| Optimism is unique in today’s
healthcare environment. Hospitals are navigating increasingly
treacherous landscapes, buffeted by extraordinary challenges
and threats on all sides. Short-term crises and mere survival
seem to have replaced long-range planning. Caring for the
well-being of the patients when the entire organization is
under siege can test the resolve of the most experienced administrator.
Leaders in healthcare reconcile the conflicting needs of their
many constituencies — deriving high-quality care driven
by a consumer-choice market, sustaining jobs and benefits
for valued employees while managing diverse physician relations,
and showing strong financial performance to the board of directors
— all in the face of expanding regulation, medical inflation,
double-digit premium increases and ever-shrinking reimbursements.
In such an environment, enlightened leaders search for a competitive
advantage — a program that will set them apart and restore
financial stability.
| "WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY" |
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Often this search leads to outside organizations with specialized
expertise. At Specialty Health, we understand the challenges
of today’s environment, and more importantly, we offer
proven solutions designed to meet your needs. Specialty Health
is dedicated to developing weight loss surgical programs in
partnership with quality hospitals. Our team combines a strong
background in healthcare executive management and the clinical
practice of medicine with innovative consumer marketing techniques
and cross-industry business practices. This knowledge-based
approach allows us to deliver unmistakable results...clinically,
operationally, financially.
The healthcare industry, unfortunately, is replete with consultants
peddling expensive prepackaged advice without accepting responsibility
for the consequences. We are different because we implement,
manage and are held accountable for the recommendations we
propose. We form long-term relationships, aligning our interests
with yours, sharing the risks and the rewards.
After more than twenty years in healthcare administration,
we have never been more optimistic about the future of the
healthcare industry. Our optimism is grounded in the confidence
and experience that comes with repeated success.
We welcome the opportunity to work with you. Let us show
you what a difference we can make.
Robert M. Lane
Chairman |
Duane A. Bernard
President |
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