title: What went wrong? We can all learn from the mistakes of others.
abstract: A former board chair from a hospital in Connecticut provides a candid explanation of the series of mistakes he believes his board made that ultimately led to the hospital's bankruptcy and closure.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mycek
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001509:Bed Occupancy; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003237:Connecticut; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States