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Case Study: Ambulatory Strategy with a Focus on Responding to a Larger Competitor Moving Into the Market
Background Our client was an independent, 250+ bed hospital, located 20 minutes from a large metropolitan area in the Midwest. The hospital was experiencing intense pressure from three tertiary competitors […]
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Case Study: Defining an Appropriate Affiliation Strategy for an Independent Hospital
Background Our client, a standalone 200-bed hospital located in the eastern U.S., had experienced reasonable financial success over the last decade as an independent provider in a rural community. Faced […]
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Case Study: Developing a Defensible Physician Needs Analysis for a Combination Urban/Rural Market
Background Located in the Central East corridor, this three-hospital system, comprised of two adult and one children’s hospital, is a tertiary provider for an 18-county service area, encompassing both urban […]
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Case Study: Hospital Strategic Planning with a Focus on Profitable Growth
Background Our client, a community hospital that is part of a loosely affiliated, five-plus hospital system in the Northeast, was struggling with financial challenges that were driving the organization’s operating […]
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Tipping Point for Clinical Integration
Many “experts” are recommending a focus on clinical integration, and we are no different. Much of our work relates to leveraging the expertise of employed physicians concerning care processes, and […]
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Under the Thumb of a Competitive Multi-Specialty Group?
Recently, three clients called with concerns about a local multi-specialty practice that represented a major strategic challenge. Clients one and two were in competitive markets, and were being asked to […]
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Leveraging Your Investment in Your Clinical Integration Strategy
HSG has released the whitepaper “Developing YOUR Clinical Integration Strategy: A Hospital Executive’s Guide to Preparing for Health Reform,” which addresses how hospitals and health systems should evaluate what clinical integration will mean […]