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9 Publisher's Letter December Issue. is issue of Becker's Hospital Review includes insights from Lucille Packard Children's CEO Christopher Dawes on how hos- pital design can reduce clinician stress and a look at why so many hos- pitals still use fax machines for communication. e issue also contains a feature exploring how Kaiser Permanente formalized its commitment to diversity and inclusion, a list of eight healthcare marketing trends for 2018 and a Corner Office interview with Susan Turney, MD, CEO of Marshfield Clinic Health System. I hope you enjoy the issue. Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting (April 11-14 at the Hy- att Regency in Chicago). We are excited to host the following keynote speakers at our April conference: George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States; Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States; and Sarah Kliff, an award-winning health- care journalist and senior policy correspondent for Vox.com. More than 275 hospital and health system leaders will also speak on compelling healthcare topics. We hope you will join us. Becker's Hospital Review Health IT + CMO/CNO Roundtable (May 10-11 at the Swissotel). is conference will feature about 100 sessions over two days focusing on all aspects of clinical leadership and health IT. We're excited to welcome retired American tennis player John McEnroe as a keynote speaker. 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 reading. Very truly yours, Scott Becker 3,100+ ATTENDEES FROM HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NATION REGISTER BY MARCH 1, 2018 AND SAVE! CELEBRITY KEYNOTES BY 9TH ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 11-14, 2018 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 275+ GREAT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERS SPEAKING – OVER 320 SPEAKERS TOTAL George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States of America President Bill Clinton Founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States of America