title: What hospital trustees must do ... or find another line of volunteerism.
abstract: Being a hospital trustee today is hard work. In recent years, this "volunteer" role has become more demanding due to the environmental factors with which hospitals must contend: shrinking work force availability, reduced reimbursement (notably, the Balanced Budget Act), and troublesome physician relationships.
authors.affiliation: wgg20@hotmail.com
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D006075:Governing Board; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008824:Michigan; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014838:Volunteers