We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Epictetus. Almost two thousand years later and the wisdom in these words still provoke thought. In our work with over 100 healthcare governing boards, Dr. Jack Mitstifer and I have observed that boards who excel at listening [...]
Dr. Jack Mitstifer has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, launching a new era for Integrity Hospital Company. Dr. Mitstifer joined Integrity in 2010 as a Senior Advisor and became Executive Vice President in 2012. “Jack’s extraordinary combination of leadership and clinical skills makes him uniquely qualified to lead our advisory firm [...]
St. Anthony’s Medical Center in South County St. Louis engaged Integrity Hospital Company to enact transformational changes for Emergency Department (ED) Services. St. Anthony’s has an adult only ED that was seeing ~54,000 patients per year with high acuity as evidenced by a greater than 40% admission rate. They are South County’s Level 2 Trauma [...]
Columbus Regional Health, a multi-hospital healthcare system in Columbus, Georgia, recently completed a highly successful Strategic Performance Improvement engagement with Integrity Hospital Company. The system set a goal of improving its bottom line by $23.5 million in order to achieve strategic goals and remain strong as an independent healthcare system. Columbus Regional achieved a $27.5 [...]
