Presented by: Jeffrey Sommer, MPP, Director | Doug Johnson, Principal
In communities across the country, local newspapers cover disputes between county governments, hospital districts that may own the hospital’s assets and operations, and the 501(c)(3) hospital boards that lease these properties. These stories read like a soap opera script with tales of malfeasance (founded or not), broken promises, and misbehavior abounding. Once the relationship between a hospital board (lessee) and the county or district board (lessor) gets to the point of dysfunction, great damage has been inflicted on the hospital. In an adversarial atmosphere, physicians and staff are difficult to recruit and retain. Board and management time is consumed with responding to the latest charge and counter charge. Stated simply, attention and resources shift from sustaining the mission and advancing the vision of the health care system to addressing squabbles and disagreements.
This webinar addresses the high cost of governance dysfunction in community hospitals and the elements of a successful hospital board and county/district relationship.
See presentation materials here.
Read companion white paper here.