Access to capital is a key factor in hospitals’ ability to compete in the current marketplace.  Quality and patient safety initiatives are driving health system management decisions that impact capital spending and operating results.  Initiatives in facility design, clinical technology, and information technology all affect the financial viability and credit quality of health systems.  This audio conference, originally presented on August 15, 2006, covers:

• Recent trends in markets, operations, and financial performance of health care systems
• The impact of quality and safety initiatives on operating expenses, return on investment, and market position
• Highlights of recent rating agency reports that include perspectives on quality and patient safety

Chief officers, senior leaders, engineers, and operations leaders of hospitals and health systems will find this program enlightening and invaluable.

About the Speaker
Frederick A. Hessler is the managing director of the Health Care Group, Citigroup.  With over 34 years of experience in the health care industry, Mr. Hessler is known nationally as one of the most experienced investment bankers and strategic advisors, particularly with respect to sophisticated systems at varying stages of integration, consolidation, and network formation.  He serves as senior banker and advisor to many of the most prestigious and highly rated multi-dimensional organizations in the nation including health providers, insurers, and managed care companies, and he currently oversees all services being provided to organizations including Ascension Health, Kaiser Permanente, Catholic Healthcare West, Henry Ford Health System, and various Blue Cross Blue Shield plans.  Mr. Hessler also oversees the mergers and acquisitions initiative at Citigroup and has completed acquisition, sale, and merger transactions involving health systems, managed care plans, freestanding hospitals, and ancillary businesses totaling over $15 billion.  Prior to joining Citigroup, Mr. Hessler was a partner and regional director for health care at Ernst & Young, where he was responsible for conducting feasibility, corporate reorganization and strategic planning studies for health care clients. 

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