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1987 Foster G. McGaw Prize winners

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Copley Hospital in Morrisville, VT, won the Foster G. McGaw Prize in 1987 and used the $50,000 award to establish a trust. Interest from the trust is turned into grants for community organizations. Copley Pres Carolyn Roberts says that, although the hospital is in a small town, it works hard to keep up with current developments in the health care industry. Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, CT, a co-winner of the 1987 prize, assured its existence through an affiliation with competitor Saint Francis Hospital and medical Center. Certain management and departments were consolidated, which resulted in financial health for both institutions.

Copley Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital

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A call for consultants

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Hospital consultants are no more knowledgeable about running a hospital than hospital administrators, but they can contribute other skills to processes such as converting a hospital to a physician/hospital organization. They can ensure that the participants are considering all their options and that they are not avoiding difficult questions. In addition, they are often experts at helping hospitals make organizational changes; hospitals often underestimate the resources they will need to become managed care providers. Information on choosing an appropriate consultant is provided.

Management consulting services, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Planning, Usage, Consulting services, Hospital consultants, Hospital-physician joint ventures

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The day the earth moved

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Northridge Hospital administrator of patient care services describes her experiences during the 1994 Northridge, CA, earthquake and how her hospital coped through its use of the Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS). She explains that under the HEICS, each staffer had a specific duty to perform and a reporting structure to turn to for assistance. The hospital was severely damaged, but staffers were able to respond to the area's needs because of the HEICS.

Personal narratives, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Earthquakes, Northridge, California, Earthquake, 1994, Hospital administrators, Lowder, Diane, Northridge Hospital

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