Regarding “HCA hires Garthwaite for clinical services post”:
Tom Garthwaite, M.D., is one of the few leaders who have successfully bridged government (as the leader in both the Veterans Affairs Department and Los Angeles County Department of Health Services) and the not-for-profit, private world.
His requirement that management's role includes providing the tools that allow front-line staff to deliver excellent care has been ever-present in his career. It will be most interesting to watch how his patient safety and quality of care philosophy mesh with a public company that must meet quarterly fiscal expectations. If anyone can do it, Tom can.
Jeffrey J. Guterman, M.D.
Professor of MedicineDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAMedical directorLos Angeles County DHSSend us a letter
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