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Save the date! CEO Roundtable + CFO/CIO Roundtable — November 18-19, 2015 — Chicago. Please call 800-417-2035 to register. 7 July Issue. Thank you for reading the Com- munity Hospital Issue, which contains the an- nual list of 100 Great Community Hospitals, The Community Hospital Survival Guide and The Modern Definition of a Community Hos- pital, a piece where experts weigh in on how they define these institutions today amid so much change. Our reporters also spoke to three physicians from smalltown America, as well as the woman who runs the oldest hospital in the country. The magazine contains 20 pieces of advice from hospital CFOs and 15 memo- rable quotes from hospital executives. Please find feature stories about mergers of equals and discretion about cybersecurity in the next few pages, as well. Annual CEO Roundtable + CFO/CIO Roundtable Meeting Nov. 18-19 at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Please join us for two days of sessions on strategy, leadership, account- able care organizations, physician alignment, healthcare reform, improving profitability, the role of the CIO, social media, data analytics and more. It is our privilege to host 44 leading hospital and health system CEOs as well as 33 CFOs and CIOs who are speaking. Some key- note speakers for this event include Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of the Cleve- land Clinic, Anthony R. Tersigni, EdD, president and CEO of Ascension, Michael O'Rourke, CIO of Catholic Health Initiatives, and Daniel Moris- sette, CFO of Stanford Health Care. We are antici- pating more than 500 attendees at this world-class event focused on taking discussion and thinking to the highest levels. We will conclude each day with a terrific keynote roundtable featuring several healthcare executives and then have a cocktail reception with networking. To learn more about this or any of our events and to register, visit: http://www.beckershospitalreview. com/conference/. Should you have any questions or if I can be of help in any manner, please do not hesitate to con- tact me at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com. I can also be reached at (800) 417-2035. Thank you, as always, for reading. Very truly yours, Scott Becker Publisher's Letter BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW 2015 ADVISORY BOARD David Bernd, CEO, Sentara Healthcare Michael Dowling, President and CEO, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Teri Fontenot, President and CEO, Woman's Hospital Pat Fry, President and CEO, Sutter Health Steven I. Goldstein, President and CEO, Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital Jeff Hillebrand, Former COO, NorthShore University Health System Charles Lauer, Former Publisher, Modern Healthcare Stephen Mansfield, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO, Methodist Health System Michael Rowan, President of Health System Delivery and COO, Catholic Health Initiatives Paul Summerside, MD, MMM, CMO, BayCare Clinic and Chairperson, Aurora BayCare Medical Center Chris Van Gorder, FACHE, President and CEO, Scripps Health Rhoda Weiss, PhD, National Healthcare Consultant, Speaker, Author & Editor, Marketing Health Services It's a big ste p for any hos pital . But a Joint Venture can really pay of f if managed by the right team . A team like the one you'll f ind at ASCOA . We're res ponsible for more than 65 successf ul physician part ner centers and hos pital-physician J Vs. Lear n more at a scoa .com . And see how you could be our ne xt success stor y. Questions about Joint Ventures? Chances are, the answer is ASCOA. ASCOA.COM 866-98ASCOA AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS of AMERICA SM ASCOA-JV ad 7.5x5_Jan-2015_V3 .indd 1 2/4/15 12:19 PM