Trustee Magazine Articles

The establishment of an organizational partnership with AI, as well as specific health care applications in the clinical arena and operations support.
Health Equity, Diversity and InclusionCommunity Partnerships for Future SuccessHow boards can build diverse partnerships to advance health equityBy Krista D. Stepney and Duane E.
In today’s environment it is particularly important for boards to take the time to discuss difficult issues, challenge assumptions and refuse to rely on groupthink when confronting strategic opportunities, financial challenges and quality oversight. To do this effectively, trust, candor, differing…
Lawrence General Hospital provides high-quality care to some of the state’s most vulnerable patients by making health equity a strategic priority.
Given how philanthropy deployment can significantly influence a health care organization’s ability to invest in future opportunities and outcomes, organizations should pursue alignment between strategy and philanthropy.
Board StructureSubsidiary Boards: “e pluribus unum?”How subsidiary boards can contribute to one, effective systemBy Jamie OrlikoffAccording to the 2024 AHA Hospital Statistics, at least 67% of all U.S.
InnovationSustainability is a Group EffortInternational Hospital Federation CEO Ron Lavater describes tools to grow sustainablyBy Sue Ellen WagnerInterviewRonald Lavater is CEO of the International Hospital Federation (IHF), a global not-for-profit, non-governme
Transforming GovernanceWhat’s on the Minds of Board Leaders?Handing over the mic to four board chairsby Kara WitalisIn the fading exhaust of the past few tumultuous years, 2024 is a period that, while undoubtedly challenging, also carries great opportunity for those entrusted with steering their o
Jim Leonard, M.D., is president and CEO of Carle Health based in Urbana, Ill., connects the dots for boards addressing violence in hospitals.