Hospital Highlights - Nov. 26, 2009

Today I was reading the “Musings” sent weekly by Leo Greenawalt, President of the Washington State Hospital Association. In this edition, Leo states that a CEO has two critical roles to play: Overall, the CEO must set the pace in maintaining the vision of the organization. Just as important, the CEO ought to spend a considerable amount of time on strategy – which makes perfect sense to me.

But, Leo noted, here comes the “rub.” He cannot recall anytime in his career where so many “emergencies” have interrupted his plans for a week or a month. I must note here that Leo is a skillful leader and i...