title: Hospitals struggle with the changing of the guard.
abstract: Not many chief executive officers want to think about the need to plan for the time when they're gone; even fewer do it. Even so, succession planning traditionally has been one of the CEO's main responsibilities to ensure the organization's long-term viability. However, some experts predict that only 10% of healthcare organizations have written down their succession plans.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Greene
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000639:trends*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012179:Retirement; D014481:United States