this incredible story.
Imagine a once profitable hospital becoming a healthcare institution that was losing $1 million per month and having a vote of "no confidence" by the medical staff with regards to management company.
The situation was indeed dire.
Through the firing of the management team to the hiring of a new CEO, Gary Colberg, David documents many of the behind the scenes events that transformed this failing regional hospital into one of the best hospitals in GA.
From the initial meeting with the new executive team to the monthly coaching sessions with the hospital's health practitioners to just listen while helping them improve their leadership skills, the reader in a very short time can understand how this management turnaround process happened fairly quickly.
David truly demonstrated that when a results focused, innovative and authentic leader takes over anything is possible.
His modest sharing of his part in turning around this struggling regional hospital in GA to become the best hospital and reflects his overall approach to coaching, training and the development of leadership skills.
Organizational change is not easy especially in the health care industry.
This book provides a simple place as to where to start and what to do.
If you are in health care, in a leadership or management role and have issues ranging from financial to organizational culture, then this quick and easy read may begin to provide some very doable answers for you.