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7 Publisher's Letter October Issue. is issue of Becker's Hospital Review contains more than 200 articles and features, including a list of 100 great community hospitals, a feature in which healthcare finance leaders share seven cost-cutting strategies and a look at why three health systems changed their names. e issue also contains a guest column from Sentara Healthcare CEO Howard Kern — "What if Jeff Bezos ran Sentara Healthcare?" — a list of 143 ACOs to know and advice on how to best recognize employees' accomplishments from 11 healthcare leaders. is month's Corner Office features an interview with Ketul J. Patel, CEO of CHI Franciscan Health. We hope you enjoy reading. Becker's Hospital Review 7th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable (No- vember 12-14 at the Swissotel in Chicago). is year's roundtable will feature 78 CEOs and 22 CFOs from amazing hospitals and health sys- tems nationwide. We will host more than 117 speakers total over three days, including keynotes from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chicago Cubs President eo Epstein, Former U.S. Senator and Representative of Oklahoma Tom Coburn, MD, and Geisinger CEO David Feinberg, MD. It should be an exceptional conference. Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting (April 1-4 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago). We are excited to welcome the following keynote speakers at our April conference: Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States; George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States; and Katie Couric, a storied news anchor, producer and documentarian. More than 300 hospital and health system executives will also speak on a broad range of compelling healthcare topics. We hope you will join us. To learn more and register, please visit: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences-and-events.html. Should you have any questions or if I can be of help in any manner, pleas do not hesitate to contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare. com. I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035. ank you, as always, for reading. Very truly yours, Scott Becker 4,200+ ATTENDEES FROM HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION REGISTER BY MARCH 1, 2019 AND SAVE! CELEBRITY KEYNOTES BY 10TH ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 1-4, 2019 HYATT REGENCY | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS REGISTER HERE www.beckershospitalreview.com/conference registration@beckershealthcare.com, jcole@beckershealthcare.com, sbecker@ beckershealthcare.com or 800.417.2035. Great topics and speakers focused on strategy, health system alignment and growth, physician integration, improving profitability, ACOs, key specialties and more 300+ GREAT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERS SPEAKING George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States of America and Founder of the George W. Bush Presidential Center President Bill Clinton Founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States of America Katie Couric Storied News Anchor, Producer, and Documentarian