tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post1619811655475970988..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: People in glass houses.Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-53290010980115842072014-02-11T16:02:11.056-05:002014-02-11T16:02:11.056-05:00I have done some volunteer work at Hadassah, as we...I have done some volunteer work at Hadassah, as well as at other hospitals, and I have been mulling over your posts. I also read Marcie Natan's signature drive letter. Two things jump out at me. First, I was appalled to learn about the complete lack of financial control and accounting systems at the hospital. Marcie's letter makes no mention whatsoever of that, and instead casts all of the blame on external dynamics that are surely only part of the story. And I agree, if these dynamics have been building for years and years, how come things had to get so bad before the board decided to tackle them? Anyone who has not read your report or know the real situation on the ground is being seriously misled. <br /><br />Second, it strikes me that even if the petition is successful, it will simply delay the day of reckoning. I don't see how an organization with the level of mismanagement, financial and otherwise, that seems apparent, can turn itself around without some serious changes at the helm. <br /><br />The new tower at Ein Kerem is a lovely space, but there are definitely many older parts of the hospital that feel more like some of the hospital wards I've visited in developing countries, in terms of infection control practices.<br /><br />Thanks for taking this on, Paul. I spent some time as a patient at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, and you did a terrific job saving that historic institution. I hope Hadassah can likewise be saved from a worse fate. It is a beloved institution, and maybe it is time to turn the reins over to the community that it serves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-65934665542949703192014-02-11T07:07:47.887-05:002014-02-11T07:07:47.887-05:00The bottom line, there is no Bottom Line, 600,000...The bottom line, there is no Bottom Line, 600,000 non profits in the USA alonebob meyersnoreply@blogger.com