Description
Book SynopsisThe insights that emerge from this struggle will be of value to anyone interested in how high-profile hospitals and academic medical centers operate, particularly in economically and socially challenging situations.
Trade ReviewA book that sprinkles tantalizing tidbits and provides a clear-eyed view of the inner workings of Cleveland's influential medical institutions. -- Diane Solov Plain Dealer 2005 A truthful and probing account... This book should be required reading for the next class of Leadership Cleveland. -- Michael D. Roberts Inside Business 2006 Kastor has provided us with a meticulously researched case study whose lessons provide for a better understanding of the challenges facing all in the health care field. -- Pascal James Imperato Pharos 2006 Meticulously researched and documented case study... Kastor's book is indispensable. -- Jesse Ballenger Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. Cleveland and Its Medical Centers
Chapter 2. Cleveland Clinic: The Clinical Factory
Chapter 3. University Hospitals of Cleveland: Turmoil in University Circle
Chapter 4. University Hospitals of Cleveland: The Farah Walters Years
Chapter 5. University Hospitals of Cleveland: New Leaders
Chapter 6. The New Medical School
Chapter 7. Conclusions
Appendix 1: Interviewees
Appendix 2: Hospitals in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County in
1990 and 2004
Notes
Index
