Brian Taylor was one of the founding partners of Medical Distribution Solutions, Inc. (MDSI) more than two decades ago. Today, he looks back with pride on how far the organization has come, all the while remaining true to its original mission and focus. “If everything we do is aimed at helping suppliers gain market share, …
Mark West, president of SharedClarity, LLC, is excited about what the future has in store for the new startup company, launched in January 2013. West describes SharedClarity as a joint effort between UnitedHealthcare and four large U.S. health systems: Advocate Health Care, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dignity Health, and McLaren Health Care. The ultimate …
Together LeeSar and its sister entity, Cooperative Services of Florida (CSF), form a supply chain management organization established in 1998 by LeeMemorial Health System and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. LeeSar serves as the regional service center, and CSF serves as a buying cooperative for the owners. President and CEO Bob Simpson has been with …
“Well, culture takes care of the problems.” This was Bob Simpson’s response during an in-depth interview when questioned about why his organization’s highest priorities are culture-based, not problem-based. As president and CEO of LeeSar and Cooperative Services of Florida, Simpson sees firsthand every day how important company culture is to the ongoing success of the …
Note: Healthcare Coalition of Texas became TPC after a merger in 2014. This article was originally written based on a 2013 interview before that merger took place.
...Michael Dowling has been a part of the Northwell Health system (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System) for the past two decades, serving as president and CEO since 2002. He cites his proudest element of the organization as being its very strong emphasis and focus on people. With over 50,000 employees serving an area of approximately …
When interviewed for America’s Healthcare Leaders, Michael Dowling proactively used the opportunity to talk in-depth about something he’s passionate about: Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System). Dowling has seen the New York area health system come a long way since he first joined Northwell in 1995, and as the president and CEO since 2002, he has …
During a 2012 interview I asked Joel Allison, CEO of Baylor Scott and White Health, to describe his organization’s system-wide process of communication and decision making. Allison began by explaining that over the last several years Baylor has moved from a holding company concept to an operating company: “We first started this back in 1993, …
Baylor Health Care System, now Baylor Scott and White Health, has been under the leadership of CEO Joel Allison since 2000. Allison has been with Baylor for over two decades, serving for seven years as executive vice president and chief operating officer before accepting the position of president and CEO at the time of former …
Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) is an organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of community-controlled not-for-profit hospitals. Led by president and CEO Mike Williams, CHC has helped hundreds of community hospitals remain independent and sustainable, allowing them to continue their service to their communities without merging with a larger investor-owned institution. During an in-depth interview, …
The mission of Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) is to “preserve and enhance community-based hospitals in the least obtrusive way.” This Plano, Texas-based organization is led by president and CEO Mike Williams, who helped found the organization in 1996. During a one-on-one, in-depth interview, Williams discussed the purpose and mission of this remarkable organization. The original motivation behind …
With two decades at the helm of CHC, president and CEO Mike Williams has developed an understandable sense of pride in this remarkable organization. CHC was created with a mission to proactively preserve community-controlled not-for-profit hospitals. Many of these community hospitals have struggled to maintain sustainability in this increasingly challenging healthcare environment, and often turn …