CEO Blogs About Running a Hospital

I used to watch Grey’s Anatomy back in the early days, when it offered a quirky look behind the scenes of a busy hospital. Now it’s just another sappy, contrived “ER” style drama in the making.

But there’s good news, because if I want to know the genuine trials, tribulations and triumphs of running a hospital, I can read the CEO blog of Paul Levy.

Mr. Levy is the President and CEO of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical Center. His CEO blog gives a rare glimpse of what it takes to run a hospital. In fact, that’s the name of his blog, Running a Hospital.

One of the things I like about this blog is how Mr. Levy often uses it to dole out the thanks to his staff. Here’s an excerpt from a recent post entitled, “Thank you, social workers”:

“The Social Work Department has a pervasive presence in the hospital by assisting patients and families with a huge range of problems. Social workers are the unsung heroes in many regards, helping patients and families through extremely stressful situations.” -Source

~Brandon

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