I am honored to begin my term as President of the Medical Staff. I have chosen a theme—“Together, Transforming, Tomorrow”—which represents a commitment to cultivating an even stronger physician community than already exists at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
This transformation began taking place under Dr. Kee Shin’s leadership, as evidenced by this year’s Physician Satisfaction survey. It shows that our medical staff rated the hospital at the 90th percentile nationally as compared to the 66th percentile last year.
We will begin our year with a leadership development retreat for the current officers, chairman and medical directors. The retreat will focus on physician involvement and medical staff goals. We will also look at the new Joint Commission guidelines for peer review. Investing in the development of our leadership empowers us to be more effective in guiding our future. As a result, we will have a more meaningful impact on the environment in which we practice.
As many of you are aware, Good Samaritan has earned a number of awards over the last several years. These awards speak to the high quality of care provided by our hospital and
medical staff. Recently, Dr. Shin and I were proud to accept another, the Advocate Gavel. It represents Good Samaritan as the top performing hospital in the Advocate system over the
last year. Good Samaritan keeps the Gavel for the next year and hopefully longer, as we are actively involved in the journey of continued excellence. Looking at the bigger picture, it is my wish that every physician continues to feel they are part of the great work.