A CEO Checklist for High-Value Healthcare
Today, I am pleased to announce the release of a checklist created by senior leaders and CEO’s from 11 health systems, including HCA—under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine (IOM)—to promote high-value healthcare. The CEO Checklist for High-Value Health Care provides ten strategies to help hospitals reduce waste and improve patient outcomes, and we are…
Catching up with Hannah Curlee One Year after the Biggest Loser
It has been a year since our colleague Hannah Curlee finished her outstanding participation in the 11th season of NBC’s reality show The Biggest Loser. Her positive energy, dedication and charisma, have allowed her to become an inspiration for people around the country. Hannah took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to share…
HealthONE Launches Health Happy Hour via Twitter
On April 25 from 6-7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), HCA-HealthONE in Denver launched a monthly Healthy Happy Hour Twitter Chat to provide real-time access to HealthONE physicians and healthcare providers. The chat takes place on the last Wednesday of every month from 6-7pm (MST) and is open to all. In other words, you don’t…
Get to Know the 2011 Frist Humanitarian Award Recipients
We announced the recipients of our 2011 Frist Humanitarian Awards earlier this week. Now we’d like to share three quick videos with you to give a little more detail on each of the recipients; Dr. Frank Cirisano, Kelli Jantz, RN and Dick Adams.
Announcing the 2011 Frist Humanitarian Award Recipients
Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr., a founder of HCA was known for saying “good people beget good people.” He was a true humanitarian, believing in the good of people and that with hard work and a positive attitude, anyone could achieve their goals. He practiced this through his caring spirit and philanthropic work. Since 1971, we’ve…
Patient Safety Congress is Next Week – Are You Going?
For the past 14 years the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has hosted the Patient Safety Congress in Washington, D.C. This year’s meeting is next week, May 23 – 25. The theme is Patient Safety 365: Every day, every patient. HCA will be presenting at this event and I’m privileged to be one of three…