Also names councils...Empire Health beefs up business sector acumen

From: Journal of Business | Date: July 31, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Empire Health Services, the nonprofit operator of Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital & Medical Center, is making several moves to strengthen its business acumen and improve communications with physicians, staff, and the community.

The moves have included bringing Spokane-area business executives into its board of directors and establishing new in-house councils.

Already, says Empire Board Chairman Mike Taylor, "We're detecting a sense of being re-energized. I think that's coming through in the bottom line as well."

Fiscally, Empire has shown improvement. After sustaining an $18 ...

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