It can often feel like you're just a small, disconnected part of healthcare overall - that what you do doesn't impact the success or failure of your healthcare organization.
Maybe you feel that only one cog in the machine that churns out healthier patients. Or you could feel like, no matter how many patients you make healthier, there will be more heading into that machine.
Or you could read some of the articles we read this week and think, "It doesn't matter what I do, because people will always need healthcare.
But healthcare isn't just a business. It's also a service. Hospitals don't just just have a captive audience. They also have an obligation to their communities.
Look at those stories - and these others - more carefully.
So, yes, maybe your community will keep coming to you for care. But you can provide a better version of that care.
You're never too removed or too stuck to take action. And if that action is toward reducing the cost of healthcare, you might want to sign up for our emails.
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