1. Crises and Turnaround Management: Lessons Learned from Recovery of New Orleans and Tulane University Following Hurricane Katrina
- Author
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Benjamin P Sachs and Marc J. Kahn
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Entrepreneurship ,020205 medical informatics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,lcsh:Medicine ,02 engineering and technology ,Turnaround management ,Rambam Grand Rounds ,health-care reform ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Political science ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Natural disaster ,Special Issue Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Rambam Health Care Campus ,Courage ,media_common ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Teamwork ,education ,business.industry ,Public health ,lcsh:R ,Crisis management ,General Medicine ,Public relations ,Hurricane katrina ,Leadership team ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,business - Abstract
By their very nature both man-made and natural disasters are unpredictable, and so we recommend that all health-care institutions be prepared. In this paper, the authors describe and make a number of recommendations, regarding the importance of crisis and turnaround management using as a model the New Orleans public health system and Tulane University Medical School post-Hurricane Katrina. Leadership skills, articulation of vision, nimble decision making, and teamwork are all crucial elements of a successful recovery from disaster. The leadership team demonstrated courage, integrity, entrepreneurship, and vision. As a result, it led to a different approach to public health and the introduction of new and innovative medical education and research programs.
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- 2018