How did Health First maintain organizational continuity through significant leadership changes?
Answered at 10:39 in Unity of Mission: How Community Commitment Guides Health First · Leader to Leader
How did Health First maintain organizational continuity through significant leadership changes?
Health First maintained continuity through strong mission alignment and unity of purpose. Over the past two and a half years, they experienced a new CEO, new CFO, new chief strategy officer, new president of medical group, and new president of hospital division. Despite this turnover, a strong community mission—providing care to the Space Coast community—and clear organizational values kept teams grounded. The leadership understood critical initiatives like the Epic implementation and the effects of a local hospital closure, which aligned everyone around compelling organizational visions.
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Health First maintained continuity through strong mission alignment and unity of purpose.
Michael Carr, Chief Information Officer at Health First · Unity of Mission: How Community Commitment Guides Health First · Leader to Leader · answer at 10:39
Key takeaways
- Health First maintained continuity through strong mission alignment and unity of purpose.
Quote to remember
“Our mission about providing for the care of this community is what keeps people grounded. When you have a strong mission, it helps.”
— Michael Carr
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Health First maintained continuity through strong mission alignment and unity of purpose. Over the past two and a half years, they experienced a new CEO, new CFO, new chief strategy officer, new president of medical group, and new president of hospital division. Despite this turnover, a strong community mission—providing care to the Space Coast community—and clear organizational values kept teams grounded. The leadership understood critical initiatives like the Epic implementation and the effects of a local hospital closure, which aligned everyone around compelling organizational visions.
Key facts
- Health First has four hospitals
- Health First has approximately 500 providers in its medical group
- Health First's health plan serves approximately 115,000 members in Brevard and Central Florida
- Health First employs approximately 9,000 associates
- Health First was founded 30 years ago
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