title: High noon for community mission.
abstract: When seeking to merge or affiliate, trustees often lose sight of mission. Letting egos and turf problems get in the way of strategic needs and compatible missions will shoot down a successful venture as effectively as an evil gunslinger on the frontier.
authors: Longshore & Simmons, Conshohocken, PA, USA.
authors: G F
authors: GF
authors: Longshore
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015143:Philadelphia; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States