Providence just in time
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The Sisters of Mercy of Detroit's 1980s decision to move their hospital to poor, heavily black part of town almost proved disastrous, but the institution has made a comeback, thanks to a joint venture with the Henry Ford Health System. Ford loaned Brenita Crawford, a self-confident executive, to head the hospital, now called Mercy Hospital of Detroit. Under her guidance, the hospital has streamlined clinical and administrative tasks, reinstated pediatrics, increased expenditures for patient transportation, added an additional renal center and opened a seniors unit.
Publication Name: Hospitals & Health Networks
Subject: Health care industry
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Year: 1997
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The bold & the dutiful
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CEO Steve Greene guided Kenner Regional Medical Center in Kenner, LA, to $1.17 million in profits in 1995 after the hospital lost $1.29 million in 1994. When Greene arrived, the 300-bed hospital averaged fewer than 30 inpatients a day, and the average length of stay was 6.5 days. In 1995, the hospital averaged about 80 inpatients daily and shortened the average stay to 5.5 days. Greene made an extensive marketing effort and benefited from support from Tenet Healthcare Corp., the hospital's owner.
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Year: 1996
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"We're not Columbia." (Tenet Healthcare Corp. distinguishes itself from Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.)(includes related articles)
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Tenet Healthcare Corp. is billing itself as a compassionate hospital chain in comparison to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., the largest investor-owned hospital company in the US. Tenet is the nation's second-largest, with $8.5 billion in annual revenue and 128 acute-care hospitals. However, Tenet has experienced problems at its ballyhooed Creighton St. Joseph Regional Health Care System in Omaha, NE, and securities analysts say the gentle approach can be a drawback to investors.
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