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is issue features an in-depth look at why Boston-based Partners
HealthCare is seeking employee input to develop a new name, along
with a list of the 10 most and least concentrated hospital markets. e
issue also contains a conversation with Tamra Minton, MBA, MSN, RN,
vice president of nursing and quality for UPMC International, in which
she outlines the most essential skills needed to thrive in a multicultural
leadership role. A different feature looks at how MetroHealth in Cleve-
land is taking patient experience to the next level, while another walks
through the daily routine of David Dill, president of Brentwood, Tenn.-
based LifePoint Health. I hope you enjoy reading!
Becker's Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting (April 6-9 at the Hy-
att Regency in Chicago). We are excited to welcome the following key-
note speakers at our April conference: George W. Bush, 43rd president
of the United States; Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States;
and sports legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. More than 320 hospital and
health system executives will also speak across four days on a broad
range of compelling healthcare topics. We hope you will join us!
Becker's Hospital Review 3rd Annual Health IT + Clinical Leader-
ship + Pharmacy Roundtable (May 19-21 at the Swissotel). is con-
ference will feature more than 80 sessions across three days focusing
on all aspects of clinical leadership, health IT and pharmacy. We're ex-
cited to welcome more than 180 hospital and health system speakers,
along with great celebrity keynotes, including Ellen Latham, creator and
co-founder of Orangetheory Fitness; Rick Santorum, former U.S. Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania; and Howard Dean, MD, former Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee and former Governor of Vermont. It
should be a fantastic conference.
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,
please do not hesitate to contact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com.
I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035. ank you, as always, for read-
ing.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
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